by Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture, where the legend of Oyama’s demons is transmitted, has created an animation based on the story of demon extermination and started publishing it on the video posting site “YouTube.” Of local Yukari Samurai, Mitsuhide Akechi the unique ideas that have originated the, now ” Onimetsu making the PR of legendary demon interest gather at the hit of the blade (Kimetsu),” promote community building.
The original animation is “Shuten-Doji Emaki” in the “Japanese Oni Cultural Museum” in Oe-Cho, the same city. It depicts Minamoto no Yorimitsu, a military commander of the Heian period, and his vassals exterminating demons.
The anime “I was ordered to get rid of the demons when I was reincarnated” was made based on the picture scroll. It is a story of a mediocre office worker suddenly reincarnated in “Minamoto no Yorimitsu” and exterminating a demon in Mt. Oe.
With a total of 24 times, it is a unique work that lets you see the trailer video (15 seconds) of each time 24 times at a stretch. The voice actors are also gorgeous. The protagonist, “currently airing in the blade of Onimetsu hired Katsuyuki Konishi宇髄Tengen officers who are active in the” red-light district, eds. In addition, a famous voice actor, Miracle, plays 14 roles by himself.
It will be available for viewing for about a year. The aim is to liven up the museum, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2023.
The city paid attention to the legend of demons because the events and projects related to Mitsuhide, which were carried out in conjunction with the NHK Taiga drama “Kirin ga Kuru,” were very effective. As a returned item for hometown tax payment, we prepared a “rebellion notice postcard” from Mitsuhide, which became a hot topic all over the country. According to a questionnaire conducted three times on the Internet for a total of 1,000 people in Tokyo and Osaka, the city’s liking increased steadily.
The person in charge analyzed, “Thanks to Mitsuhide’s unknown charm, which had a strong image of a villain.” “I want to shed light on new aspects of the demon legend,” he enthuses.
On the other hand, the uniqueness of Mitsuhide’s PR is still alive. We are currently looking for a Mitsuhide look-alike. Have the selected people appear on posters of the city. The application condition is that he likes Mitsuhide and can cooperate with the poster shooting scheduled for January next year. The deadline is the 22nd of this month.
