Madhouse announced that the studio resumed production on Satoshi Kon's unfinished final film, Yume-Miru Kikai. Character designer Yoshimi Itazu is serving as the interim director for the project, while Toshiyuki Inoue (Blood: The Last Vampire, Paprika) is serving as a joint animation director for the project. Currently, a release date for the film is unknown.

Kon passed away on August 24, while working on the film. In his final online message, Kon stated that Madhouse founder Masao Maruyama assured him that the film would be finished.