Hideaki Anno, the director of "Neon Genesis Evangelion", recently participated in a symposium event with many industry insiders. At this event, he talked about his thoughts on the future of the animation industry, and bluntly said: Only love can save Japanese animation.

In addition to Hideaki Anno, this event also included many people who are leading the Japanese animation industry. Including Tetsu Amamiya, Nobushi Aramaki, Masahiro Emoto, Tanighiro, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Yoshishi Hiramatsu, Takashi Horiuchi, Yu Honda, Akira Honma, Masahiro Maeda, Yasuhiro Yoshiura, Hibiki Yoshizaki, etc.

At the beginning of the symposium, a media member asked, "Mr. Anno, you said that the animation system can only last for about five years. Anno smiled and replied, "I didn't want to say that, but it was generally true." ”

But again, he addressed the question of the future of the animation industry: "It's still very serious. It's just that it's not hopeless, there's always a way...... But it seems that we can't do anything, that's how tangled we are. ”

Previously, it was reported in the media that the average annual income of young animators was only 1.11 million yen, and there were also people at the scene who mentioned the harsh working conditions and low salaries on site. "This is because the disc software can't be sold," Anno said, and he struggled with his business model.

"Whether it's a TV anime or a theatrical anime, it costs a lot of money. The theatrical version of the animation is even more in units of 100 million, so it is difficult to raise funds, and it is also not easy to return to the cost. Today's form of a production committee is to estimate the approximate sales of discs and thus recover the production fees, but now the discs are no longer sold. ”

There are various reasons why it can't be sold, but the most important is "the idea of anime fans". Anno hopes: "You have to have a love for anime. Anime fans must have the mood to hope to watch a work, hope that a work will continue, and hope to make a work like zuò, and that qiē can start. So first of all, we need love. ”

Since the event was broadcast live on NICONICO, some people asked, "What can we fans do about the animation industry?" Tetsu Amamiya said, "I want to have people who like animation very much to join the industry." Anno also smiled and said, "I said great things." I was moved for the first time in a long time. Finally, he concluded, "I hope you can understand that animation is just plain fun." ”

The father of Gundam explains the reasons for the longevity of the series

Starting this weekend, the Mobile Suit Gundam Exhibition THEARTOFGUNDAM will be held in full swing for Gundam fans. Recently, some media took the opportunity to interview director Yuki Tomino, who is known as the father of Gundam.

Commenting on the reason why the Mobile Suit Gundam series has been supported for 35 years, Tomino said, "The plot of Gundam is actually an old story. In other words, it is a work that is very much in line with the mental state of the Japanese people. For example, Char and Sierra are on different camps, but they are actually brother and sister. In addition, the inner side of Amuro is also unique to the Japanese. If it weren't for such a setting, it would be impossible to say that a work for children would make the audience still very obsessed even if they are forty or fifty years old. (laughs)"

He also refers to the 1968 film "2001: A Space Odyssey" (by Stanley Kubrick), and comments in Tomino's style: "That work is always called a masterpiece, and I go to see it occasionally, but I get bored to the scum." The average viewer would look at that thing (laughs). In terms of cinema, I don't think it's a masterpiece. Although the setting and plot of the work are very unique, they are not so outstanding from a commercial point of view. ”

Tomino continued, "There are small movies and big movies. To put it bluntly, a love movie or something is a small movie. But I can't do anything like that. I can make big scenes, but if I want to put big scenes in the movie, it's still difficult to do it in the live-action version. After all, it is affected by the budget and the location of the shooting. Also, I hate working with real actors. In the live-action version, it's easy for the audience to connect the work with reality, so I think it's better to do animation. ”

However, when asked about the animation industry people who started to make the live-action version of Zuò, such as Mamoru Oshii and Hideaki Anno, Tomino said slyly, "I have nothing to say about this qiē. I don't want to say stupid things (laughs). I'm getting old, just let me go. ”

The Mobile Suit Gundam Exhibition THEARTOFGUNDAM will be held until September 27th, so if you're interested, check it out.

Katsuhei Yamaguchi tweeted that voice actor fans should pay more attention to the plot

As voice actors increase their exposure more and more, many works have begun to invite a large number of popular voice actors to join in to attract the attention of fans. However, recently, Katsuhei Yamaguchi, who voiced national characters such as Inuyasha and Kudo Shinichi, said on Twitter: Everyone should pay more attention to the plot.

