TheDragon Questfranchise’s official Twitter account announced todayDragon Quest Your Story, the first 3DCG animated movie of the franchise. The movie will hit Japanese theaters on June 26, 2025.

Dragon Quest Your Storywill adapt the storyline fromDragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride. Square Enix’s Yuji Horii is credited as the original creator of the movie and will supervise the story. Takashi Yamazaki is credited as Scriptwriter and Chief Director, and with Makoto Hanafusa credited as Director.

Takashi Yamazaki was the director ofStand by Me Doraemon, the extremely popular 2014Doraemonmovie, which was also the first 3DCG movie of theDoraemonfranchise. Makoto Hanafusa also worked onStand By Me Doraemonas Art Director.

Dragon Questseries’ traditional composer Koichi Sugiyama will be handlingDragon Quest Your Story’s soundtrack.

Anofficial siteand anofficial Twitter account forDragon Quest Your Storyhave been opened.

First released on Super Famicom in Japan in 1992,Dragon Quest VÂis quite popular among fans because of its story leading the hero to choose a bride, getting married and raising a family. Another key to the game’s success is the monster recruiting and raising system, which later gave birth to theDragon Quest Monstersspinoff series.ÂDragon Quest Vwas first released outside Japan through its Nintendo DS remake by Square Enix in 2009.

The latest main game in theDragon Questfranchise,Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age,released in Japan for 3DS and PS4 in July 2017. The game was later released in the west on PS4 and PC in September 2018, while the 3DS version is still exclusive to Japan.Dragon Quest XIcurrently sold over4 million copies around the world. A brand next version of the game,Dragon Quest XI S, will be launching on Nintendo Switchin 2019 in Japan.It will addJapanese voice-overs to the game, along with many new elements,including new story elements, though none taking place after the game’s true ending.ÂDragon Quest XI Swasn’t announced in the west by Square Enix yet.

Dragon Quest Builders 2is the latest game in the franchise and is currently available in Japan for PS4 and Switch since December 20. The game should releasewest in 2019, though it wasn’t officially announced yet.

Yuji Horii also already commented on a possibleDragon Quest XII,saying it definitely won’t happen anytime soon. The next release in the franchise should be eitherDragon Quest XI S, ora newDragon Quest Monstersgame.

We’re in 2019,Dragon Quest Your Storywill definitely be released outside Japan, and should at least get official screenings during anime and game conventions around the world.

Update: The western releases of bothDragon Quest XI SÂEchoes of an Elusive Age Definitive EditionandDragon Quest Builders 2 were announced on a Nintendo Direct a few hours after I initially published this article. They also revealedDragon Quest XI Swill include the 3DS’s version’s graphics.