This year, an animated theatrical version called "The Little Prince" was released to the audience. The original work is "The Little Prince", the masterpiece of French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. The work has been translated into more than 270 languages worldwide and has sold more than 145 million copies. I'm afraid many people should remember this story about the adventures of the little prince of the alien planet on various planets and his encounter with the pilot in the desert. However, despite its perennial popularity, this is the first time it has been made into an anime theatrical version. I'm afraid it's because it's a classic that it's difficult to be adapted, right?

And those who have been able to overcome so many difficulties are the world's highest level of production personnel. Among them, the director is Mark Osborne, who has directed popular works such as "Kung Fu Panda", and the characters, art, and plot are also the top characters in Hollywood. So it's well worth looking forward to.

Among them, the role supervisor is the Japanese artist Hidetaka Shikaku. Hidetaka Shikaku has worked on many productions at Disney Animation Studios. And he won praise for his expression of the character's hair in "Enchanted".

The performances and videos in "The Little Prince" are worth paying attention to. And the movie begins with the story of "The Little Prince", decades after the past, a girl meets an elderly pilot. Then, the story of the past of "The Little Prince" is also intertwined with the present time.

This time, the girl's story is made using the latest CG animation, and the plot part of "The Little Prince" is made using frame-by-frame animation. So what kind of creativity will "The Little Prince" bring to us, and what kind of surprises will it bring in 2015? Recently, some Japanese media interviewed director Mark Osborne and Hidetaka Shikaku.

Director Osborne's encounter with "The Little Prince" was also because his wife brought him the work. This time, he became interested in the themes of "separation" and "reunion" in his works. And this theme will also be reflected in the work. On the other hand, the four corners said that they no longer remember when they first watched "The Little Prince". At first, he didn't know much about the meaning of the work, but he remembered that "the little prince gave people a lonely feeling". And when he took over this job, he watched the original again. And I think it's a work that can be interpreted from all angles.

At present, Hollywood in the United States is constantly launching new works of CG animation, so what is the goal of "The Little Prince" this time? Director Osborne's answer to this was somewhat surprising: he wanted to be able to incorporate the best of his own film into his work.

Although this time "The Little Prince" is a big work that brings together many big-name producers, the director himself is famous for making solo films. His goal was to combine the strengths of a big studio with the specifics of his own work, in a form that Disney Animation, DreamWorks Animation, and Pixar Animation could not achieve. To this end, the work also achieves a rich personality and an image that is unmistakable. He said, "Although this work is a very big project, I also hope that the heart of a small person and the part of his feelings will also be expressed in the film. ”

Since this work is characterized by CG and frame-by-frame animation, the two also commented on these two techniques. Four Corners has a very strong affection for frame-by-frame animation: "Frame-by-frame animation gives you a hand-drawn feel of craftsmanship. And this time, in the part that uses the CG table xiàn, we also want to make it very hand-drawn. An interesting case is that a girl's face is not symmetrical. This time, the image achieves an effect that goes beyond "beauty".

On this basis, the director put forward the requirement of "reflecting the touch of paper and skin texture" for the CG effect. And reminded everyone, "I hope you will pay attention to the plot of the girl reading the letter."

In addition, the director said that his first contact with frame-by-frame animation was the work of Henry Sherrick (masterpieces such as "Night in a Grotesque City") that he saw on MTV. And he also likes works like Nick Parker's "Comfortable Life". And his first two directorial works are frame-by-frame animation.

After that, he realized the characteristics of CG again. And in the "Little Prince" project, these two technologies are integrated. At first, there were doubts about whether such a project could be realized. But now the birth of this work can be regarded as a powerful response to doubters.

There is still some time before the release of the work, but there is no doubt that this work will be the representative anime masterpiece of 2015. Before the release, let's be patient!

