Review the anime-related news that was announced in the latter half of December and became a hot topic with fans’ voices. Introducing information on famous works such as the long-awaited latest work by director Makoto Shinkai, “Suzume no Tojima,” “Mobile Suit Gundam,” and “Space Battleship Yamato”!
Makoto Shinkai’s latest work, “Suzume no Tojima,” is a girl’s “road movie.”
Director Makoto Shinkai’s “What is your name? (16) and “Weathering with You” (19), the title of the latest work for the first time in three years is “Suzume no Tojimari,” and it was announced that it would be released in the fall of 2022.
The story’s main character is Suzume, a 17-year-old girl who lives in a quiet town in Kyushu. As she meets a traveling young man looking for her “door,” she finds an old door in the ruins of the mountains and tries to reach for it. Eventually, doors began to open one after another in various parts of Japan, and disasters came from beyond. It will be a road movie that depicts the liberation and growth of Suzume, closing the “door” that causes disasters in the ruins of various parts of Japan.
The character design is “Your name. “Weathering with You” is followed by Masayoshi Tanaka, animation director Kenichi Tsuchiya, and art director Takumi Tanji. Produced by STORY inc and produced by CoMix Wave Film.
Fans commented on this news, saying, “I’m apprehensive about Suzume no Tojima’!”, “I’m going to a rural area, but what kind of sacred place can I make this time?” I think I can do it. ” It seems that he is already wondering where the story will be set. By the way, Director Shinkai also posted an image of the Docomo Tower in Shinjuku, which he had drawn many times in his director’s work, on his official Twitter account, and posted that “This radio tower is reflected only a little (probably).” Was there.
TV anime “BLEACH” is back for the first time in 10 years! “Thousand Year Blood War” will be broadcast from October.
“BLEACH” is a swashbuckler battle action comic serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” and has a cumulative circulation of over 120 million copies. It has been revealed that the TV anime “BLEACH Millennium Blood Battle” will be broadcast from October for the first time in about ten years, and the teaser visual & teaser PV has been lifted.
“Sennen Blood War” is the final chapter of the series, and the main character is “Invisible Empire (Vandenreich),” led by Yhwach, the founder of the Quincy who has invaded the Soul Society. The story of Ichigo Kurosaki and the Shinigami of the Thirteen Guards. The cause of the gods of death, the lodging business, and the hidden truth that the gods of death have carried for a thousand years are unraveled.
The teaser visual depicts Ichigo wearing a torn death sword and holding a Zanpakuto and Zangetsu. The design is impressive as he stands on the battlefield with a determined expression. In the PV, along with Ichigo’s familiar theme “Number One” in the series, Ichigo and his friends Renji Ishida, Orihime Inoue, and Yasutora Sado start with a scene where they confront the hollow, and then Kuchiki. Following Rukia, Renji Abarai, Kisuke Urahara, and Yoichi Shikaede, the captains of the 13th corps of Shinigami, including Byakuya Kuchiki and Toshiro Hitsugaya, and the greatest enemy of the “Thousand-Year Blood Battle.” You can also see the appearance of a certain Yhwach.
Fans responded to this news with comments such as “My youth is back!”, “I can’t sleep because I’m so excited about” My Youth Romantic Comedy, “and “PV was cool!”
Director Yoshikazu Yasuhiko has made a theater animation of “Mobile Suit Gundam” “Kukurusu Doan no Shima” from a new perspective!
The new movie “Mobile Suit Gundam: The Island of Kukurus Doan” is directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, who is known as the character design and animation director of the TV anime “Mobile Suit Gundam,” will be released in early summer 2022. The teaser visual and unique news footage has been lifted.
This work re-visualizes the 15th episode “Kukurusu Doan no Shima” of “Mobile Suit Gundam” broadcast in 1979 from a new perspective. It has been handed down as a masterpiece among fans, such as the melancholy of the war being drawn through interaction with the main character Amuro Ray and Doan, a former MS pilot who is a deserter of the Zeon army who is hostile to him and lives on an isolated island with war-damaged orphans. I came.
The teaser visual drawn by Director Yasuhiko himself depicts Amuro’s boarding machine RX-78-02 Gundam and Zaku, and Amuro looking straight at this and Zaku are arranged to look down Gundam. The design is characteristic. In the teaser video, you can see Gundam standing on the ground, and you can also see the transport plane GUNPERRY flying over the island where the story is set.
Fans commented on this news, saying, “I have to go see this!”, “Finally, THE ORIGIN’s RX-78-02 Gundam is here!”, And “That legendary” Kukurusu Doan no Shima “is coming to the theater.” Is posted on SNS.
“Space Battleship Yamato 2205 New Departure After Chapter -STASHA-” will be screened in theaters for a limited time in February 2022
A new reconstructed core of “Yamato’s next-generation crew” and “Galaxy-level interstellar war” by bringing together the elements from the TV special “Space Battleship Yamato New Departure” that gained high ratings in 1979. The interpreted version of “Space Battleship Yamato 2205 New Departure”.
The second part of this work, “Space Battleship Yamato 2205 New Departure After Chapter -STASHA-“, which will be developed in the first and second parts, will be screened in theaters for a limited time from February 4 (Friday), and the primary visual and preview video will also be included. The ban was lifted.
The story is set in 2205 AD. The people of Gamirasu have left their dying mother star and have begun to migrate to the new world of Garman. However, Gamirasu was attacked by an unidentified enemy and was destroyed miserably during that time. Meanwhile, Desaliam, who leads a large fleet of darkness, towed the twin star Iskandar, who had deviated from orbit due to an impact, and was planning to take it away. To rescue the surviving 100,000 Gamirasus and Queen Stasha, who remains in Iskandar, Desler tries to fight Desaliam with his former enemy, Space Battleship Yamato.
The principal visual drawn by Nobuteru Yuki, the character designer of this work, is a design of the main characters Susumu Kodai, Desler, and Stasha. Furthermore, in the preview video, the appearance of the last enemy Meldarz, which appeared only in silhouette in “Space Battleship Yamato 2205 New Departure Previous Chapter -TAKE OFF-” (21), is projected.
Fans commented on the news, “I want to see it sooner,” “I saw the old work and read the novel. I’m looking forward to it!” And “I’m looking forward to seeing how the Cosmo Python will transform.”
In addition, the 49th Annie Award nominations, called the Academy Awards in the animation world, have been announced, and Mamoru Hosoda’s “Ryu to Soba Kasumi no Hime” (released) Watanabe have been added to the independent feature film category. Ayumu’s “Fortune Favors Lady” (released) and Takayuki Hirao’s “Movie Love Pompo-san” (released) have been nominated. Furthermore, in addition to the Best FX (Animation Effect) Award and Feature Animation Art Award for “Ryu to Soba Kasumi no Hime,” it is also talked about being a candidate for a total of 5 categories, including Director Hosoda’s Director Award and Feature Animation Screenplay Award. It became.