TV anime version of "The Mystery of Convoy", report on an advance screening event!　Additional Cast Members: Koji Yusa, Soichiro Hoshi, Kosuke Toriumi, Kensho Ono, Akira Ishida

As previously reported, an advance screening of the first episode of the TV anime "Cute Transformers: The Mystery of the Returning Convoy," which will start in January 2015, was held on December 23.

Cute Transformers: The Mystery of the Returning Convoy" is a TV anime adaptation of the NES software "Transformers: The Mystery of the Returning Convoy," a super-high difficulty action game with an inexplicable and unreasonable game balance released by Takara (now Takara Tomy) in 1986, which is still talked about as a "legendary shit game. This is an animated TV series adaptation of the "Transformers: The Mystery of Convoy" game from the NES. The project is based on the "Cute Transformers," a Choro-Q type vehicle transformable figure commemorating the 30th anniversary of Transformers and the 35th anniversary of Choro-Q, and is produced by DLE, well known for its "Secret Society Hawk's Nail" series. The content of the project is that Optimus Prime and his friends gathered at a certain service area to talk about "retro games and shitty games" in the wake of the remake of the legendary shitty game "Mystery of Convoy," and were inspired to come up with a new game based on Transformers. The film is a five-minute animated short that is a kind of "game-playing" game.

An advance screening event was held at Cinemart Shinjuku on December 23, and tickets sold out within two minutes of going on sale, an unexpectedly large turnout. At the event, the first episode was screened in advance, and the theme song by OLDCODEX was performed for the first time. In addition, Ryohei Kimura (Bumblebee) and Kotaro Ishidate (director) talked about behind-the-scenes stories, a surprise video from Yoshimasa Hosoya, and additional cast members were announced. In addition, game fans will enjoy game analysis by NES comedian Fujita, who has experience clearing the impenetrable and impossible "Mystery of Convoy" game. Here is the official report.

Ryohei Kimura and director Ishidate were welcomed with loud yellow cheers. In front of the audience who had already previewed the anime, he said, "We've finished filming the final episode. By the way, this event sold out in two minutes. Are you a fan of Kimura-san?" Ishidate asked. He said, "Maybe an OLDCODEX fan, since the theme song is being performed here for the first time! and he and Kimura began the talk in a lighthearted manner. Kimura was expecting the anime to be cool as an image, but he said, "There is only a subject, the first one or two words of dialogue, and the rest is ad-libbed. And they use it exactly as it is! Ishidate was quick to point out that "Only the punch lines are decided, but they are not used on-air. But we didn't use it on-air. We're going to make all of it a package bonus! The audience cheered and applauded! The audience cheered and applauded. At this point, Hosoya made a surprise appearance with a video comment. The anime has a unique worldview with pauses, and you can really get into it. The method called prescoring, where the animation is edited after the dialogue is recorded, is very flexible and enjoyable. I think the pauses are effectively edited afterwards to make it even more interesting! He also talked about his co-stars Kimura and Suzuki, saying, "They are my seniors, so I usually have to be careful when talking to them, but since I play the role of a commander like Chosuke Ikariya, I was able to be upbeat with them as usual," which drew laughter from the audience. Ishidate also reflected, "It was a wonderful teamwork that created miracles with their upbeat attitude.

Next, additional voice cast members were announced for new characters who will appear in the middle of the anime. The audience responded with shouts of joy and thunderous applause when the names of the characters were announced: "Koji Yusa, Soichiro Hoshi, Kosuke Toriumi, Kensho Ono, and Akira Ishida. The audience was delighted and applauded! It shows their individuality. It was very interesting just to see them break down a bit," said Ishidate, revealing the recording. Afterwards, based on a survey taken from the audience, he announced measures that would please female fans. Fans in the audience suggested collaborating with other anime, developing goods, holding events, etc. "Holding seasonal events on a daily basis," said one fan, and the audience got excited just before Xmas.

Finally, Fujita, a NES comedian who has experience clearing the impossible game "Mystery of Convoy," which is the subject of the anime, introduced an overview of the game application, saying, "Basically, it is said to be an instant-death game where you get hit within 2 or 3 seconds of starting," and immediately started the game play. The difficulty level was so high that Kimura said, "I don't know how advanced it is," as he was hit by the same bullets as the background and died instantly, or was caught between the walls by the forced scrolling. One of the female fans in the audience was also an experienced player, which proved Fujita's skill in the game. Fujita said, "If you enter the special code attached to the toy that will be released on December 26 into the app, you can fight with that character. He also expressed his joy at being able to experience the game from now on.

At the end of the event, a real-time survey was conducted by the Nico Live audience, and 80% of the respondents said they wanted to see more of the anime. Kimura commented, "You don't have to be prepared for anything for about three and a half minutes, so I think it will make you giggle, and I think it will be fun to watch the movie as well. I think you can also expect to see toys, etc." The event ended peacefully with these concluding words.