Ahead of the broadcast of TV anime "Mars Red" in April 2021, the mini anime "Zerokikan Daily" will be distributed from Nov. 24, 2020. "Mars Red" is an anime adaptation based on a stage reading play, which is written and directed by Fujisawa Bun-O, known as the leading person of stage reading play, and Karakara Kemuri, known for "Laughing Under the Clouds" and "Laughing in Purgatory" handles its main visual. The story takes place in Tokyo in 1923 and depicts the activities of the "Zero Organization", the 16th Special Task Force that the Japanese government created to take down the vampiric forces. In the mini anime, the five members of 'the 16th Special Task Force -Zero Organization-' as the main characters of the TV anime will be drawn as mini characters: Kurusu Shotaro (CV: Hatanaka Tasuku), Maeda Yoshinobu (CV: Suwabe Junishi), Yamagami Tokuichi (CV: Yamadera Koichi), Takeuchi (CV: Ishida Akira), and Suwa (CV: Suzumura Kenichi). The 1st episode depicts the daily life of Zero Organization, featuring Maeda Yoshinobu (CV: Suwabe Junishi) and Yamagami Tokuichi (CV: Yamadera Koichi). They are tasked with taking down the vampiric forces, but what is their private life like...? A total of five episodes of "Zerokikan Daily" will be distributed until right before the broadcast at 20:00 on the fourth Tuesday of each month, from November 24 to March 23. TV anime "Mars Red" will be broadcast from April 2021. The 2nd episode of the mini anime "Zerokikan Daily" will be distributed on December 22. (C)Fujisawa Bun-O / SIGNAL.MD/ Mars Red Production Committee

The animation film "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" based on the game "Super Mario" has released the 2nd trailer, which contained the story developments and characters. Also, the cast of the Japanese dub of this movie has been revealed, where Mario is voiced by Miyano Mamoru, and features Shida Arisa, Hatanaka Tasuku, Miyake Kenta, and Seki Tomokazu. "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" is a 3DCG animation film based on the game "Super Mario", and it is a joint project between Nintendo and Illumination, known for "Despicable Me" series and "Sing". Under the direction by the duo of "Teen Titans Go! To the Movies", Aaron Horvath and Michael Jelenic, the script is written by Matthew Fogel, known for "Minions: The Rise of Gru" and "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part". The production is handled by the founder and CEO of Illumination, Chris Meledandri and the CEO of Nintendo, Miyamoto Shigeru. In the latest trailer, it gives a premonition of the movie's story, starting from the dueling scenes between Mario and Donkey Kong. It also features the scenes of Princess Peach and Toad protecting the Mushroom Kingdom from Bowser as well as the scenes showing Luigi being captured by Bowser. Also, other than Mario, Luigi, Bowser, and Toad that were shown in the previous trailer, nostalgic characters, such as Princess Peach, Donkey Kong, Yoshi, Piranha Plant, Koopa Troopa, Cheep Cheep, Bob-omb, and Shy Guy, can be seen in the latest trailer. For the cast of the Japanese dub, it was revealed that Mario is voiced by Miyano Mamoru, Princess Peach by Shida Arisa, Luigi by Hatanaka Tasuku, Bowser by Miyake Kenta, and Toad by Seki Tomokazu. "The Super Mario Bros. Movie" will premiere in nationwide of Japan on April 28, 2023. Do look forward to the future announcements. Also, the 2nd trailer will premiere in nationwide theatres, except certain theatres, on December 16. (C) 2022 Nintendo and Universal Studios