A phantom thief in heels? The Queen steals jewels AND your attention.
They always steal the prey they aim for. That is Phantom Thief Queen. Gender, age, nationality unknown. Together with their partner Joker, RD, they travel around the world on the airship Troubadour. This time, the Queen is aiming for a cursed jewel, the legendary Rose of Linden. A hypnotist, an acrobat, a magician...the talented circus members challenge the Queen! What is their purpose? In order to get back the jewel, the Queen stands up to the challenge in a bold and brilliant way (or disguise). Nothing is impossible for the Queen!
Costume
The Queen's endless disguises are animation flexing at its finest
Direction
Ikeda's circus sequences hit that Studio 4°C visual rhythm
Acting
Yuuga Yamato's voice work keeps you guessing the Queen's true self
Director
Shigetaka Ikeda
Cocomi
Ilma (Voice)
Kazuki Kato
Joker (Voice)
Yuuga Yamato
Queen (Voice)
Yuma Uchida
RD (Voice)
Tetsu Inada
Chama (Voice)
Shintaro Ohata
Dr. Magic (Voice)
Ayaka Shimizu
Mari Itou (Voice)
Hiroshi Yanaka
Jiotto (Voice)
Akio Suyama
Kurasa (Voice)
Kaori Maeda
Meibi (Voice)
Junichi Suwabe
Narrator (Voice)
Hina Suguta
Roku (Voice)
Kengo Kawanishi
Roshi (Voice)
Yuya Hirose
Koutarou Saionji (Voice)
Mitsuaki Hoshino
Satchmo (Voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Phantom Thief Queen novels by Kaoru Hayamine have been a queer-coded staple in Japan since 2002, with the anime adaptation finally letting the gender ambiguity shine.
Cocomi's casting as Ilma marks her second voice role after her Studio Ghibli debut—nepo baby allegations aside, her circus performer background apparently helped nail the physicality.
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