The anime series "WakeUp, Girls!", which was produced in Sendai City, was a work that claimed to "revitalize the earthquake-stricken areas" before it was launched. Now, more than half a year after the completion of the work, WUG's performance in revitalizing the local economy has once again attracted the attention of the Japanese media. The full text is as follows:

After the TV anime ended, many fans traveled to Sendai for a so-called "pilgrimage to the Holy Land". A series of scenes that appear in the work have become the objects of everyone's visit. For this reason, some people involved also hope to turn Sendai into a veritable "holy place" through Guò Moto's work.

The home of one of the protagonists of the work, Ranri Hayashida, is not fictional, but is based on the prototype of Kumagaya, a confectionery shop on Kimachi Road in Aoba Ward. The shop was established as early as 1695 and is a veritable long-established store near Sendai Station. In the middle of last month, about 200 WUG fans made a special trip from the Tokyo area. And the reason for their visit is simple: on September 14, Airi Nagano (from Sendai City), the voice actor who voiced Ranri Hayashida, worked as a clerk at the store for a day, selling confectionery made in the store to fans.

Commenting on the event, Nagano said, "There are many places in Sendai and Miyagi that people in the whole country don't know about. And I want to introduce the charm of the local area to the outside world through guò animation. ”

And this event was held because of a person named Takuro Ueki. He was the one who organized an event exclusively for voice actors in Tokyo, and when he asked if he could do something for the Sendai area, he proposed the idea of this event to Norihiro Kumagai, the owner of Kumagaya. Ueki confidently says, "I hope that more and more people will feel the charm of Sendai and that more people will come here." ”

There is a café called "喫茶bijou" near Kumagayaya, which is also one of the sacred places that appear in the work. On the day of the event on the 14th, the store prepared a set menu related to the WUG characters, and this initiative attracted 120 people in one day, which is also the highest number since 2010. The owner of the shop, Kazuto Kawashige, was surprised and said, "The effect is so remarkable." Turnover has also increased. ”

Naturally, the fans' visit to the holy site has attracted the attention of some local institutions. A messaging company called "Sendai Nabiku" noticed that the audience of the anime often visited the wèn, and then placed the protagonists' signboards in some well-known places to carry out various activities. Fujio Chiba, who is in charge of planning and public relations at the company, explains, "We will make the tour of the sacred land a valuable industry and link it with the expansion of consumption. In addition, they are considering cooperation with some cultural venues in the city.

"WakeUp, Girls!" tells the story of the growth of seven new idols based in Sendai. The film has been broadcast on TV in both the Tokyo and Sendai areas, and a theatrical version has been released. As for whether this work can really bring hope of rebirth to the areas affected by the 311 earthquake, including Sendai? Let's wait and see.

"The Contractor of the New Sister Demon King" character design and voice actor announced

The popular light novel "The Contractor of the New Sister Demon King", which was previously announced to be produced as a TV anime, recently announced the main character design, the voice actor list and the team lineup, and is scheduled to be broadcast in January 2015.

There are a total of 1 man, 4 women and 5 characters in the character design map released this time, and the story will also revolve around them. The weapons used by each character can also be somewhat understood by their attributes. In terms of the production of zuò, the production of zuò led by Saito Hisa will bring us a real "meat feast", and the quality of this work will be guaranteed by Takao Kanekubo as the color designer, Ka Kinoshita as the art director, and Koji Takanashi, the music producer.

The protagonist of the work, Tojo Blade, will be voiced by Yuichi Nakamura. Roucun has dubbed a number of new male number one this year, and there is no doubt about his strength. Just looking at the following representative characters is enough to make people look sideways: Oriki Buntaro in "Ice Candy", Takaya Abe in "Ace Pitcher", Mikitsune Shuangchi in "Demon Fox × Servant SS", Tomoya Okazaki in "CLANNAD", Metaro Nozaki in "Monthly Girl Nozaki-san", Graham Aika in "Mobile Suit Gundam 00", and "My Sister Is So Cute!" Kyosuke Takasaka, etc.

The female number one Mio Naruse is voiced by Ayaka Asai. Born on May 11, 1992, she just debuted in 2013 and is an out-and-out newcomer. Most of the previous roles have been in the role of a dragon, but the name is remembered by many people in the table of "Calimero" (Calimero service). Other works include "M3 ~ That Black Steel ~", "Kanedaichi Juvenile Incident Book R", "Mourning Girl" and so on.