Katsuhei Yamaguchi @ENma_Dororon

Those fans of voice actors are always very concerned about questions such as "who matches the voice of this character" and "how is the voice of that character"~ I think everyone should focus on enjoying the plot.

In response to his statement, many people also interacted with Yamaguchi. It seems that this question is also a matter of opinion!

ケットシーはこえ部を辞めました@caitsith_udmoon

That's true, but I think it's nice to know the voice actors. Every time I know a story, I gradually like one of the characters, so what kind of mood does the voice actor have and how do you interpret the role? Thinking about it this way, I also began to like the voice actors, and I envied the voice actors.

Katsuhei Yamaguchi @ENma_Dororon

Oh, yes.

あんこだま@bel_tt

I think anime fans are enjoying anime, but as a fan of voice actors, I still care more about the actors' appearances...... Even those who appreciate the work from both sides will at some point focus more on one of the points. I think almost everyone will appreciate it.

Katsuhei Yamaguchi @ENma_Dororon

You're right.

さすらいチョコボ@zaq1x2

Those who buy discs should care about voice actors. Discs that come with a ticket to attend an event (with a lot of handsome male voice actors) are easy to buy for women, and now is the era of recycling zuò fees in this way. It's a different kind of than in the old days when you relied on a bunch of sponsors to fund animation.

Katsuhei Yamaguchi @ENma_Dororon

It's a sad time☆I'm sorry.

5654M is often @5654_m

Sorry to contact you suddenly. What do you mean by saying that discussing the voice actors who appear in the work is certainly a way for fans to cheer for their idols, but it can't be too extreme, and the director doesn't focus on the work...... Really?

Katsuhei Yamaguchi @ENma_Dororon

No, there are many ways to appreciate the work. I'm sorry I didn't make it clear.

5654M is often @5654_m

Where, where, I thought wrong, it seems that I thought a little too complicated, I'm sorry. Speaking of which, Mr. Yamaguchi often goes out for a run. I'm thinking about going for a run after work today.

The first promotional video of "Scarlet Bullet of Aria AA" was announced

It was previously announced that the TV animation "Scarlet Bomb of Aria AA", which will be broadcast from October this year, has recently brought us the first promotional video by the official.

In the promotional video, we saw information including the production personnel, the list of voice actors, etc. Ayane Sakura, Rie Tsuemiya, Ai Chino, M.A. Familiar names such as O, Yumu Bi, Bradkut Sarah Emi and other familiar names will appear in this voice lineup. And the shots in some of the animations are also very exciting.

There are many subtle explanations for why this work is called "AA". For example, the author himself once mentioned the "AA cup", that is, the bust of the two heroines of the work. In addition, whether it is Akari or Aria, the first letter of the name is A, and it makes sense to use it as AA. In the work, because the police force cannot properly deal with the world-scale law and order crisis, a profession called military detective has emerged. The so-called armed investigation refers to accepting the entrustment of individuals or organizations within the legal framework to solve some problems. This will solve the problem of insufficient police and maintain social peace. The stage of the Gaiden takes place in the Martial Detective Training School - Tokyo Martial Detective High School. The protagonist is Akari Mamiya (E-level), a first-year student in the Assault Department of Tokyo Armed Investigation High School, and Kanzaki Aki, an S-class elite from the United Kingdom. H. Aria. The two unfold a variety of romantic stories around their companions, which is definitely a great boon for those who love lilies.

【Personnel】

Original and series composition: Akamatsu Middle School

Character original case: こぶいち / Tachibana calligraphy and painting

Director: Joe Kawahata

Series composition: Fumihiko Shimo

Character: Miwa Oshima

General painting director: Jasmine Kubo / Chisato Kikunaga

Music: Takuro Iga

Music system zuò: flying dog

Animation production zuò: Animation workshop

制zuò:ProjectAA

【Voice Actor List】

Akari Mamiya: Ayane Sakura

Kanzaki · H. Aria: Rie Nailiya

Shino Sasaki: Ai Chino

Fire Field Comes to Summer: M· A· O

Island Kirin: Yumu Bi

Takachiho Rei: Bradkut Sarah Emmi

The voice cast of "Asterisk" was announced

Saki Miya's light novel "Gakuzhan City Asterisk" previously announced that it would start broadcasting TV animation in October this year. According to the latest news, the current list of voice actors of the work has been officially announced.

