[NEWS] Jujusute: "'Jujutsu Kaisen' The Stage -Kyoto Sister-School Goodwill Exchange ・ The Origin of Blind Obedience-" has been Announced
DATES AND VENUES
Dates: December 2023 to January 2024
Venues: Tokyo / Hyogo
CAST
Sato Ryuji as Itadori Yuuji
Yasue Kazuaki as Fushiguro Megumi
Yamaguchi Nonoka as Kugisaki Nobara
Takatsuki Sara as Zenin Maki
Sadamoto Fuuma as Inumaki Toge
Terayama Takeshi as Panda
Minami Yoshihiro as Yaga Masamichi
Miura Ryosuke as Gojo Satoru
NOTE:
[1] Further details on the schedule, cast and other information will be announced at a later date.
[2] Yamaguchi Nonoka (Kugisaki Nobara) has co-starred with Sato Ryuji in the Musical "JAMIE". To watch the Musical "JAMIE", please refer to this link: HERE
TO WATCH THE FIRST "'JUJUTSU KAISEN' THE STAGE"
For more information on how to watch the stage online and/or purchase the Blu-ray/DVD, please refer to this link: HERE
"'Jujutsu Kaisen' The Stage" Official Twitter: HERE
"'Jujutsu Kaisen' The Stage" Official Website: HERE
Jujutsu Kaisen The Stage
Track 9: Geto's Song
Performed by Rei Fujita (Geto), Motohiro Ota (Mahito), Mondo Yamagishi (Jogo), and Yoshihiro Minami (Hanami)
Last night, I attended the 2023 TMAF Chamberfest II performance at the National Concert Hall in Taiwan. The performance was a collaboration between “master” musicians who are principals, associate principals, or professors in national orchestras from various countries, and emerging young musicians.
The concert was divided into two parts, featuring a total of eight pieces. I particularly enjoyed “A. Dvořák: String Quartet №12 in F major, ‘American’, Op.96” performed by Ben Hong, the current associate principal cellist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, alongside two young violinists, Chieh-An Yu and Hsin Chien, and a young violist, Lukas Shrout.
Additionally, I admired the performance of “F. Schubert: String Quintet in C major, Op.956”, which was led by Mark Kosower, principal cellist of the Cleveland Orchestra, and featured two young violinists, Risa Hokamura and Chin Chien, a young violist, Bill Ko, and a young cellist, Natalie Lin.
My appreciation for their performances stems from the way the musicians immersed themselves in the melodies, which was evident from their natural bodily rhythms during the performance. In particular, the delicacy of Risa Hokamura’s violin playing left me profoundly moved.
However, the highlight of the evening for me was the final piece, “L. Spohr: Nonet in F Major, Op.31”, performed by Hsin-Yun Huang, currently a faculty member at the Juilliard School and the Curtis Institute of Music, along with young violinist Minami Yoshida, young cellist I-Chang Edison Liu, young double bass player Logan Nelson, young flutist Shuyu Yang, young oboist Yan Yin Lai, young clarinetist Yoshihiro Okuyama, young bassoonist Yu Chung, and young horn player James Picarello.
This was the only piece during the concert that had me smiling from beginning to end. Firstly, the team demonstrated incredible harmony. The musicians weren’t just focused on the music scores in front of them or lost in their own melodies with closed eyes. Instead, I frequently observed them exchanging smiles and looks of affirmation with their partners, seamlessly passing the melody to one another. This high-level performance had me completely absorbed. It gave me the same feeling I had when I saw the very young Japanese violinist Hina Maeda perform in Taiwan at the end of February this year. The exceptional performance by each member of this team made the experience thoroughly enjoyable.
Lastly, I am very much looking forward to your 2023 TMAF All-Star Concert at the National Concert Hall in Taiwan on August 9!