Yuki Nonaka's voice actor is Bradkut Sarah Emmi. This is a female voice actress who was born in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, and is currently affiliated with PRODUCTIONACE. She has been voicing anime since 2012 and has since appeared in "Problem Children Are from Another World!? (Forbidden Birds), BLOODLAD (Hedra Bell), Date Wars II. (Eight Dances), and the game CHAOS; The table xiàn in works such as "CHILD" (来居乃乃役) is impressive.

The voice actor of Maria Naruse is Kaori Fukuhara. Kaori Fukuhara, who has a cute shape, attracted the attention of countless anime fans as early as 2006 with Hiiragi in "Lucky Star". Since then, she has performed well in works such as "Genius Mahjong Girl" (Tene Cloth Service), "AChannel" (Xiao Lun/Hyakurun Soldier), "Cutting and Separation of Sin Scissors" (Hospital Saka Sick Child Service), and the current broadcast "Everyday Department of Abnormal Combat" (Kudo Mirei). At present, she has also formed a group "かと*ふく" with another voice actress, Eimiri Kato, to carry out activities together.

Chisato Hasegawa will be voiced by Yu Asakawa. Her representative roles include Suko Aoyama in "Innocent Landlord and Pretty Tenant", Sakaki in "Azi Manga King", String of the Criminal Department in "Campus Confused King", Rider in "Fate/staynight", and Misuzu Kusakabe in "11eyes". In addition, the voice actor of Tojo Xun is Keiji Fujiwara. This veteran voice actor has previously brought us works such as "Tale of the Twelve Kingdoms" (Cha Xiao Soi), "Fullmetal Alchemist" (Mas Hughes), "Symphonic Psalms" (Holland), "Crayon Shin-chan" (Nohara Hiroshi), "Blue Exorcist" (Fujimoto Shiro) and more.

【Synopsis】

Dongcheng Blade is a first-year high school student. One day his father suddenly asked, "That-you, do you mean you want a sister?" Blade was even more overwhelmed by the question. And the father who behaved in a unique way then made a remarriage declaration, and brought himself two sisters-in-law, both of whom are beautiful girls! Then, my father went on a business trip abroad for some reason. It can be described as a wonderful situation of "having a sister and a house, and relatives are busy". However, the true identities of Blade's two new sisters, Mio and Maria, are actually the newly appointed Demon King and the Female Nightmare!? The male protagonist signed an extremely dangerous master-servant contract with the demon king.,But because the contract has been "reversed".,The blade that was supposed to be a servant became the master by mistake!? And because of the contract, all kinds of events continue to hit the blade. But this new Demon King Mio is actually the target of being hunted down by other demons and brave ......!? So will the blade be able to fulfill the mission of the "master" and protect his demon king? Now, the Strongest Contractor's Desire Action Movie Kicks Off!

"Martian Xenomorph" is coming to the 3DS and will be released next spring

The popular manga "Martian Xenomorph", which has just been officially broadcast on TV in October, has attracted a lot of attention with its unimaginable setting, rich characters, and brutal plot. It can be said that it is another representative of dark fantasy works in recent years. And a popular work can't just be satisfied with TV animation.,According to the latest sneaking pictures,This work will also be adapted into a 3DS game in the near future.。

According to the information exposed, the game will be released in the spring of 2015 at a price of 5,980 yen (excluding tax). The genre is 3D action, and the production zuò side is FuRyu. More details about the game have not yet been revealed, and we will continue to pay attention.

"Martian Xenomorph" tells the story of how in the middle of the 21st century, in order to make Mars more habitable, humans put algae and highly adaptable cockroaches on Mars to improve the environment. But unexpectedly, these creatures possessed wisdom and launched a counterattack against humans. The theme of this work is very novel.,Although it's a science fiction theme.,But compared to the enemies that suddenly appeared in other works.,This time the xenomorph is caused by human hands.,It's also a very interesting setting.。 This work won the 2013 "This manga is amazing!" "No. 1 on the men's list, sales have exceeded 5.7 million copies, becoming the 10th best-selling ORICON in 2013.