Ship Niang or the Seven Deadly Sins? Japanese media selection must see the new in January

Every time we enter a new quarter,Rankings about the new aspects will continue to emerge.。 Recently, a Japanese media selected "the new works you watched in January" from more than 700 interviewees. Details are as follows:

■In the new winter season, the most watched is "Fleet Collection"

In the winter 2015 anime viewing chart, the first place to appear was "Fleet Collection". The reason why this adaptation of this popular web game was able to be animated so quickly can also reflect the topic effect behind it.

The second place is "The Seven Deadly Sins", which has been on the air since October last year, and among the many late-night works, only "The Seven Deadly Sins" is the only work in the evening file.

In third place is "Assassination Classroom", which is based on the original book of the same name of "Weekly Shonen Jump". There are two adaptations of shonen manga in the top three, which is also a relatively rare situation.

In addition, "Headless Horseman Persona X2 Inheritance" ranked fourth. It's been 5 years since the first season of this work, but it's still very popular. And "White Box", which entered the second quarter, also maintained a strong combat effectiveness. Perhaps its high popularity is the focus of its attention.

"2015 Winter Anime Watch Chart"

The first "Fleet Collection"

Second place: "The Seven Deadly Sins"

3rd place "Assassination Classroom"

Fourth place "Headless Horseman Persona X2 Inheritance"

Fifth place: "Idol Master Cinderella"

Sixth place: "The Cultivation Method of the Passerby Heroine"

Seventh place in the second season of "Tokyo Ghoul".

EIGHTH PLACE "ALDNOAH. ZERO》

No. 9 "White Box"

10th place "Lucky belly graffiti"

Answer period: January 25, 2015 (Sun) ~ February 1, 2015 (Sun)

Matsuoka again? "Mikagura Gakuen Suite" voice actor announced

The Vocaloid song series "Mikagura Gakuen Suite" on the Niconico anime has been well received since it was adapted into a light novel and released. Recently, the list of voice actors for the TV anime version of this work has also been announced.

On the list, we see numerous familiar names. FOR EXAMPLE, SAORI ONISHI, WHO HAS STARRED IN WORKS SUCH AS "SILVER WILL ARGEVOLLEN" (JIMMY HADSFORD) AND "SWORD DANCE OF THE ELVES" (FIANA RAY ODISHIA), AND AKIRA OZAWA, WHO BECAME POPULAR WITH "MONTHLY GIRL NOZAKI-KUN" AND CURRENTLY PLAYS THE ROLE OF NOZOMI MORI IN "THEROLLINGGIRLS", AND SUKA SUWA WHO IS REPRESENTED BY "THE MYSTERY OF THE DEVIL" HIGASHITU KAKU, AND NINJA RURI HAYASHI RURI IN "IF YOU BREAK HER FLAG". As for the male voice actors, there are also Shimazaki Nobunaga (Shimichi Gokawa from "Rendezvous Wars", Haruka Nanase from "Free!", Shinichi Izumi from "Parasite"), and Matsuoka Yoshisei (Narumi Fujishima from "God's Notepad", Kirito from "Sword Art Online") and others. In particular, Matsuoka was involved with "MF Bunko" again this time, and it is inevitable that people will think of the comment that "in the modern Japanese environment, Matsuoka (Zhencheng) Jun broke into a magic school and saw girls naked - as long as there are these elements, then congratulations, the work you see is basically 'MF animation'".

In the work, the protagonist Ichinomiya Eriuna used to live an ordinary life in a dead house when he was in junior high school. Later, under the introduction of my cousin Ninomiya Shiyu and others, I began to choose the high school I wanted to go to. Of course, her condition is simple - "the school uniform should be cute". And the end result is the private Kagura School Park.,But,On the first day of school,Just when a palace has a good life for the future.,But at the welcome party for the new students, I saw the seniors running wild.。 In addition, the school has a school rule that "anyone who does not participate in any club activities within a month will be forced to drop out". So,Can Ichinomiya live an ideal life in the school garden?

