by Nippon Television’s “Friday Road Show” will broadcast the theatrical anime “Kagami no Kojo” (2022) for the first time on terrestrial TV on February 9th.
This work is based on the novel of the same name, which won the “Bookstore Award” in 2018 with the most votes in history and has sold over 2 million copies. “Crayon Shin-chan, the movie Moretsu calls the storm! Director Keiichi Hara, who is known for his sensitive portrayals of emotions and has directed films such as “The Adult Empire Strikes Back,” “Summer Vacation with Kappa Kuu,” and “Colorful,” has turned it into a theatrical animation. It was also selected for the Japan Academy Award for Best Animated Work.
The story begins with Kokoro, a junior high school student who has lost his place at school and is refusing to go to school, and the mirror in his room suddenly begins to shine in front of his eyes. After passing through the shining mirror, there was a mysterious castle-like building. Seven people with circumstances similar to Kokoro’s were gathered there.
Furthermore, a girl wearing a wolf mask called “Ookami-sama” appears and says, “If you find the key hidden in the castle, I will make any wish come true.” “However, only one can make your wish come true.” “Only for people,” he was told. The period is approximately one year. Will the seven people, confused but still searching for each other, find the key in the “Castle in the Mirror”?
Since the author is originally a full-fledged mystery writer, this work has many mystery-solving elements, such as the existence of a mysterious girl named “Wolf-sama,” the “castle in the mirror,” links to the real world, and conversations that don’t fit together. Encrusted.
Actors Ami Toma, Takumi Kitamura, Sakura Yoshiyanagi, Mitsuto Itagaki, Naho Yokomizo, Minami Takayama, Yuki Kaji, Akiko Yajima, Karen Miyama, Anji Ikebata, Fumika Yoshimura, Shingo Fujimori, Karen Takizawa, Kumiko Aso, Mana Ashida, Aoi Miyazaki (*Tatsuzaki Saki) and others will perform the voices.
Future broadcast lineup of “Kinro”
12th “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone”
19th “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”
26th “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban”
February 2nd “Fantastic” The Beast and Dumbledore’s Secret” (main story uncut, first broadcast on terrestrial TV)
9th “Kagami’s Castle” (first broadcast on terrestrial TV)