JUJUTSU KAISEN Stage Play Unveils Main Visual and Cast Members
A special presentation for the stage play adaptation of Gege Akutami's JUJUTSU KAISEN manga was held at Tokyo's Scramble Hall today, which unveiled the main visual, plus 16 main cast members and photos for what looks to be an absolutely stellar production:
The cast in their dazzling costumes are as follows:
Ryuji Sato as Yuji Itadori
Kazuaki Yasue as Megumi Fushigoro
Erika Toyohara as Nobara Kugisaki
Ryosuke Miura as Satoru Gojo
Masanari Wada as Kento Nanami
Rei Fujita as Suguru Geto
Motohiro Ohta as Mahito
Tact Igarashi as Sukuna
Sara Takatsuki as Maki Zenin
Fuma Sadamoto as Toge Inumaki
Takeshi Terayama as Panda
Hosaki Tanaka as Kiyotaka Ijichi
Mikako Ishii as Shoko Ieiri
Noa Fukusawa as Junpei Yoshino
Mondo Yamagishi as Jogo
Yoshihiro Minami as Hanami
The stage play, directed by Kensaku Kobayashi and written by Kouhei Kiyasu, will be held at Tokyo's The Galaxy Theatre from July 15-31, followed by an August 4-14 run at the Hotel Mielparque's event hall in Osaka.
Source: Comic Natalie
Der shy man behind @Shymander, Liam is a timezone-fluid Aussie with a distinct fondness for anime, Eurovision and creating odd stats projects despite hating math.
Crunchyroll: anche Takt Op Destiny e The Fruit of Evolution stanno per arrivare in simulcast
Le due serie si vanno ad aggiungere ai già tanti anime confermati per il palinsesto autunnale della piattaforma.
Con la stagione estiva in fase di chiusura e quella autunnale ormai alle porte, Crunchyroll ha iniziato a mettere sul piatto altri titoli che andranno a rinnovare ed arricchire la proposta di anime in simulcast della piattaforma di streaming.
Molti ci erano già stati anticipati negli scorsi mesi, ma di seguito trovate le ultime due novità annunciate solo di recente.
TAKT OP. DESTINY
Serie tv prodotta da MAPPA (Dorohedoro, Jujutsu Kaisen, Zombie Land Saga) assieme a MADHOUSE (Overlord, Chihayafuru, Sonny Boy), basata su un soggetto originale ideato da Ouji Hiroi, il creatore di “Sakura Wars”.
Come parte del franchise lanciato da Bandai Namco Arts e DeNA, che mescola azione, fantasy e musica classica, è attualmente in sviluppo anche un videogioco.
Dei maghi chiamati Conductor collaborano con delle ragazze magiche e usano la musica per sconfiggere dei mostri che vogliono invadere la Terra!
L'anime è diretto da Yuuki Itoh (Granblue Fantasy the Animation, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid) e sceneggiato da Kiyoko Yoshimura (Linebarrels of Iron, The God of High School). Il design dei personaggi si basa su quello concepito da LAM ed è adattato per l’animazione da Reiko Nagasawa. La colonna sonora è invece realizzata da Yoshihiro Ike (The Great Passage, Dororo, Tiger & Bunny). Al progetto partecipano anche il musicista Marasy, in qualità di pianista principale e il direttore d’orchestra Hirofumi Kurita, che fa da consulente musicale.
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THE FRUIT OF EVOLUTION: BEFORE I KNEW IT, MY LIFE HAD IT MADE
Serie tv tratta dalla light novel intitolata “Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei”, firmata da Miku, della quale esiste anche una versione manga, disegnata da Sorano.
La vita di un liceale e di una gorilla cambiano per sempre dopo aver mangiato i Frutti dell'Evoluzione!
La commedia fantasy isekai è prodotta dagli studi FEEL (Hinamatsuri, Remake our Life!) e CHILDREN’S PLAYGROUND ENTERTAINMENT (Tsukiuta The Animation 2, Hatena Illusion).
La regia è in mano a Yoshiaki Okumura (Antique Bakery, Monsuno: World Master), mentre della sceneggiatura si sta occupando Gigaemon Ichikawa (Duel Masters, Kedama no Gonjiro). Il character design è invece curato da Minami Eda e la colonna sonora è composta da Hifumi, Inc (Escha Chron).
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GIÀ CONFERMATI
Serie tv in simulcast annunciate in precedenza durante altre occasioni.
