The release date for the Anime Movie "The Deer King" has been announced! The first challenge as director for Ando Masashi, animator of "Princess Mononoke" and "Your Name"

From the movie "Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night" (to be screened on October 30, 2021), the main trailer, which takes us to the origin of the series and reveals the relationship between Asuna and Mito, has been released. In addition, the theme song will be "Ike", sung and written by LiSA and composed by Ayase, who is also a member of YOASOBI. The movie "Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night" is a film of the new "Aincrad Arc" as seen through the eyes of Asuna by the original author, Kawahara Reki. Yuki Asuna, a third-year junior high school student who has never played online games, is one day, trapped in the world of "Sword Art Online", the world's first VRMMORPG, when she accidentally wears "Nerve Gear". Without knowing the rules of the world, she sets out to conquer the steel floating castle, "Aincrad", and the lone swordsman, Kirito, appears before her as she survives the world of death. The main trailer released this time shows Yuki Asuka, a student studying hard for her entrance exam, is asked by her game-loving classmate, Tozawa Misumi, "Wanna play with me?", then she logs into the world of "SAO" as "Asuna". Then, the game master declares that "SAO" is a death game where you can't log out and risk your life, and Mito (Misumi) firmly decides that she will never let Asuna die, but...... The second half of the trailer shows the scenes where Asuna and Mito fight hard against monsters, and Kirito and Asuna encounter, with the theme song "Ike" sung and written by LiSA, who is known for her music in the "SAO" series, and composed by Ayase, who is also known as the composer of YOASOBI.

From "Mobile Suit Gundam", 3 new works of the Gundam series will be released in 2022, which are a TV anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury", a movie "Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island", and a special edition of TV anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans". Sunrise announced that they would start up a total of 3 works in 2022 to pursue further development of the Gundam series with over 40 years of history. A TV anime series "Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury" will be on air in 2022. This is the first TV anime series in 7 years after the broadcast of "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans". A movie "Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island" will be premiered in 2022. It is directed by Yasuhiko Yoshikazu, based on "Cucuruz Doan's Island", which is one of the TV anime "Mobile Suit Gundam" episodes. Moreover, along with the distribution of a smartphone application "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans G", a special edition of "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans" that was broadcast in 2015, will be on air in 2022, with 9 separate broadcasts . During the broadcast, "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Urðr Hunt", the latest title produced by the same staff as the TV series, will be partly shown. Please stay tuned for the release date and other detailed information. (C)Sotsu, Sunrise (C)Sotsu, Sunrise, MBS

The second stage greeting to celebrate the release of "Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis: The New Movie" was held at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills on September 11, 2021. Along with Konomi Takeshi, the original writer and executive producer of the film, all the past and present actors as Echizen Ryoma from the musical "The Prince of Tennis" (a.k.a. Tenimyu) gathered together for the first time in history. "Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis: The New Movie" is the first 3DCG animated film that depicts the three blank months between "The Prince of Tennis" and "The New Prince of Tennis". After winning a deadly battle in the finals of the national tournament, Echizen Ryoma, who is going on a learning mission to the United States by himself, arrives at a time when the young Echizen Nanjiro was active as a "samurai" from the distorted time and space by a "certain event", and then...... In the second stage greeting to celebrate the release of the movie, the actors appeared with Konomi including Yanagi Kotaro, who played the first-generation Ryoma, Sakamoto Shogo, who played the fourth-generation Ryoma, Takahashi Ryuki, who played the fifth-generation Ryoma, Ogoe Yuki, who played the sixth-and-seventh-generation Ryoma, Furuta Kazuki, who played the eighth-generation Ryoma, Akutsu Nichika, who played the ninth-and-tenth-generation Ryoma, and Imamaki Hikaru, who played the current Ryoma. And KIMERU, who played Fuji Shusuke and understudied Ryoma, took the stage as MC. In front of the eight "Ryoma" including KIMERU, Konomi looked deeply moved, saying "A miracle has happened", and KIMERU shared the same feeling, saying "I also feel like a reunion". While the speakers were saying a few words, KIMERU read the comments from Endo Yuya, who played the second-generation Ryoma, and Sakurada Dori, who played the third-generation Ryoma, who were unable to attend the event, instead of them. Then, a big applause came from the audience. As the event was to be "all Ryoma", photos of the time were shown on the screen, and everyone nodded their heads when Furuta commented, "Each of them looks like Ryoma, even though they don't look alike." When asked what was in his mind when playing Ryoma, Sakamoto said, "I had my bangs in mind," and Ogoe and the rest of the cast agreed. Since the cap is Ryoma’s signature, he was particular about the bangs peeking out from the cap. Ogoe also continued, "I also remember that I had a blue flame burning inside me." Akutsu revealed his mind, saying, "Ryoma has a lot of physical activity, so I was thinking about how I could play him cool without getting breathless and Imamaki said, "I had a low natural voice, so I tried to act with a high voice." They revealed what was in their mind. Yanagi, who played the first-generation Ryoma, had Ryoma's cool and unflappable appearance in his mind and recalled, "I tried not to smile while acting cool Ryoma." and Konomi responded to his words, "I think Ryoma is here today because of your hard work, Yanagi-kun," talking about his feeling for 18-year "Tenimyu." In addition, when everyone was asked their favorite scene from the movie "Ryoma!" Takahashi mentioned the church scene between Ryoma and Sakuno, saying, "When I saw that scene, I wanted to do Tenimyu again!" While each of them showed their favorite scenes, KIMERU said, "I also played Ryoma as a substitute, but the scene with Nanjiro reminded me of that time and made me feel so emotional." It seems that all the actors who played Ryoma in the past felt the same about the scene where Nanjiro and Ryoma faced each other, which was very moving. At the end of the event, Konomi seemed to embrace the miracle again, saying, "I can’t believe to see so many Ryoma here......." He was overwhelmed with a flood of emotions, saying, "I'd like to thank the eight Ryoma for coming here and everyone who comes to the theater. I appreciate your continuous support for ‘Ryoma!’" and closed his thoughts. "Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis: The New Movie" is currently in theaters. Event: The second stage greeting to celebrate the release of "Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis: The New Movie" where all Ryoma gathered! Date and time: September 11 (Sat) Place: TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills Speakers: Konomi Takeshi (Original Writer/Executive Producer), Yanagi Kotaro (the first-generation Ryoma), Sakamoto Shogo (the fourth-generation Ryoma), Takahashi Ryuki (the fifth-generation Ryoma) Ogoe Yuki (the sixth-and-seventh-generation Ryoma), Furuta Kazuki (the eighth-generation Ryoma), Akutsu Nichika (the ninth-and-tenth-generation Ryoma), Imamaki Hikaru (the current Ryoma)* titles omitted MC: KIMERU (the first-generation Fuji and substitude of the first-generation Ryoma) (C) Konomi Takeshi/Shueisha (C) The New Prince of Tennis the Movie Production Committee (C) Konomi Takeshi TK WORKS/Shueisha, TV TOKYO, NAS (C) Konomi Takeshi/Shueisha, Marvelous Music Publishing, NELKE PLANNING, ADK (C) Konomi Takeshi TK WORKS/Shueisha, TV Tokyo, NAS (C) © Konomi Takeshi/Shueisha, Marvelous Music Publishing, NELKE PLANNING (C) Konomi Takeshi/Shueisha, NAS, The Prince of Tennis Project (C) Konomi Takeshi/Shueisha, Marvelous Entertainment, NELKE PLANNING (C) Konomi Takeshi/Shueisha, NAS, The New Prince of Tennis Project (C) Konomi Takeshi/Shueisha, Tenimu Production Committee (C) Konomi Takeshi/Shueisha, Tenimyu Production Committee