【Voice Actor List】

Komachi Koyoshi: Hidenobu Kiuchi

Ichiro Leech: Tomokazu Sugita

Nanao Akita: Ayako Kawasumi

Tien: Hashiki Chihisa

Donatello S. K. Davis: Riya Koyama

Zhang Mingming: Takagaki Caiyang

Maria Biren: Nana Mizuki

Victoria Udo: Ami Koshimizu

Honda Akira: Macro at home

Alexander Gustav Newton: Ryoji Nakata

Goethe Lee: Kenjiro Tsuda

The poster of the theatrical version of "The Arpeggio of Blue Steel" was announced

Previously, it was rumored that the popular work "Arpeggio of Blue Steel", which will produce a theatrical version of the animation, recently released a new promotional image. The main characters of the work all appeared, especially the one in the lower right corner, which caused many people to spray rice. The background design of the promotional image is also very imposing, so although the theatrical version of this time is mainly based on the general episode, I believe that this theatrical version will also bring us more big scenes.

ArkPerformance's original popular sci-fi manga "Arpeggio of Blue Steel" was made into a TV anime "Arpeggio of Blue Steel-ARSNOVA-" in October ~ December last year. The work uses powerful animation producers including director Seiji Kishi, series composition and Makoto Kamie Zhou, etc.,And the work has also received a very good response.,It became one of the most eye-catching new episodes in October that year.。 And at present, in addition to the original comics, the work has also achieved good results in the field of music.

【Personnel】

Original: ArkPerformance "The Arpeggio of Blue Steel" (serialized in the Shonen Pictorial/monthly magazine "YOUNGKINGOURs")

Director: Seiji Kishi

Series composition: Shangjiang Zhou Cheng

SF Certification: Shigeru Morita

Character: Kazuaki Morita

Mechanical design: Tsuyohiko Matsumoto

Art Design: TeamTillDawn

Assistant Director: Kakimoto Hiroshi

Art Director: Ayumi Miyakoshi

Sound dayoo: Rice tree Iida

Music: Masato Koda

Music system zuò: flyingDOG

Animation production zuò: SANZIGEN

【Voice Actor List】

Chihaya group portrait: Kozu and Yuki

Iona: Dance to the top

Oribe Monk: Shinobu Matsumoto

Kyohei Kashihara: Eiji Miyashita

April 1st Iori: Minami Tsuda

August 1 Shizuka: East ** Yang

Kaohsiung: Ami Numakura

King Kong: Yukana Nogami

Haruna: Hibiki Yamamura

Kirishima: Yumi Uchiyama

Maya: MAKO

Hinata: Saki Fujita

I-400: Hidaka Satoina

I-402: Yamamoto hopes

Maki-e of the Criminal Department: Sayuri Hara

First love! The poster of the theatrical version of "Naruto" was announced

If there is any recent anime work that attracts the most attention, then "Naruto" created by Kishimoto Kishimoto can definitely be ranked first. Previously, the news that the original manga was announced to be over has caused an uproar, and it has also rekindled a wave of Naruto fever in the anime industry and even on the entire network. However, I believe that for many Naruto fans, the theatrical version that will be released on December 6 is more worth looking forward to. Recently, the official announced the new poster of this theatrical version.

The poster features the protagonist Naruto Uzumaki, and 6 characters including Kakashi, Sasuke Uchiha, and Sakura are arranged in order. From the perspective of character design, except for Naruto, who has obviously become taller, the protagonists who have grown up do not seem to have changed particularly significantly. And the official slogan used is "The last story, the first love". Although it should be regarded as a kind of nostalgia in the literal sense, there are also many fans who complain that "yes, Naruto's last love is still his first love Sasuke". In addition, Naruto and Sasuke appeared at the same time, which also made many original readers feel that they were spoiled, "So the battle of Samei actually ended uneventfully?" No one died! "But no matter what, I believe that as December 6 approaches, the theatrical version will continue to be a hot topic of discussion.

The stage of Naruto is a world of ninjas who make up military forces. The main character, Naruto, is a crane tail student at a ninja school, but he has a great desire for the title of "Hokage" and hopes to become a Hokage one day. At the same time, he broke through many tests with his fellow Uchiha Sasuke and Sakura and others, and gradually grew. At present, this work is also a masterpiece on a par with "ONEPIECE", and it has become one of the pillars of "Weekly Shonen Jump" many years ago.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" villain Slade teaser special exposed

The live-action special effects version of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Age of Mutants" will land in Chinese mainland on October 31. Today, the film exposed the villain Slade special, the video contains the first exposure of the relationship between the characters and the plot of the picture, in which William Fidnell plays not the Slade as speculated by the outside world but his ally Eric Sachs, the two collude to plan a shocking conspiracy to try to control the entire city. The continuously upgraded mechanical armor has greatly increased Slade's combat effectiveness, and he can be called the most powerful villain Slade in history.

