“Bem Movie” The climatic PV that depicts the main plot has been released! Will Bem’s wish be granted…

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 Trailer of the film "BEM The Movie ~BECOME HUMAN~" (premiering on Oct. 2, 2020) has been released. Burgess, the character voiced by Miyata Toshiya from "Kis-My-Ft2", appears in the trailer, and you can take a glimpse of his voice acting debut. This movie released under the "BEM" anime series that had been broadcast in 2019 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of "Humanoid Monster Bem". It keeps the setting and message of the original work while introducing a completely new interpretation and changing the setting of the characters and stage. The trailer features the conversation of "Burgess", the character voiced by Miyata Toshiya from "Kis-My-Ft2" and "Belum". It depicts "Belum", who looks completely like "Bem", with his wife and two children, going to work at the pharmaceutical company "Draco Chemicals". How did Bem, who strongly wanted to live as a human, come to live a happy life as a human? The trailer will build up your expectations for the film. "BEM The Movie ~BECOME HUMAN~" will be released on Oct. 2, 2020. (c)ADK EM / BEM The 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

The movie adaptation of the TV anime "My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!" has been announced. The movie announcement visual and the CM have been released along with the celebration comments by Uchida Maaya (voice of Catarina). "My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!" (Known as HameFura in Japanese) is a romantic comedy about the main protagonist, Catarina, who was reincarnated as the villainess of the otome game that she played in her previous life, trying all her best to avoid all the "destruction flags". Season 1 of the TV anime was broadcast from April 2020 to June 2020 and the season 2, called "My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! X" started in July 2021, and the final episode was broadcast at midnight, on September 17. The movie adaptation was revealed after the broadcast of the final episode of season 2. The movie announcement visual is depicted in a painting-style where you can sense the bewilderment of Catarina. Also, in the movie announcement CM, the evil face of Catarina can be seen along with the clapperboard on one hand to appeal the movie adaptation. To commemorate the movie adaptation, the comments from the original author Yamaguchi Satoru, original character design Hidaka Nami, and Uchida Maaya (voice of Catarina) have been revealed. Hidaka Nami has also drawn an original illustration to commemorate the movie adaptation. ＜Below are the full comments＞ 【Yamaguchi Satoru, Original Creator】 The movie adaptation was decided thanks to the support from everyone! Thank you very much. I can't believe the day has come where I can see Catarina on the big screen! I am looking forward to it now. 【Hidaka Nami, Original Character Design】 Thank you for the movie adaptation! I am looking forward to screen that is filled with the movements of Catarina-chan and the activities of her companions! 【Uchida Maaya, voice of Catarina】 I can't believe there is a movie adaptation!? I had the same reactions as Catarina! I was surprised and happy, and I thought it was too fast, but I believe this speedy production is also the good point of "HameFura" as the season 2 was announced at the end of season 1♪ Everyone, please do look forward to the activities of Catarina! (C) 2021 Yamaguchi Satoru, Ichijinsha/ HameFura X Production Committee, MBS

The production of the movie of "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" has been decided. The teaser visual, teaser video, and comments from the original author have been released. "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime" is based on the web novel by Fuse that has exceeded 800 million PV on the novel publishing website "Shousetsuka ni Narou". It is an "another world reincarnation entertainment" about the main protagonist, who got reincarnated as a slime in another world, increasing his fellows with his knowledge and bravery while utilizing the skills that he cultivated. Up until now, the season 1 of the TV anime was broadcast in October 2018, and the season 2 and spinoff anime "TenSura Diary" were broadcast over the span of 9 months from January 2021 to September 2021. This time, the production of the movie was announced together with the release of the teaser visual and teaser video. "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Movie" is scheduled to be released in fall 2022. At the same time, the first online exhibition of "TenSura" will be held in winter 2021. Detailed information can be found on the designated webpage. ＜Below are the full comments＞ Fuse (Original Creator of the Light Novel "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime") I can't believe that this work that I wrote as an interest will get a movie adaptation! I am still a bit bewildered as this is unrealistic to me as it was beyond my dream. As I am unsure how it will turn out, let's look forward to it together!! Kawakami Taiki (Manga Artist of "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime") When I heard about the movie, I can't stop my excitement as there are still an unknown side of TenSura. Do look forward to the activities of Rimuru and the others, who will be more aggressive than usual that is unique to the movie! Mitz Vah (Original Character Designer of the Light Novel "That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime") The movie adaptation is decided...! I believe this was realized due to the support of everyone just like how Rimuru is supporting Tempest. I hope I can make this a wonderful movie in gratitude with everyone. (C) Kawakami Taiki, Fuse, Kodansha/ TenSura Production Committee