Among them, the male protagonist Atsushi Tenki will be voiced by Atsushi Tamaru. Born on February 27, his most famous role was "Tamako Market" Daiji Cake Collection, and he is also confirmed to appear in "I Was Caught in a Noble Girls' School as a "Common Sample" (Kagurazaka Gongren), and the prospect is worth paying attention to.

Euris is voiced by Ai Kakuma, who has previously starred in "Choosing the Infected" Ryuko Kominato, "The Sword Dance of the Elf" Tiruminus Esther, and "Gancheng Glorious Amusement Park" Sento Isuzu, which can be said to be one of the hottest female voice actors in recent times. And Crotia's voice actor is Hanon Nakagawa in "The World Only God Knows", Tang Yin in "Crossroads of Exotic Labyrinths", and Yui Hihama in "My Youth Love Story" is really problematic. In addition, Saya Sasaya and Kirin Toto will be starred by Shiori Izawa ("The Witch's Mission", Dandelion Kuraishi) and Akira Ozawa ("Monthly Girl Nozaki-san", Chiyo Sakura) respectively.

In addition, the character drawings of several main characters have also been revealed. The theme song will be sung by Koko Nishizawa, and Maaya Sakamoto will perform the ending song. As for the length of the film, which is 22 episodes, it is understood that it may be broadcast in 2 quarters. We will continue to pay attention to more developments about this work.

"Asterisk City" is set in the aquatic school city "Rokuka", which is known as "Asterisk", and tells the story of the boys and girls of the Star Vein generation of the six schools who use "Huang-style weapons" to compete fiercely in the martial arts tournament.

【Voice Actor List】

Tenki Ayato: Atsushi Tamaru

Yuris: Ai Kakuma

Crotia: East ** Central

Sasha Palace Sayaka: Shiori Izawa

Gorin Toto: Ari Ozawa

After the animation of "School Island", the sales of the original work skyrocketed by 10 times

In the new episode in July,"School Island" has become one of the biggest dark horses so far with the setting of "it looks like a girl lily's daily life.,It's actually a zombie apocalypse".。 And this effect also affected the sales of the original work. According to the latest news: the current sales of the original game have skyrocketed 10 times compared to the previous week.

This sudden explosive growth is clearly illustrated by the graph of sales in Tongguò. People often say that the purpose of the manga adaptation animation is actually to increase the sales of the original work.,So the results of "School Island" can be said to be a rare "huge success" in recent years, right?

In "School Island", the heroine Yuki Zhanggun is a female high school student who participates in activities in the school club "School Life Club" in the patrol hill. And she originally lived a very happy life with her friends Hu Tao and Yuri and others. However, in fact, the school has long been surrounded by zombies. In order to protect Yuki's school life from being destroyed, Hu Tao and Yuri stand up and start a duel with zombies......

Voice actor Daisuke Nanikawa's concert live report exposed

Nowadays, more and more voice actors are taking the path of singers. And once for "K" Izana Society, "Volleyball Boy!! and Toru Kawa, "Arslan Wars" Narsas and other characters voiced by Daisuke Nanikawa also held a solo concert recently, which was reported by the media.

●A stormy concert starts!

At the beginning of the concert, as the title "Hurricane", Daisuke Nanikawa began a thunderous performance and sang the first song, "Hurricane RockStar". With the response of the fans, the atmosphere quickly reached its peak. At first, it feels like a storm is coming.

In the conversation session, because the places where Nanikawa Daisuke goes are often prone to rain, he was also ridiculed as a "rain man", but the weather was good during the concert, and he also laughed: "It didn't rain today." Of course, because he sang several songs in a row, he was already sweating at this time, and the ridicule of "only me is like a heavy rain" also caused cheers from the audience.

In the third song "ジキルとハイド", he and the guitarist correspond to each other, so that the applause of the scene is thunderous, and the fourth song "デリンジャー" is performed directly in front of the microphone, such a handsome action is impressive. In addition, there is a reserved project called "Nanikawa Theater" in the concert of Daisuke Nanikawa, and this time is no exception. He played the role of Pipru, a teenager who is particularly fond of Japan, and his lively performance won full applause.

●Yuyuki Yoshino appears as a mysterious guest!