【Voice Actor List】

Ichinomiya Eruna: Juri Kimura

Mikagura Star Lock: Saori Onishi

Fujibai Otoon: Awa Lee

Yasaka Icemi: Suwa Saika

Tokiyu Ninomiya: Nobunaga Shimazaki

Bimi: Matsuoka Zhencheng

Psychometricians at the top! "2015 Must See Theatrical Edition" ranking

2015 has just begun, but the news that many animated theatrical versions have been confirmed still gives the majority of anime fans a reason to enter the cinema. So which of these works are must-see? Recently, a Japanese media survey of nearly 700 respondents selected the "2015 Anime Fans' Most Concerned Theatrical Works", as follows:

■ "Psychometrician" "Lovelive! >> ProjectItoh is a three-pronged stand

Among the many theatrical versions and event releases, the one that received the most fan support was "The Theatrical Psychometrician", which was released on January 9. It should be said that the work left a strong impact after its release, and it was supported by many people.

The film grossed more than 240 million yen after four days of release, and is still ranked eighth on the box office list despite being released for many weeks. At present, many people in the industry have analyzed that the final result of this work should be between 7~800 million yen, and we can also feel the popularity of the work from the questionnaire.

In second place is "Lovelive! theatrical version. At present, the pre-sale tickets of this work are in short supply, and it is reasonable to stay up late to buy tickets.

And Kyoto Animation's "The Other Side of the Theater Realm" two-part series was on the list at the same time. "Future" ranked third, and "Past" ranked fifth.

In this survey, many of the respondents submitted their submissions via mobile phones, so it can be seen that the proportion of young people has increased, and the works on the list are naturally younger.

On the other hand, the trilogy of science fiction writer Ito's plan for the original attribute was all selected in the top ten. They are "Organ Torture" (No. 4), "Harmony" (No. 7), and "Empire of the Corpse" (No. 9). It seems that everyone is also very concerned about this series of projects.

In addition, works such as "Cry of My Heart" (8th place), which is a collection of popular works produced by "Unheard of Names", and "Ghost in the Shell ARISE", a new series of "Ghost in the Shell ARISE", "Ghost in the Shell New Theatrical Version" (11th place), should not be overlooked.

[2015 Anime Fans' Most Concerned Theatrical Works List]

The first "theatrical psychometrician"

The second place "Theatrical Lovelive! 》

3rd place: "The Other Side of the Theatrical Realm - I'LLBEHERE - The Future Chapter"

Fourth place: "Organ Torture"

5th "The Other Side of the Theatrical Realm - I'LLBEHERE - The Past Chapter"

6th place "Theatrical Attack on Titan ~Wings of Freedom~"

Tied for seventh place in "Theatrical Blue Steel Battleship - DC"

Tied for seventh place with Harmony

No. 9 "The Cry of My Heart"

10th "Empire of the Corpses"

Enemy of the Nation? Plastic surgery Taidou bombarded Otaku Okada Doujio

Recently, the king of the otaku, Okada Doushou, has become the target of public criticism. After he was revealed to have an improper relationship with a woman, he personally admitted the fact that he had been in a relationship with up to 80 people of the opposite sex at the same time, and the list was also circulated on the Internet. As a result, many people condemned it, including Katsumi Takasu, a member of the Japanese Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, a member of the Society of Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery, and the president of the Japanese Society of Liposuction. Recently, in the process of communicating with him in the Japanese media, Takasu also said that in fact, the confusion in the relationship between the sexes is not excessive, and then it was revealed that Okada had asked him to borrow money.

Q: This time, would you like to talk about the "Okada Doshio Women's Issue", which has been a topic of discussion recently......

Takasu: Oops, before we discussed the issue of Okada Doujio fucking women, he was already a hopeless bastard!

Q: What happened?

Takassu: A few years ago, Okada Dousio was trying to lose weight. After that, we launched a magazine campaign that the Takasu Clinic would perform liposuction on him. As long as the excess fat is extracted, then it will naturally not be fat. However, after losing weight, the skin on the face will become saggy, so we plan to treat it as well. But while we were waiting on the day of the operation, Okada didn't come and released our pigeons.

Q: Well, that's a bit excessive.