TAWAWA ON MONDAY 2
GANBARE DOUKICHAN
RESTAURANT TO ANOTHER WORLD 2
SAKUGAN
THE NIGHT BEYOND THE TRICORNERED WINDOW
THE WORLD’S FINEST ASSASSIN GETS REINCARNATED IN ANOTHER WORLD AS AN ARISTOCRAT
THE FARAWAY PALADIN
86 - EIGHTY SIX (PARTE 2)
PLATINUM END
BLADE RUNNER: BLACK LOTUS
HIGH GUARDIAN SPICE
MUV LUV-ALTERNATIVE
YASHAHIME: PRINCESS HALF-DEMON – THE SECOND ACT
WORLD’S END HAREM
IN PROSECUZIONE
Serie tuttora in corso, già presenti sulla nostra precedente guida simulcast stagionale.
FENA: PIRATE PRINCESS
THE AQUATOPE ON WHITE SAND
THE GREAT JAHY WILL NOT BE DEFEATED!
KIYO IN KYOTO: FROM THE MAIKO HOUSE
BORUTO: NARUTO NEXT GENERATIONS
DRAGON QUEST: THE ADVENTURE OF DAI
ONE PIECE
Come al solito, gli episodi delle serie arriveranno ogni settimana in lingua originale con sottotitoli in italiano; gli abbonati premium potranno vedere da subito le puntate, che però dopo sette giorni saranno accessibili a tutti gratuitamente.
* NON VUOI PERDERTI NEANCHE UN POST? ENTRA NEL CANALE TELEGRAM! *
The Wooden-Mortared Kingdom - Garo 20th Anniversary Memorial Issue - VARIOUS
Here’s a proper post for it. For Garo’s 20th anniversary, a massive anthology was put out collecting all of the authors that had been featured in the magazine up until then (at least it looks that way), haven’t verified). 1200 pages.
[NEWS] Jujusute: "'Jujutsu Kaisen' The Stage" is Now Available for Online Streaming
To watch a preview of the stage play (with English captions), please refer to this link: HERE
STORY DESCRIPTION
In "Jujutsu Kaisen", Curses are spiritual beings that bring harm to humanity, and Jujutsu Sorcerers are practitioners of "Jujutsu", the energy that is used to kill such beings.
The story follows Itadori Yuuji (Sato Ryuji) as he joins a secret organisation of Jujutsu Sorcerers to kill a powerful Curse contained in him named Ryomen Sukuna (Igarashi Tact).
For more information about the series, please refer to this link: HERE
"To Be Heroine” TV Anime PV!! Airs May 19th on Tokyo MX.
The cast includes both Japanese voice actors for the "2D world," and Chinese voice actors for the "3D world." The cast includes:
Moa Tsukino and Mie Mie as Hanaya Futaba
Motoko Kumai and Ding Dang as Isago Hikaru
Omi Minami and Liu Mingyue as Utsubari Tooru
Seira Ryū as Touin Touichi
Toshihiko Seki as Hattori Hanzo and Chinese Tohoku Muffler
Nozomu Sasaki as Simon Fubuki
Rie Kugimiya as Juuichi
Marika Tanaka as Bouichi
Yumi Kakazu as Chuuichi and Ryuichi
Junko Minagawa and Shan Xin as Min-chan
Maria Kawamura as Oo Paipai
Takeshi Maeda as Sweater Beast, Electro Beast, and Street Vendor
Yukitoshi Tokumoto as Hong Kong Police
Sho Hayami as Selfish Governor
Yutaka Aoyama as Shifu (Mentor)
Emon describes the show:
The heroine”Futaba” is a clever high school girl. One day, she is suddenly sucked into another world. This dark world is a world without light and the inhabitants are only children wearing panties. Arriving there, Futaba is the only one wearing clothes and she will become the heroine of this world where clothes are the strongest weapons!
The staff includes:
Planning: Li Haolin, Li Ni
Chief Executive Producer: Dong Zhiling, Luo Yanyan, Zhang Shengyan
INORI (prayer)
Super High Speed Face Mapping (1000fps)
Making
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This project is achieved as collaborative work between AYABAMBI, Ishikawa Watanabe Lab,TOKYO, responding the call for collaboration by Nobumichi Asai (WOW).
