The third and final chapter of the "Mononoke: The Movie" trilogy, a brand new theatrical film series based on the popular TV anime "Mononoke," titled "Mononoke: The Movie Chapter 3 - Serpent God," was released on May 29th and has gotten off to a good start, ranking 6th in the weekend box office rankings (according to Kogyo Tsushinsha) for May 29th-31st.
"Mononoke" is set in the Ooku (women's quarters of Edo Castle), a place where the passions of women swirl, and follows a medicine seller as he tries to uncover the true identity of a "Mononoke." The first chapter, "Karakasa," was released in July 2024, and the second chapter, "Hinezumi," was released in March 2025.
"Mononoke" is an anime produced by the same staff who worked on the popular episode "Bakeneko" from "Ayakashi," which aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina anime block in 2006. It aired on Noitamina in 2007. The story depicts a supernatural tale in which the medicine seller who appeared in "Bakeneko" confronts a Mononoke.