Takasu: yes. If there is something hidden, then it is understandable. But it is unforgivable to run away purely because of "fear of surgery". We've been keeping the doctor waiting for his surgery.

Q: After that, did Mr. Okada apologize or anything?

Takasu: I didn't come to apologize directly. Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other since. But when I watched videos like "Dr. Takasu I'm sorry" on YouTube, I always felt like I had become a joke, and the videos were full of falsehood, which was really excessive. And just recently, something happened that annoyed me even more.

Q: Did Mr. Doujio Okada do anything more than a no-show?

Takasu: I usually accept a friend request as long as someone posts a friend request on Facebook. But it seems that this also includes the appearance of Okada Doushio, so I inadvertently became friends with him (laughs).

Q: Inadvertently, yes (laughs).

Takasu: Actually, he sent me a message. That's when I realized that I had become friends with him. So, the message said, "I hope you can help me." ”

Q: I have caused so much trouble to Dean Takasu before, do you still want to ask for help now?

Takasu: Yes, I don't think so. Okay, now I'll show you what he sent! (Dean Takasu opened his Facebook app and let the reporter read the message sent by Okada Doujio) Regarding the women's issue this time, the list of women in Okada Doujio's system has been circulated on the Internet. For the sake of those women, it seems that the list must also be removed. I had to give a lot of money to my lawyer, so I came to me and said, "Can you support me with a few million yen?" ”

Q: That is, asking the dean for monetary assistance?

Takasu: That's right. Obviously, the list of women who made their own zuò has been circulated, why do you want to come to me to borrow money? Although he honestly said, "This matter has caused you trouble", it is a shame that he dared to ask me to make such a request. Unbelievable. This guy is hopeless (laughs).

Q: That's too much.

Takasu: It's infuriating. Although the issue of women itself is very excessive, in the midst of such a commotion, he would actually ask people who have offended in the past for help, which is a bit beyond common sense. If it's a normal person with shame, you can't do such a thing, right?

Q: It seems that Mr. Okada is really having a hard time financially.

Takasu: If it weren't for that, I wouldn't have been able to send me this kind of message. Heck, I couldn't figure out what he was up to, but I was really surprised. It seems that the commotion caused by Okada Dousio is deeper than I thought (laughs).

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Although he had caused trouble to Dean Takasu in the past by releasing pigeons, it is understandable that Okada Dousio still asked the other party for money when he was entangled in women's problems. What kind of form should the Okada Doshio incident, which caused an uproar in public opinion, end?

The theatrical version of "The Flower of Glass and the Broken World" will be released this year

Recently, the theatrical version of the anime has appeared more and more in front of everyone. And many works that have not been animated on TV before have also met us in movie theaters. Recently, it was announced that the theatrical version of the animation "Glass Flower and the Broken World", adapted from PhysicsPoint's "D. backup", will be released this year.

At present, the personnel of the partial system have been announced. Among them, the director is Mashi Ishihama, who once directed "New World". In addition, his performances in works such as "Attack on Titan", "April is Your Lies" and "Four and a Half Myths" are also remarkable.

Fumihiko Shimo is in charge of scripts, and in his early years, he wrote scripts for the works of "Caesar the Brave", "Genki Burst", and "The Strongest Blood", and since then he has been in charge of the series composition of popular animations such as "CLANNAD" and "Gancheng Glorious Amusement Park".

In terms of the most concerned character, Japan's popular illustrator oversees this position. His representative works include "The Prince and the Unsmiling Cat", "The Silent Singer of the Divine Comedy" and so on. And the poster characters released so far can also see his style.

Finally, it was A-1 Pictures who was in charge of the production of this work. In January of this year alone, they were responsible for the production of "Cinderella the Idol Master", "The Cultivation Method of the Passerby Heroine", "Aldnoah.Zero" and so on. For more information about this theatrical version, please pay attention to the follow-up report of Tencent Comics.