After the end of the "Nanikawa Theater", Yuyuki Yoshino appeared as a mysterious guest. Under the name of the group "UncleBomb", the two sang "Minato-ku ラブロマンス" and "YeahOh!! These two songs. In particular, the song "Minato Ward ラブロマンス" belongs to a male and female duet with a strong Showa style, for which Yoshino also deliberately showed people in women's clothes, which further pushed the atmosphere of the scene to a climax, and also felt the friendship between the two from Yoshino's great sacrifice.

After that, Daisuke Nanikawa sang popular songs such as "Recollection", "ドレスコード", and "Elements", and the audience was hooked with the songs and dances, and before they knew it, the concert ended.

Of course, in the midst of the audience's shouting "one more song", Nanikawa reappeared and brought three songs: "パンとサーカス", "Dreamer", and "Themeof "Ring" ~ HandinHand". In the end, a lively concert officially came to an end, and it also left infinite surprises for fans. As for the specific situation of the scene, you can also get an idea of it through a large number of pictures.

■KiramunePresents Daisuke Nanikawa 3rdLiveTour "Hurricane"

M0OPENING

M1《HurricaneRockStar》

M2《run》

M3《ジキルとハイド》

M4《デリンジャー》

M5《ファンキー☆ウェーブ》

M6《はろー☆ぴ～ぷる》

M7 Minato Ward UncleBomb

M8《YeahOh!! （UncleBomb）》

M9《Recollection》

M10《overandover》

M11 "Empty Color Reminiscence"

M12《ドレスコード》

M13《Colorlesssky》

M14《JumpOutLoud》

M15《ROCKSTAR》

M16《Elements》

EN1《パンとサーカス》

EN2《Dreamer》/《HEY!!! 》

EN3《Themeof“Ring”～HandinHand》

"Idol Master" will release a new PS4 version of the game

The popular series "Idol Master" has now gone through 10 years, and the official "Idol Master 10th Anniversary Concert" was held recently. According to the news announced at the concert: this work will launch a new PS4 platform game.

According to the revelations of the audience, this time the game will be based on 765PRO to unfold the plot, and a new engine will be used, which is worth looking forward to. And we will continue to pay attention to the new developments of this game.

At the same time, the official also announced a collaboration with another well-known work "Taiko Tatsujin", and the collaborative work will be released on the PSV platform this winter, and the promotional video of this game has been announced, so let's take a look.

The second OVA of "Tokyo Foodie" will be released on December 25th

Shueisha magazine "Weekly YoungJump" has announced that the second OVA "PINTO" of "Tokyo Ghoul" will be released on December 25th. In addition, the previously announced first OVA "JACK" will also be released in theaters from September 5th to 18th.

"Tokyo Ghoul Jack" is a side story that will be released for a limited time on the online platform "JUMPLIVE" (now "JUMP+"). It tells the story of the encounter between the elite investigator Takasho Arima and the high-ranking investigator of the 7th district, Tomura Taishi. A ghoul cannibalism outbreak broke out in Tokyo's 13th ward, and a friend of delinquent high school student Taishi Tomira, who became acquainted with the young Arima Takasho in the process of finding the truth.

Details of the animation of "Re: Life in a Different World from Scratch" have been announced

The light novel "Re: Life in a Different World from Scratch" written by Tatsuhara Nagatsuki and illustrated by Shinichiro Otsuka was reported to be animated some time ago. Recently, the official released an official promotional image and released the first promotional video.

On the promotional image, all the main characters in the work appeared, and the words "congratulations on the animation of the work" were typed. As for the promotional video, it is also a brief introduction to the animation for the majority of anime fans in a not very long video. In addition, the official website has also been launched, interested friends may wish to pay attention to it.

This work tells the story of the protagonist Natsuki Pleiades when he returned from the convenience store one day, and was suddenly summoned to another world. It seems that this seems to be the recently popular otherworldly summoning!? However, he did not find the summoner, and as soon as he arrived in the Atlas, he was attacked by bandits and his life was in danger. At the last moment, he was saved by the silver-haired beautiful girl of the mystery and the cat elf. After that, in the name of repaying the favor, he began to assist the girl in finding things. However, just as they finally got the clue, Pleiades and the girl lost their lives because they were attacked by unknown people - no, it should have been, but when Pleiades noticed, they were already in the place where they were originally summoned. "Death Reset" - what this powerless teenager has is the ability to turn back time after death. Even if you have forgotten, I will never forget you!

