One of the productions that attracted attention at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics on August 24, 2021, is Dekotora.
Guitarist Tomoyasu Hotei appeared from Dekotora, who appeared at the venue Tokyo National Stadium at the stage greeting on the first day, and it was lively with the band. Still, this production attracted the attention of anime fans. A voice said that he remembered the anime movie “Theatrical Version Girl Opera Review Starlight” in which Dekotora appeared.
Surprising tweets by voice actors Anime fans paid attention to the movie version of the media mix project “Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight,” which was released nationwide on June 4 and is developed in multiple layers in the anime stage and games. It’s an anime. The story of nine girls enrolled in the theater school “Seisho Ongaku Gakuen” is unfolded, and their one-on-one battle named “Review” plays a vital role in the story. Dekotora appears in one of the battle scenes of this girl-to-girl review. Director Tomohiro Furukawa of this work also said in the stage greeting at the time of the movie release that he put effort into the precision of the Dakota depiction, “I will make a monument in the animation world for the next ten years,” and it is a flashy scene.
The production gave a solid impression to the audience. For this reason, the anime fans who were watching this work seemed to be surprised at the Dekotora at the opening ceremony of the Paralympics.
The impression that “Middle song) repeats” appeared on Twitter. In addition, Kako Hanayagi is involved in the appearance scene of the review starlight Dekotora. Ayasa Ito, the voice actor of the role, also tweeted surprisingly at the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games, saying, “Dekotora!?!?”
There are scenes where various sports competitions are developed in a space like a stadium in another review scene. It seems that anime fans were excited by the strange point of contact between the Olympics and Paralympics and “Shoujo ☆ Kageki Revue Starlight.”