An Ill Wind Blows in the First Butt Detective Feature Film Teaser

After several short film outings over the last few years, beloved children's book sleuth Butt Detective Is preparing to let a big one rip — that is, a full-length animated feature film.

Based on the book series penned by the author / illustrator duo known as Troll, Butt Detective Has just closed out its fifth season. The title character — a brilliant detective whose head is indeed a butt — has been a regular player for three years in the annual Toei Manga Matsuri, a film festival showcasing popular titles in both long and short form.

Here's our first look at the feature film, showing Butt Detective and his sidekick Brown in what looks to be a harrowing battle. We'd say more, but it speaks for itself.

And that's all we have so far. There's no title, no story, just a scheduled release date of March 2022.Keep an eye out for further updates on the project.

Source: Toei Movie Channel on YouTube