“BEM The Movie” Miyata Toshiya from Kis-My-Ft2 Debuts as a “Voice Actor”. Trailer Released! Bem Lives as a Human?!

To commemorate the release of "Bem Movie: Become Human" (currently being screened in nationwide theatres), the climatic PV that reveals the main plot has been released. This work is the movie of the TV anime "BEM", broadcasted in 2019 and was created to commemorate the 50th anniversary of "Humanoid Monster Bem". The climatic PV depicts Manstoll, Bem’s superior at the company "Draco Chemical" standing in front of Bem, who dreamed of "Living and dying just like a human". Bem had chosen to fight and abandoned his human appearance to prevent others from using his "Humanoid Monster" ability. The detective Sonia comfort Bem, who had made a difficult decision. Bem, Bela, and Belo battling against Manstoll, who had turned into a huge dragon-like appearance. What's the objective of Manstoll? What's the result of the battle? Also, will their wish of "To become a human" be granted... "Bem Movie: Become Human", the "Humanoid Monster's Last Chapter" that is depicted magnificently, is currently being screened in nationwide theatres. （C）ADK EM/ Bem Movie Production Committee

To commemorate the release of the "Bem: Become Human the Movie" (Road Show from Oc. 2, 2020), supporting comments from voice actor Kobayashi Kiyoshi, who had played the role of Bem in first anime series, and Inoue Kazuhiko, who played Bem in the second anime series, have arrived. This work is the movie version of the TV anime series "Humanoid Monster Bem" that was broadcast in 2019 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the creation of "Bem". Konishi Katsuyuki plays Bem, M.A.O. plays Bela, and Ono Kensho plays Belo. Kobayashi Kiyoshi, who is known for the role of Jigen Daisuke in the "Lupin III" series, played the role of Bem in the first anime. Inoue Kazuhiko, who is known for his role as Hatake Kakashi in "NARUTO" and Nyanko-sensei in "Natsume's Book of Friends", played Bem in the second generation of the anime series. This time, we received supporting comments from the two "Bems" who talked about states of the audition for each release. "Bem : Become Human the Movie" will be on RoadShow from Oct. 2. <Full comments are below> Kobayashi Kiyoshi, first generation "Bem" Compared to the previous works the atmosphere is completely different and it's odd. Seems, I'm overwhelmed. It's like at a dream of a world that is centuries ahead. This is an honest opinion. It is a magnificent movie. It was beyond my imagination. Please watch it. You can get addicted. It has been evolving for 50 years! Inoue Kazuhiko, second generation "Bem" [Impressions on watching the movie] When I first saw it, I was wondering if everything was completely renewed and how Bem would start. The further the story went, the more mysteries were revealed, culminating in a magnificent ending. It was like watching a Hollywood movie. [Thoughts about Bem's role] I was a person who grew up watching Kobayashi Kiyoshi's "Bem", so I was really excited just to get ano audition, "What? Play Bem?" (On the audition) I was playing an extremely hard scene and was sure I wouldn't get the part... On ep. 1 and 2 I pulled out everything I've got (laugh)! But over time, I started to play Bem more and more naturally, so I felt lonely by the end and didn't want it to be over. [Why Bem is still loved?] At first glance, he is an ugly youkai, but when you look at him closer, you see how beautiful his heart is, and on the contrary, he makes beautiful people look ugly. . Rather than saying, "I want him to become a human quickly", I think it is better for him to stay youkai. Bem, Bela, and Balo's feelings are so pure, that this is movie that you may want to watch when you are feeling down. [Message to Bem's fans] "Bem" fans, a great movie is coming. The film starts out so unimaginable that you can't even begin to imagine what it would be like for you. We would like you to fully enjoy it at the cinema. (C) ADK EM / em Movie production committee

A movie of "BEM", the new anime created to celebrate the 50th century of "Humanoid Monster Bem", titled "BEM: Become Human", has been announced to premiere in autumn 2020. Along with it, a teaser poster and teaser of the film has been released. "Humanoid Monster Bem" debuted in 1968 on TV, and left an overwhelming impact with its dark, mysterious world and unique characters. The protagonists are never welcomed for their ugly looks, no matter how much good deeds they do, and desperately wish to become human. The monumental horror anime was a big hit that received a record high audience rating of over 20%. The TV anime "BEM" is a brand new anime that kept the settings and messages from the original work while adding new interpretations and boldly changing the story and characters. It was produced and broadcast in 2019. The animation of the new film, "BEM: Become Human", will be handled by Production I.G, which has been a part of the "BEM" project from the beginning, and have worked on high-quality animation such as "Ghost in the Shell" and "Psycho-Pass" series. The production staff are: director Hiroshi Ikehata ("Magical Circle Guru Guru", "Space Battleship Tiramisu"), scriptwriter Tomioka Atsuhiro ("Pokémon", "One Piece: Stampede"), character settings Murata Renji ("Last Exile", "ID-0"), and character designer Matsumoto Mino ("Maria the Virgin Witch", "Attack on Titan: Junior High"). And the main cast members are the same as in the TV anime: Konishi Katsuyuki as Bem, M・A・O as Bela, and Ono Kensho as Belo. Additional cast members will be announced in the future. Along with the announcement, a teaser poster and teaser of the film were released. The black and red teaser poster has the words "I want to become human." with a character that appears to be Bem hiding his face and a dark shadow cast from his feet, representing the agony of the humanoid monster. The teaser starts off with the words, "No one knows when it was born..." with "Preludes No.4" by Chopin and red cells pulsating in the background, depicting how the 3 humanoid monsters, "Bem, Bela, and Belo" were born. It ends with the sorrowful whisper saying, "I want to become human". They acted more human, saved more humans, wanted to be human, more than anyone else... 50 years later, the answer they've reached will finally be revealed in the film. "BEM: Become Human" is scheduled to premiere in autumn 2020. (C)ADK EM / BEM Production Committee

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