On Friday, August 4, 2023, the Mononoke anime film unveiled a new teaser trailer and a key visual. With that, the anime movie revealed that it will be released in Summer 2024. Additionally, it also revealed the film's staff, and that Hiroshi Kamiya will voice the protagonist - the Medicine Seller.The Mononoke anime is a spinoff of the Ayakashi - Samurai Horror Tales anime. It first premiered in 2007 with 12 episodes, and follows the medicine seller that appeared in the Bakeneko arc of the anime. Thus, the upcoming anime movie is a sequel to the TV anime.Mononoke anime film announces release date with teaser and visualPreviously, the Mononoke anime film was set to be released this year, but it later got delayed. However, with the anime film unveiling its teaser trailer and key visual, it announced that it is set to be released in Summer 2024.The teaser trailer gave fans a glimpse of what they can expect from the movie. As per the teaser, it is set in Ōoku, the woman's quarters of Edo Castle. The Medicine Seller is seen revealing how ayakashi is brought into Ōoku by women's grudges. Given that one turns into Mononoke upon association with ayakashi, the Medicine Seller is seen foretelling its arrival.『劇場版 モノノ怪』公式@anime_mononoke◤￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣◥ 『#劇場版モノノ怪』 2024年＜夏＞公開決定◣＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿◢薬売り―― 絢爛豪華な大奥に現る。新ビジュアル＆特報解禁！#薬売り 役は #神谷浩史 さん⚖▽公式HPmononoke-movie.com#mononoke pic.twitter.com/Qqaxy1vu0c5470431793◤￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣◥ 『#劇場版モノノ怪』 2024年＜夏＞公開決定◣＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿◢薬売り―― 絢爛豪華な大奥に現る。新ビジュアル＆特報解禁！#薬売り 役は #神谷浩史 さん⚖▽公式HPmononoke-movie.com#mononoke pic.twitter.com/Qqaxy1vu0cAs for the key visual, it showcased the Medicine Seller in all his glory. That said, Takahiro Sakurai will no longer be reprising the role of the Medicine Seller as originally planned. Instead, Hiroshi Kamiya will voice the protagonist. The voice actor previously voiced Levi Ackerman in Attack on Titan, Edogawa Ranpo in Bungo Stray Dogs, and Seijūrō Akashi in Kuroko's Basketball.New staff members announcedStill of a woman in Ooku as seen in the anime film teaser trailer (Image via Twin Engine)The anime film had previously announced how Kenji Nakamura was set to return to TWIN ENGINE to direct the Mononoke anime film. The director had previously directed the television anime at Toei Animation.As for the new staff members, they are as follows:Animation Production: EOTACharacter Design: Kitsuneko NagataAnimation Character Designer, Chief Animation Director: Yūichi TakahashiBackground Design: Yōichi KatohnoBackground Directors: Akira Kuramoto, Yōko SaitōColor Design: Kunio TsujitaVisual Director: Yoichi Senzui3D Director: Kenichi ShiraiEditing: Shigeru NishiyamaSound Director: Yukio NagasakiMusic: Taku IwasakiProducers: Kimiaki Sato, Yūki SudōPlanning Production: Kōji YamamotoAs for the character designs, they were previously done by Takashi Hashimoto for the television anime, who also served as the chief animation director. Meanwhile, Yasuharu Takanashi composed the music for the same.