# Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing

Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing is a 2025 Japanese animated science fiction musical drama film based on the mobile game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! developed by Colorful Palette and published by Sega. Produced by P.A. Works and distributed by Shochiku, the film is directed by Hiroyuki Hata and written by Yoko Yonaiyama. The film debuted in Japanese theaters on January 17, 2025. GKIDS has licensed the film for an English release and will release it in North America on April 11, 2025.

## Premise

Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! takes place in Shibuya. It tells the story of 20 teenagers who discovered the existence of Sekai, an alternate world made from a person (or people)'s feelings. Each Sekai is occupied with what is known in the real world as Virtual Singers: Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin & Len, Megurine Luka, Meiko, and Kaito. These Virtual Singers watch over the teenagers as they face their challenges and mature.
The film tells an original story where they meet a Miku who looks different from their respective Sekai's Miku. She confesses that there are people she wants to reach yet no matter how much she sings, her voice can't reach them. Miku thinks that by knowing more about people who know about Sekai, she will be able to reach these people.

## Production

The film was announced on July 29, 2024. The film is produced by P.A. Works and directed by Hiroyuki Hata, with Yoko Yonaiyama writing the script, Yuki Akiyama designing the characters, and Satoshi Hōno composing the music. The cast members from the smartphone game reprise their roles.

### Release

The film is distributed by Shochiku and opened in Japan on January 17, 2025. It is stated to be released in North American theaters by GKIDS on April 11, 2025.

### Songs

The theme song by 40mp and sasakure.UK titled "Hajimari no Mirai" (はじまりの未来, "The Future of Beginning") features vocal by Hatsune Miku, and the ending song by Jin titled "Worlders" with an arrangement by TeddyLoid is performed by all 26 characters. The film also featured six new songs that are composed by Deco*27, with each songs arranged by six different Vocaloid producers, and a new insert song titled "Kimikoi Quest" (君恋クエスト) composed by irucaice and Ichinose LUPO. Some Vocaloid songs also made a cameo in the movie.
| Title | Arrangement | Vocal |
| "Hello, SEKAI" (ハローセカイ) | tepe | Virtual Singer |
| "SToRY" | Shota Horie (kemu) | Leo/need |
| "FUN!!" | Iyowa | More More Jump! |
| "Fire Dance" (ファイアダンス) | Giga | Vivid Bad Squad |
| "Smile*Symphony" (スマイル*シンフォニー) | Nilfruits | Wonderlands x Showtime |
| "Soko ni Aru, Hikari." (そこに在る、光。, "The Light That Dwells Here") | Surii | Nightcord at 25:00 |

## Reception
### Box office

The film sold about 230,000 tickets and earned 300 million yen within the first three days (January 17–19), which earned it the first position on Japanese box office ranking. The screen average (box office revenue per screen) exceeded 2.07 million yen, making it the top-ranked film in the weekend nationwide box office rankings as announced by Kogyo Tsushinsha. As of 18 February 2025, box office revenue has exceeded 1 billion yen.

### Critical response

Richard Eisenbeis of Anime News Network noted that while the film was packed with "great animation, superb music, and a straightforward, thematically poignant plot", it did not properly introduce any of its characters, making it difficult for viewers to juggle "more than 20 new characters while trying to figure out the rules of the world on the fly", if the viewer did not play or was at least familiar with the original game.