Hiroshi Kamiya, Hiroki Kaji, and other members of the splendid cast celebrate!　TV anime "Noragami ARAGOTO", event report released!

Noragami ARAGOTO -MATSURIGOTO-" [Title] "Noragami ARAGOTO -MATSURIGOTO-" [Date] May 14 (Wed.)
May 14 (Sat) Part 1: 15:00 - Part 2: 19:00
Place】Chiba Prefecture Cultural Hall
Cast】Kamiya Hiroshi as Yato, Uchida Marei as Iki Hiyori, Yuki Yuki as Yukine, Sawashiro Miyuki as Bishamon, Fukuyama Jun as Chouma, Kazuhiko Inoue as Akemoto, Takanori Hoshino as Rikuboe, Ryutaro Okiayu as Ebisu, Toyosaki Aki as Kofuku, Toru Okawa as Tenjin, Kaito Ishikawa as Hiroto Fujisaki, Imai Mami as Mahou, MC: Yoshida Naoki
Ms. Asami Imai appeared only in the first part, and Ms. Miyuki Sawashiro appeared only in the second part.

　The TV anime "Noragami ARAGOTO," which has been on air since October of last year and currently has its fourth Blu-ray and DVD volume on sale, culminated in the special event "Noragami ARAGOTO -MATSURIGOTO-" held on Saturday, May 14 at Chiba Prefecture Cultural Hall. This was the first time in nine months since the previous event "Noragami ARAGOTO -Hibiya No Mori Festival-" (held on August 8, 2015) that all the cast members gathered together, and about 7,000 fans, including those who attended the live viewing held in the second part of the event, were enthusiastic about the event.

　When the first part of the event started, the stage was decorated with torii gates and lanterns under the theme of "this world," and the gorgeous cast members took the stage one after another. The audience spontaneously clapped their hands as they appeared on stage, each saying a line from the character they portrayed. Kamiya-san, who plays the main character Yoruoto, was the last to take the stage amidst the excitement of the audience, saying, "It's fast, cheap, and safe! I'm Yoto, the Delivery God! The audience was delighted. The title of the show, "Noragami: ARAGOTO," was used as the title for a variety of projects, including "Noragami -KATARIGOTO-," in which the cast members talked about memorable scenes from the second season, and their friendly banter was evident as they reminisced about their memories. During Mr. Kaji's talk, Mr. Fukuyama, who played Choma and appeared in the background of the stage monitor screen, interrupted his talk with a smirk and funny face, and Mr. Ishikawa, who played Hiroto Fujisaki in the recording of the main story, called him "senior" (he has participated since the first season of "Noragami"), which made him feel embarrassed, The exchange between the two, in which Mr. Ishikawa was also embarrassed, finally sparked off the other cast members. In the end, Kamiya and the rest of the cast joined in and got down on their knees in a contrived manner. It was hard to believe that it had been so long since they had been together, but they showed outstanding teamwork.

　In the following "Thorough Investigation of Konogishi: No Ranking -ATEGOTO-," the cast members were divided into three teams and competed against each other. The challenge was to guess the contents of the top 10 most popular rankings on a given theme. Mr. Fukuyama, who gave a series of correct answers, was surrounded by the Shichifuku-tai, a 24-member dance team formed to celebrate the correct answers to this quiz, and together they expressed their joy. The final winner, however, was the "Tea House Team" consisting of Kamiya, Uchida, Kaji, and Toyosaki. The presenter of the prizes, the Shichifuku team, appeared on stage dancing the Noragami Ondo, and all the cast members joined in the ondo. During the announcement corner, a movie was shown to announce the new performance of "Stage Noragami," which was performed in January this year and became very popular.

　In the second half of the event, a full-length reading play was performed, which was drawn especially for this occasion. The play was titled "The Secret of Olive House" and depicted Yato's part-time job at his favorite restaurant "Olive House" in Ebisu. The play was different from the main story, with Imai-san playing the role of Mayu, who also plays the role in the main story, as well as the role of an old lady at Olive House, which is the key to this story, and Hoshino-san and Ishikawa-san doing their best to play mob characters. The audience was also moved by the memories of Ebisu, the popular character who lost his life in the main story, as he read out his diary and the feelings of the main characters for Ebisu. The audience was also moved by the ED singer Tia, who came to the event and sang "Heart Realize," the ED of the first season, and "Nirubana," the ED of the second season. The audience was intoxicated by Tia's singing. The stage went straight to the ending. As the cast members delivered their messages, Kamiya said, "I felt again that I really like the character of Yoruoto. I'm glad we could all talk about Noragami together," he said. The event ended with a rousing call and response of "I wish you all the best!

　In the second part, the stage was completely changed from the first part to a "Hades"-themed design. With a gold folding screen in place of a torii gate as a backdrop, Sawashiro, who plays the role of Bishamon, joined the audience for a different corner of the stage and a reading performance.

　The event will be released on BD/DVD on August 26 (Fri.). We hope you will enjoy the excitement of the event on video as well!