Break through the traditional classic villains and upgrade them all

As the number one villain in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Slade is not only strong in his own "force", but also the leader of the dark organization "Foot Gang". The Slade is iconic: a face mask, a cape, a pair of spiked shoulder pads, and a pair of fist claws, making him a sharp and ruthless villain. Like the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", Slade also celebrates its 30th anniversary, and as one of the most classic villains in comic book history, it also has a large number of fans and fans. In the past 30 years, every time a new work of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" is released, whether it is a comic, cartoon or movie, the image of Slade has also undergone continuous changes and innovations.

Perhaps previous generations of Slade still tried to highlight their developed muscles from the image, but in the latest version of Slade, it is difficult to find any traces of muscles, replaced by high-precision silver armor, and the cold mechanical armor has become the focus of everyone's attention. "Slade has unimaginable gadgets on him, he's a master of ninjutsu, but not only that, he also has a lightly armed mech," says director Jonathan Ribessman. The 2014 live-action special effects version of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" keeps pace with the times and sets the story in 2014, and it is natural that the villain Slade has a more modern style, which can be said to be full of technology. In the stills, it can be seen that its mechanical armor is sophisticated and complex, and the hidden mechanism will play a decisive role in the battle with the Turtle and others.

Ruthless to the end, super combat effectiveness

In the turtle game that the Chinese post-70s and 80s are familiar with and talked about, Slade often appears as a big boss with ** moves. Facing an enemy as powerful as Slade, the difficulties faced by the Turtles can be imagined. If you can use words such as funny and ugly to describe the turtle brothers, the most appropriate way to describe Slade is - "cold to the end". And can be subdivided into: cool shape, cool action and cool expression. The cold armor catches people's attention as soon as it appears; The domineering and exposed action moves are even cooler; The coolest expression is that of the Expressionless Slade, whose expression is mysterious under the mask, and it seems that he is bound to carry out his ruthlessness to the end.

Maybe the shape of the new version of the Slade has yet to be tested by the audience, but it is certain that its combat power is enough to kill the previous ones in seconds. There are a lot of cool action scenes in the trailer, and the fight between the righteous side, represented by the Turtle and his master Splinter, and the dark forces led by Slade is concentrated in three important scenes. i.e. sewers, snow-capped mountains, and rooftops. These three battles are constantly improving, and at the same time, they have their own characteristics according to different scenes.

"The Tale of Kaguyahime" won the Audience Choice Award at the American Fantasy Film Festival

The American Fantastic Film Festival celebrated its 10th anniversary in Austin, Texas, September 18-28. This year's Fantasy Film Festival's Audience Choice Award went to Ghibli's animated film "The Tale of Kaguyahime"; Jennifer Kent's "Babadu" won the award for best horror film; The American horror film ItFollows, which was screened at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, won Best Film in the "Next Wave" category.

What is a Fantasy Film Festival?

The largest genre film festival in the United States, Du Wenze Shuqi was named the best actor here

The American Fantastic Film Festival features genre films and is held annually in Austin, Texas, in September. The genres of films participating in the exhibition include horror films, science fiction films, fantasy films, action films, cult films and so on. Founded in 2005 by independent producer Tim Rieger, "Iron Giant" screenwriter Tim McEnled, and Austin's local Ain'tItCoolNews CEO Harry Knowles, the festival is also in its 10th year.

Tim Rig, owner of the AlamoDrafthouse Cinema and one of the founders of the festival, believes that the birth of the Fantasy Film Festival fills the gap in genre film festivals and provides a great opportunity for fans of genre films: "The general attitude towards genre films is that they are considered to be a lower art. I hate that statement. Genre films can also have great storylines and creators, and there are no barriers between it and the audience. ”

Rig said that the Fantasy Film Festival was created with the aim of focusing on genre films from all over the world and finding the right way to invest and distribute the best of them: "We want our audiences to have the opportunity to enjoy films of different levels, which is why we set up the Fantasy Film Festival. ”

Therefore, genre films from all over the world often appear at the film festival, such as "Journey to the West" and "Vulgar Comedy" and other films have participated in the competition unit of the film festival, and the two films starring Shu Qi and Du Wenze have also won the Best Comedy Actress and Best Comedy Actor respectively.

Is the Fantasy Film Festival different?

Food Wars & Mondo Comic Con, the event is the same every year

At 1 a.m. on the opening day, the 2014 Fantasy Film Festival Food War kicked off as fans tossed macaroni, mashed potatoes and ketchup, and the alley behind the AlamoDrafthouse Cinema, the venue of the opening, was transformed into a sea of food.