【Personnel】

Original Case: PhysicsPoint "D.backup"

Director: Mashi Ishihama

Script: Fumihiko Shimo

Original role: Overseer

Animation by: A-1Pictures

The theatrical version of "Wonderful Paradise" will be released in four sets of scripts in turn

"The theatrical version of Wonderful Paradise is fully assembled! Ayakagami's Journey will be released nationwide on March 7, 2015. Today, the theater version of the work has been released by the producer Zuò with a total of four sets of scripts, the first three sets of scripts will be released on a weekly basis, and the details of the fourth set of scripts have not yet been announced, which is said to be a surprise content prepared by the producer zuò for fans.

The anime "Wonderful Paradise" is an adaptation of the original card-based interactive arcade game of the same name, which was jointly developed by Dragon Son Production and DONGWOOANIMATION. The work inherits the theme of the "Beautiful Melody" series, and mainly tells the story of the protagonist's growth process as he strives to become an idol. The first season of the animated series aired last July, and a month after the broadcast, it was announced that the production of the theatrical version would be broadcast, and the second season of the animated series will be broadcast from April this year.

Fans who know about the previous work "Beautiful Melody" should know that there is a performance called "Ayagami Fashion Show" in the work. This time, all the members of the "Theatrical Wonderful Paradise Gathered! "Ayakagami's Journey" will inherit the Ayakami fashion show from its predecessor, and the specific differences between the four sets of scripts are reflected in this performance. These four sets of scripts are: "Route1 Cute Dream Tour", "Route2 Perfect Star Journey", "Route3 Super Miracle Tour", and "Route4 Heartbeat!" Wonderful Paradise Boys' Journey", the first three sets of scripts will be released in rotation every week, and the fourth set is a special version with boy characters appearing, and it is said that there will be another special release plan.

According to the producer, these four sets of scripts include almost all the existing character songs in the two major series of "Wonderful Melody" and "Wonderful Paradise", and the four sets of scripts will constitute a perfect concert.

8,000 people registered! "Macross ⊿" singer draft

The popular animation series "Macross Fortress", which focuses on machine Qì people, songs, and triangular relationships, will produce a new animation work "Macross ⊿". Just like the last time (2008) it was animated, this animation project will also determine the heroine through the guò talent show. At present, the registration for the singer talent show has closed, and the organizers of the event said that about 8,000 people have signed up for this event!

In the 2008 Ji Audition, Miss Ai Nakajima, who is now one of the well-known voice actors, stood out from about 5,000 people and made her voice actor debut, successfully winning the opportunity to play the role of Li Lanhua in "Macross F". The registration for this singer talent show started on December 1 last year and ended on January 30 this year. The two-month contest saw about 3,000 more entries than the previous draft, making it the largest number of entries in Macross history.

The organizers of the event are currently reviewing the application materials, including animations and resumes, and the final selection is scheduled to be held in Tokyo in late April, where three screening items will be taken: interviews, singing, and acting. The only one who breaks through the encirclement in this draft will become the new heroine of the new animation! The announcement of this draft and the selection of the new heroine will be announced on "Macross ⊿" and the official website of the event.

The official website of the event

http://macross.jp/audition/

http://macross.jp/audition/

Real Combat Strong? "Martian Xenomorph" will come out in a movie version

The Japanese manga "Martian Xenomorph" drawn by Yu Guijia/Kenichi Tachibana was launched at the end of September 2014 as a TV animation, which also caused a series of topics at the time, especially the handling of sensitive pictures made many people complain. Recently, according to the news of a sneaking picture, this work will be adapted into a live-action movie version in the near future. This also means that we will be able to see the real person fighting cockroaches on the big screen.

The director of this work is Takashi Miike. His "Evil Codex", "Zebraman", "Mystery of the Gods", etc., have won numerous accolades. and has also adapted ACG works such as "Ninja Rantaro" and "Reversal of the Judge", and it should be said that the live-action version of "Martian Xenomorph" will not look very jerky. The rest of the producers and the list of the most concerned actors have not been announced. Considering that there are characters from various countries in this work, it may also become a masterpiece joined by big names from all over the world.

"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.