Animal Hamaguchi interrupts the stage greeting of "Knights of Sidonia the Movie!　Completion Unveiling Screening Report

The completion announcement screening of the anime film "Knights of Sidonia the Movie," which will be released on March 6, was held on February 23.

Knights of Sidonia" is an anime work based on the science fiction manga by Tsutomu Nibei, who is known worldwide for his works such as "BLAME! It depicts a battle between the survivors of human beings traveling through space and Gauna, an interactive alien creature that destroys the solar system. Animation production was handled by Polygon Pictures. The film version will be a reconstruction of all 12 episodes of the TV series, with new cuts and sound effects added. The second TV anime season, "Knights of Sidonia: The Battle of the Ninth Planet," is scheduled to begin in April 2015.

The completion announcement screening held at TOHO Cinemas Nihonbashi was attended by Aya Suzaki (playing the role of Hoshihaku Kankan), Sayaka Ohara (playing the role of Captain Kobayashi), Eri Kitamura (playing the role of Imoto), and Hiroyuki Seshimo (deputy director). In addition to Kofumi Shizuno (director), celebrity Animal Hamaguchi also attended as a cheering squad leader and gave an enthusiastic stage greeting. Below is the report.

On the occasion of the release of "Knights of Sidonia the Movie," the cast and staff, including the cast and crew, talked about their memories of that time and their impressions of the movie version, saying, "Since it was in the form of a presco, it was about a year and a half ago, so it was very nostalgic (Ohara)," and "The movie was filled with new charms that we did not notice in the anime broadcast, such as new angles (Suzaki). (Suzaki)," he said, sharing his memories of the time and his impressions of the film version.

The two members of the production team, who successfully accomplished the huge task of summarizing the TV series in two hours, spoke of their memories of that time and their impressions of the film version, including the cast and staff. I asked professional editors to come in and focus on Chodo and Seibaku, and this is what we came up with. As for the second season, which will start airing in April, "The character Tsumugi Shirohane will play a major role (Seshita)," he said without going into details, but he did stir up expectations for the series.

The audience was also heated up when "Anime Hamaguchi," not "Animal," took the podium as the leader of the cheering squad for today only! I am here today as "Anime Hamaguchi" and I will be the leader of the cheering section. I have seen "Knights of Sidonia the Movie" twice, yesterday with my daughter Kyoko and my wife Hatsue. Nagamichi is so cool. Kyoko was totally sucked in and fell in love with him. Nagamichi, he is a good man! Chodo has the ability to pull through anything. I saw that through him! Also, the captain is female and sexy. There is a hot spring scene, but I hate it when they put in a relaxing scene! Where my cheeks were loosened, my gf had a hard time burning me out!" He talked about the film's appeal with great vigor. He then turned to the universe and shouted "It's Cydonia! He then fired up the audience with a series of 10 "Sidonia!

After watching the movie version, I knew it would be a big hit. I will do my best and devote myself to the film. （I am happy to be able to present "Knights of Sidonia" to you once again. I hope people will watch and listen to every part of the film. （I have participated in several Cydonia events, but this was the first time for me to attend an event with this kind of atmosphere. It was a happy time (Ohara)." "This movie is optimized for the theater in terms of picture and sound. I was very moved when I actually saw it in the theater. I want to go to the theater too. （Even if you didn't like the movie, the special admission bonus is so gorgeous that it's worth it just to get it, so please come to the theater.