Food Wars isn't the only thing special about Fantasy Film Festival, as well as its premieres, screenings and competitions like other festivals, karaoke showdowns, pitch competitions, barbecues and debates make it a carnival for fans, the press and filmmakers.

Tim Rig recalls: "The first edition of the festival lasted only four days and had 25 films in attendance. There were no bells and whistles for the first time, no food fights, no singing contests, these activities were all slowly developed later. ”

This year's Fantasy Film Festival has also developed a new program, with the Mondo Comic-Con being held for the first time. Mondo, the art collection boutique of AlamoDrafthouse, the festival's organiser, specializes in reimagining classic films into hand-painted, limited-edition posters. Tim Rig says that every year the festival adds new events: "I'm not sure which events are temporary and which ones will become a tradition of the festival. ”

Who will win this year's awards?

Ghibli animation won the championship, and the Australian female director ** made an eye-catching

While all these dazzling side events make it lively and fun, the Fantasy Film Festival does put cinema first. Ghibli's animated film, "The Tale of Kaguyahime" by Takahata, won the Audience Choice Award at this year's Fantasy Film Festival.

and Australian female director Jennifer Kent's ** film "Babadu" won the award for best horror film. Auditioned at this year's Sundance Film Festival, the critically acclaimed film tells the story of a single mother who is haunted by the death of her husband and needs to help her son overcome her fears that there is a monster hidden in her home······

In addition to award-winning films, independent genre films from all over the world come here to screen. Two horror films – the horror comedy "Long Teeth" directed by Kevin Smith and "26 Ways to Die" by 26 filmmakers – kicked off this year's festival. "Long Fangs" tells the story of Wallace, the host played by Justin Long, who turns into a half-human, half-walrus monster after interviewing the globetrotter Mr. Howe. After Wallace disappeared, his partner and girlfriend set out on a quest to find him.

In addition, the festival also screened a number of films that are difficult to classify, such as the Swedish film "Instinctive Reaction", which tells the story of a Swedish family who goes skiing in the Alps, and when an avalanche occurs, the wife struggles to protect their children and the husband flees to save his life.

"Kuiba 4" announced that it would be postponed or transferred to the live-action version indefinitely

Qingqingshu Company, the producer of "Kuiba", announced today that it will suspend the production of its fourth part after 7 years.

The reason for this is directly related to the cold box office of "Kuiba 3", which has just been released on the National Day, and the fact that this domestic animation, which is a benchmark in the animation industry, has never been able to break the "ice" of the Chinese adult animation audience market. The person in charge of the film said regretfully: "It's really sad to stop the "Kuiba" movie indefinitely. Maybe the audience will no longer be able to see the growth of 'Manji' on the screen, but the situation that only low-level domestic animation can make money in the Chinese film market makes us unable to carry it anymore! ”

"Kuiba 3" is cold on National Day, and the adult animation market is hard to break

Since the release of the "Kuiba" series of big anime, it has been widely concerned, and has been called "the hope of Chinese animation" and "the conscience of the industry" by people inside and outside the industry. Today, Beijing Qingqingshu Animation Technology Co., Ltd., the producer of the "Kuiba" series of anime, issued a statement, saying that the anime movie "Kuiba 4" will be postponed indefinitely, and the ongoing "Kuiba III: God of War Rise" may become the last big movie in the "Kuiba" series.

In the recent known as the "most fierce National Day file in history", there are as many as 9 animated films released in the same schedule as "Kuiba III: The Rise of the God of War", and due to the inherent "low infantilization" impression of domestic animation by the domestic animation market and ordinary audiences, according to the statistical analysis of the domestic film box office, the 3D animation movie "Kuiba 3" released on the eleventh day has not yet reached the income that can make up for the cost of production.

In the face of the cold National Day of "Kuiba III: The Rise of the God of War", Wu Hanqing, CEO of Qingqingshu Animation, the producer of the "Kuiba" series of films, told the reporter that they are actually psychologically prepared for this market situation, and have reached a cooperation with Hollywood to make "Kuiba" a live-action CG movie similar to "The Lord of the Rings", which makes it easier for Chinese audiences to accept, and the original plan for the fourth part of the five-part series of "Kuiba", "Kuiba's Plum Scattering", will also be suspended and postponed indefinitely." This shows that the domestic film market does not accept animation products such as "Kuiba" for adult audiences, and we still want to wait for some favorable changes in the market before considering "Kuiba 4". ”