Staff
Nobumichi Asai [Creative Director | Technical Director - WOW]
Shingo Abe [CG Director - WOW]
Atsushi Yoshimura [Programmer - WOW]
Ayaka Motoyoshi [Assistant Producer - WOW]
Yoshihiro Watanabe [Ishikawa Watanabe Laboratory,University of Tokyo]
Masatoshi Ishikawa [Ishikawa Watanabe Laboratory,University of Tokyo]
Tomoaki Teshima [Exvision]
TOKYO ELECTRON DEVICE LIMITED
Takeshi Yuasa / Kiwamu Sumino / Hiroshi Watase /Toru Yamashita
Atsuko Kushima / Tomoaki Kiguchi
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First, the soundtrack was composed according along the theme "Life". Nobumichi Asai and Shingo Abe was inspired by the music and then made face mapping work. Aya Sato designed choreography. TOKYO completed the project by making the video work.
The music brought Asai the image of “the radioactive.” The destructive force of the radioactive could cause “death,” “suffering,” and “sorrow.” And “prayers” could overcome them. These subjects infuse AYABAMBI’s powerful performance. Their performance crushes and conquer black tears, skulls and the Heart Sutra. We built up the concept during the production and Abe designed animation for face mapping.
There was a big challenge in technical aspects. We realized the new mapping system that allows us to follow intense performances by using the latest 1,000 fps projector, DynaFlash(*1) and a super speed sensor. It is very new and it had not been done before. Projected images become part of their skin and they transform their faces.
At the beginning of our development, there was an issue, AYABAMBI would loose freedom of performances if we accelerated the tracking speed. Asai, Yoshimura (WOW), Lecturer Watanabe and Teshima (EXVISION) explored how we could keep the tracking speed securing the freedom of performances, taking three months of trial and error to reduce a few milliseconds. And we finally developed this system(*2).
*1 “DynaFlash” is developed jointly by Ishikawa Watanabe Laboratory, the University of Tokyo and is commercialized by Tokyo Electron Device Limited.
*2 For tracking hands, we use the dynamic projection mapping technology developed by Ishikawa Watanabe Laboratory, the University of Tokyo. For tracking faces, we use the face mapping technology developed by the visual design studio, WOW inc.
takt op.Destiny Anime Reveals New Visual and Cast Details
MAPPA and MADHOUSE are combining powers to bring multimedia project takt op.Destiny to the small screen in a TV anime that kicks off in Japan on October 5. Before we watch legendary pieces of music come to life, a new key visual is here along with a bunch of character introductions.
Here's the new visual:
And cast members along with their respective character designs:
Kōki Uchiyama (Toge Inumaki in JUJUTSU KAISEN) as Takuto Asahina
Shion Wakayama (Yume Minami from SSSS.Dynazenon) as Destiny
Kaede Hondo (Kazane Aoba from Keijo!!!!!!!!) as Anna Schneider
Miku Itō (Miku Nakano from The Quintessential Quintuplets) as Titan
Satoshi Hino (Akito Takagi from Bakuman.) as Lenny
Inori Minase (Itsuki Nakano from The Quintessential Quintuplets) as Heaven
Reina Ueda (Shuka Karino from Darwin's Game) as Hell
Daisuke Namikawa (Hisoka from Hunter x Hunter 2011) as Shindler
Eiji Hanawa (Ryo Inui from My Hero Academia) as Sagan
There's also some new info on theme songs. The opening, "takt," comes from ryo (supercell) feat. mafumafu x gaku. The ending, "SYMPHONIA," will be performed by Mika Nakashima, who previously sang the opening for DARLING in the FRANXX, among other things.
In a world where music has almost been forgotten, takt op.Destiny tells the captivating story of several young women called "Musicart" who present the scores of legendary pieces of music in physical form. Together they fight to give the world back the joy and passion that music represents.
Previously released trailer:
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Yuki Ito will direct the anime (storyboards on Attack on Titan Final Season; episodes 10, 15, 22 director on Demon Slayer) based on the original concept from DeNA and Sakura Wars video game creator Oji Hiroi. Kiyoko Yoshimura (The God of High School) will be providing the series composition, with Reiko Nagasawa (sub-character designer on Overlord Season 3) drawing the character design based on LAM's original characters. Yoshihiro Ike (Dororo) will be doing the music. The animation will be co-produced at MAPPA and MADHOUSE.
Source: @takt_op_destiny
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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. You can read his comics at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.