On September 15, 2021, an IMAX screening event was held to announce the completion of the movie "Sword Art Online Progressive: Aria of a Starless Night" (to be screened on October 30, 2021). Tomatsu Haruka, who plays Asuna, and Matsuoka Yoshitsugu, who plays Kirito, took the stage, and LiSA, who is in charge of the theme song that was performed for the first time along with the full-length screening, made a surprise video appearance for the audience. ■Tomatsu Haruka and Matsuoka Yoshitsugu revealed their feelings for Asuna and Kirito. Tomatsu, who played Asuna in this work for the first time in a long time, said, "I'm honestly very happy to be able to play Asuna at that time again, and I've been working with the SAO series for about 10 years, so it's like a miracle that I've been able to be involved for so many years. And I've realized once again that this series is loved by so many people," she smiled. Matsuoka, who played Kirito, said, "I put a lot of energy into my performance. I can't say enough about how impressed I was with how the Aincrad arc from back then turned out when it was recreated with today's technology. I’m speechless," he seemed to be full of emotion. He continued, "Some scenes brought me back some memories, and some stories were originally made. So there is the original story, but it is Progressive that ‘no one has ever seen’. Some scenes are connected from the TV series, and what Asuna was doing at that time, which is what you wanted to know, is condensed in this film. There's a lot of Sword Art in there that you don't know!," he praised with a catchphrase. Regarding the "SAO" series that has been running for about 10 years, Tomatsu said, "There are 97 episodes in the SAO series. I've been involved in various SAO series for the past 10 years, and I've continued to act in various contents, so I've never had a break in my career. It is fairly rare during my life as a voice actress, and I feel very fortunate," she revealed and, "It’s like it is my normal life being with Asuna…… I can't imagine my life without her. She lives in my heart like I can't live without you (Asuna)!," she shared her special feelings for the film. Matsuoka also said, "I've spent half of my life as a voice actor with Kirito. I don't have to think about how he was like when (the work as Kirito) comes. I can switch to Kirito," he talked about how big this series is. ■What are the highlights of this work? "There are scenes where you’ll be like, 'You were there…?'" As for the highlights of the film, Tomatsu said, "Scenes and lines from the TV series appear in a different direction, and when you see it from Asuna's point of view, you can understand why things happened the way they did, and enjoy the Aincrad arc from a different perspective. The story starts from Asuna's point of view before she started SAO, so I think it will be easy to relate to." Matsuoka said, "Tomatsu-san has already told us everything, so... (lol). I'll tell you the highlights from a different perspective. There are scenes where you’ll be like, 'You were there…?'" (lol) Let me give you a hint: the Alicization arc," he put our hopes so high that we can’t wait for its release. ■LiSA's theme song! "Asuna wasn't strong from the beginning" At the event, it was announced that LiSA's song "Yuke" would be the theme song, and as a complete surprise to the audience, LiSA appeared in a video for the stage greeting. LiSA said, "The main character of this work is Asuna, and behind the strong and cool figure we've seen so far, Asuna wasn't strong from the beginning. It is a work that touches on the true strength of Asuna. I wrote the song "Yuke" with the hope of delivering a cheering song like the strong and supple Asuna." Looking back on the time when she first got involved in the SAO series, she commented, "The first time I got involved in SAO was in the summer of 2012, when the TV anime "Aincrad" arc was released. Nine years have passed since then, and I'm looking forward to the start of the story that leads up to that. I hope you will enjoy the first story and the theme song "Yuke" that will lead us to SAO, which we have loved together."

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.