by The theme song is Unicon, “It was quite difficult to produce.”
It turned out that Koichi Kawanishi of the rock band “Unicorn” challenged the voice actor for the first time in the web animation “Minamoto no Tametomo”, set in Kamimine Town, Saga Prefecture, on the 2nd.
This work was produced by the industry’s largest studio, “Production I.G”, with the cooperation of Aniplex. It is a work with Hachiro Zhensai (Minamoto no Tametomo) as the main character. The first episode was released in December 2021, and the second episode was released on May 2, 2010.
There are many legends that Tametomo stayed in Kamimine-Cho, and the place name “Yakatabaru”, including “Chinzeizan”, is derived from Tametomo’s stay. However, because the fact that there was a connection with Tametomo did not permeate the townspeople so much, the town decided to produce the short movie “Zhensai Hachiro Tametomo”, which is a legend of Tametomo, so that it would be familiar to children. ..
Unicorn sang the theme song “TIME-TO-MORE”, written in the image of Tametomo, and Production I.G and Aniplex worked on the animation and started distribution on the official YouTube channel of the town. , Over 3 million plays. Due to many comments that he hoped to be animated, he decided to produce the full-scale web animation “Minamoto no Tametomo”.
Kawanishi, known for his love of history, plays Minamoto no Tametomo, the father of the morning, who appears in the second episode. Attention is focused on the development, such as the relationship between Tametomo’s older brother Yoshitomo (Daisuke Ono) and Fujiwara no Yorinaga (Ryotaro Okiayu), who also appeared for the first time. One episode will be released every month from June (13 episodes in total) from the third episode onward.
The following is a comment by Koichi Kawanishi.
“When I heard that I would participate in dubbing, I thought it was just a bit part, but I thought it was okay because I was the father and the role of Tameyoshi, who is the key to the story, did it firmly. Is a person in an important position before making the history of Genji? I think he is a person who has lived in a delicate era in the middle of a significant flow.
The production of the theme song “TIME-TO-MORE” was quite tricky, but as I researched various things, I could see the depth, strength, and affection of Tametomo’s bosom, so I wrote it in a poem. I’m thrilled with the finished song, and it’s a unicorn-like song.
Unicorn professes to love Kyushu. I personally like Saga, and I think it’s fantastic that he contributed to the modernization of “Hagakure” and the Meiji Restoration, which was handed down to the Nabeshima domain. Please take a look at the anime “Minamoto no Tametomo.”
