ChaO

ChaO (2025) is a Japanese animated fantasy romance you can watch online on iFILM. The 90-minute film comes from STUDIO4℃, directed by Yasuhiro Aoki, with Ouji Suzuka and Anna Yamada voicing the leads. Tagline: "He's on the hook."

In a world where humans and mermaids share the same cities without much fuss, quiet office worker Stephan keeps his head down and his expectations low. That changes the day mermaid princess Chao shows up at his workplace and proposes on the spot. No warning, no context. He ends up living with her — and Chao brings the full force of her unfiltered sincerity into every corner of his carefully maintained life. She is loud, certain, and convinced that Stephan's emotional walls are a problem she personally needs to fix.

Stream ChaO (2025) online on iFILM — a 90-minute film about what happens when someone refuses to take "I'm fine" for an answer.