by The TV anime “Call of the Night” started broadcasting on July 7th at midnight on Fuji TV Noitamina.
This work was inspired by the original author Kotoyama, a big fan of Creepy Nuts, from their song “Call of the Night,” and the serialization started, so it attracted attention even before the broadcast due to various factors. It’s a work I was collecting.
In this article, I would like to delve into the highlights of the TV anime “Call of the Night,” which has finally begun broadcasting.
First of all, there is no doubt that I was drawn at once by the one-shot of the night view just before the OP. When the OP song “Daten,” written by Creepy Nuts for animation, begins, the song and the fashionable video production will enhance the immersive feeling of the story.
In the first episode, “Night Flight,” the scene of the encounter between the main character, Kou Yamori (CV. Gen Sato), and the mysterious, beautiful girl, Nazuna Nanakusa (CV. Ten Amemiya) was mainly drawn. Kou, who is not good at girls and is not attending school, goes out at night without telling anyone for the first time. Nazuna suddenly appeared there. She’s a vampire and teaches Kou the fun of her night.
When you start watching this work, the most significant factor you can’t take your eyes off is the beauty of the background: starry sky, night view, and night city. The expression of the night is outstandingly good, befitting the title “Call of the Night”—realistic lights such as fluorescent lights and pink lights like neon lights. The lighting expression unique to the anime expresses the excitement of Kou’s first night out.
Nazuna has a strange presence that suddenly appears in the city at night, is a little naughty, and deviates from reality. Contrary to her appearance, she was very adorable for Nazuna’s gap, which she explained in a shy manner about the condition of becoming a vampire: “a person falls in love with a vampire.”
Characters such as Ko and Nazuna, who move in a delicate and beautiful background, also have a pop taste, and the worldview is created with an exquisite balance. The characters of concern in the first episode are the drunkards that Nazuna called out in the night city.
Two of these drunkards are played by Takehito Koyasu and Koyasu Koyasu’s parents and children, and “parent-child co-starring” has become a hot topic on SNS and other media. Looking at the end rolls, the three drunk people who were CVs by Michiru Sato, in addition to the two, are named “Tonio,” “Kai,” and “Mazda,” and they are expected to appear in the future.
In the first episode, the encounter between Kou and Nazuna was mainly drawn, so the number of characters that appeared was very small, but many characters are problematic even for viewers who have not read the original or just by looking at the OP. It is also reliable that famous and talented voice actors such as Haruka Tomatsu, Eri Kitamura, Shizuka Ito, etc., have solidified the CV of the same vampires as Nazuna. These characters are looking forward to their future appearance.
The goodness of this work in animation was also glimpsed in the music that enlivens the beauty of the image. The worldview of this work oozes out in the songs in the play that flows in each scene. In particular, Kou’s determination to become a vampire can be seen in the music in the space that begins to flow after the scene where Kou is fascinated by night and Nazuna and asks, “Please make me a vampire!”. It’s a beautiful insert song that excites the viewers’ feelings for the future of Kou and Nazuna.
The way to insert the ED theme “Call of the Night” further heightened the excitement. She matched the scene so much that she felt goosebumps. Nazuna and Kou talk while flying around the city at night. “Call of the Night” of Creepy Nuts flowing there. What kind of nightlife will the two of them play in the future, and will Kou, who does not know her love, fall in love with Nazuna and become a vampire?