Details of the radio drama CD "The World's End of the World" were announced

It has been confirmed that the popular light novel "The World of the End of the World" by MF Bunko, which was previously announced to be announced by the Heavy Dà Project, will be released at the end of October this year, and the details of this CD have also been announced.

The script of this radio drama CD is written by the original author Kai Fine Yin, and the CD cover will also be served by the original illustrator ふゆの Chunqiu.

In terms of the most important voice actors, the voice actors of "Pseudo-Heroic" Ren are Yuma Uchida (Yuma Takasaka in "Gundam Fighters TRY", Nagisa Kiriwa in "Classroom☆Crisis"); "The Legend of the Dragon Queen" Cherie Tsei is Aya Susaki ("Tamako Market", Kita-Shirakawa Tamako); "Archangel of the Heavenly Realm" Phil is a strange Yuiko ("kiss×sis" Rika Sumie noe); "The former demon king of the underworld" Alice is Nishi Asuka ("Golden Puzzle" Shinobu Omiya).

This time, the radio drama "The World End of the World" Radio Drama CD Blue Fairy and the Knight of the Silver World (世界の焄わりの世界機) ドラマCD 青のfairy と Silver World の Knight ) is priced at 2500 yen (excluding tax), and interested friends can pay attention to it.

Disney launches Marvel Universe Phase 2 Movie Collector's Edition

With the release of "Ant-Man", the second phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has also come to an end, and Disney will naturally not let go of the opportunity to make money, announcing that it will exclusively release the second phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Amazon this summer.

This Movie Collector's Edition contains all the movies of the second phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe: 13 Blu-ray discs from 6 movies, including Iron Man 3, Thor 2, Captain America 2, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers 2, and Ant-Man.

Like the Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase 1 Movie Collector's Edition, this Collector's Edition is not only beautifully packaged and generous, but also comes with a briefcase designed exclusively for buyers, as well as a top-secret disc and a Marvel heavy event logbook. However, it is a little regrettable that Disney has not clarified the release date and price of the collector's edition of the movie, so die-hard fans of Marvel movies will need to be patient and wait a little longer.

The second-generation Wasp will appear in the third phase of the Marvel Universe

The Wasp has a pivotal position in the comic book version of "The Avengers" and is one of the founding heroes of this team, but in the movie "Ant-Man", the heroine only played a soy sauce in the film, which made many fans who like The Wasp unhappy and thought that Marvel was patriarchal. In a recent interview, Marvel President Kevin Feige and "Ant-Man" director Peyton Reed discussed the status of "The Wasp" in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and revealed her future direction.

"The Wasp is definitely in the plans for Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There is a historic scene in "Ant-Man" where the Wasp's suit is finally presented to the audience, her father finally gives it to her, and realizes that he can't stop his daughter from following her own destiny. This is a very important part of the films that we release in the future. ”

Feige is talking about a scene in the movie where the aging Hank Pym (played by Michael Douglas) gives an upgraded version of the suit worn by his wife, the Wasp, to his daughter Hope (played by Evangeline Lilly). Although Hope did not wear the suit in "Ant-Man", Feige's statement hinted that we would see her in the Wasp suit in future Marvel movies.

Knowing that there is a successor to the Wasp will naturally be comforting to some fans, but does that mean we will never see the real Wasp again, that is, Hope's mother, Janet Pan Dain? At the moment, we can't draw conclusions, after all, in Hollywood movies, the scene of resurrecting the dead does not appear once or twice.

Michael Sierra voices The LEGO Movie: The Batman

"The Lego Movie: Batman" directed by Chris Mackay has another big move, and actor Michael Sierra has confirmed that he will voice Batman's partner Robin in the film. This is also the second confirmed voice actor for the film after Will Arnett voiced Batman.

Michael Serra and Will Arnett, both of whom were the main actors in the famous comedy series "Blocked Development", have now moved from television to film.

The box office success of "The Lego Movie" in 2014 has promoted one "Lego movie" project after another, and Warner is full of confidence in "Lego" and is very optimistic about the film's box office prospects. At present, "The Lego Movie: Batman" and "Lego Ninja" are both scheduled for 2017, but there is a 7-month gap in the schedule.