The animation movie "The Deer King" will be released on Sept. 10, 2021 with the official title "The Deer King: Yuna and the Promised Journey" after postponed a year ago. Together with the announcement, the special movie and the teaser visual were released and Tsutsumi Shinichi, Takeuchi Ryouma, and An are announced as the casts for the movie. "The Deer King: Yuna and the Promised Journey" is based on the bestseller novel by Uehashi Nahoko, which received the Book Store Award 2015 and the Best Japanese Medical Novel Award, and will be produced by Production I.G under the direction of Andou Msaji and Miyaji Masayuki. In the world ruled by the strong empire, a non-blood-related father and daughter who survived through mysterious disease, a genius doctor who seeks for the cure of the disease, and a mysterious lady who tries to take down the empire meet and a story of delicately-designed medical mystery will begin. Tsutsumi Shinichi, Takeuchi Ryouma, An and others have been assigned as the casts for the movie. They are all top Japanese actors and actresses. Tsutsumi will play the lonely warrior and the protagonist called Van, Takeuchi will play the genius doctor and another protagonist Hossal, and An will play a mysterious female warrior and the chaser of Van, called Sae. Since this is the first time for Tsutumi to play the character as the voice actor, he commented, "Because the uniqueness of each character in the novel is wonderful, the lines, visual, and movie were impressive". An commented, "This movie is about the people who deal with the unknown disease. Unluckily, this setting is very close to the current situation that we are in, so I feel some kind of message is hidden in the movie toward us". "The Deer King: Yuna and Promised Journey" will be released on Sept. 10, 2021 in theaters around Japan. 【Van/Tsutsumi Shinichi】 To be honest, I had already read the original novel before receiving the offer, and I loved the large world created in the book. I felt the connection with the work when I received the offer, since the realistic movie cannot be made easily. Although the story itself is a large scale fantasy, it contains some realistic points, so in other words fiction and nonfiction co-exist. Van's fate makes a progression when he encounters with new people. He revives by meeting Yuna, regains love and emotion, and he teaches us the importance of living for others. This movie is a wonderful choice for both who have and who have not yet read the novel. We are waiting you at the theaters. 【Hossal/ Takeuchi Ryouma】 When I read the novel, I immediately submerged into the story with a perfect view of the world expressed in the book. Since Hossal has a strong belief on what he wants to accomplish, it was easy to be related to him. I was not sure that my voice fits with the character, because this was the first time to participate as a voice actor, but I tried my best to play Hossal, who has a wonderful appearance. The unique personalities of the characters are the very nice, so the lines, visual, and movie are all wonderful when made into to the movie. I hope the large scale fantasy willbe delivered to you through the movie "The Deer King". 【Sae/ An】 I once met with Uehashi-sensei in the interview for "The Deer King", and I asked his passion toward this work. When I was assigned to the character, I was happy, but at the same time, I was nervous that I was the right choice-so I made the phone call to Kamiwaki-sensei and asked, "Am I the right person for the role?", and he said I am the right choice. Sae is a lonely hunter, so I played her with the direction of realistic action to recreate the fighting scenes. In the recording session held two years ago, the movie was incomplete, so I look forward to see the movie. This movie is about the people overcoming the mysterious disease. Unluckily, this setting shares few parts with current situation that we are in, and I feel that some message is hidden somewhere. (C) 2021 "The Deer King" Production Committee