Winter anime "Onihei" special program to commemorate the anime adaptation!　Interviews with staff members, including Keno Horiuchi as Heizo Hasegawa, will be broadcast.

A special program will be broadcast from the winter anime "Onihei," which will begin airing in January 2017, to commemorate the anime adaptation.

Based on Shotaro Ikenami's historical novel series "Onihei Hankacho" (Bungeishunju), which has sold a total of 27 million copies. Set in Edo (present-day Tokyo), the series depicts Heizo Hasegawa, a master of the Hitsuke Touzoku Aratamekata, as he brings the villains to justice, and has gained popularity among a wide range of audiences. The work has been widely adapted into live-action dramas and manga, but this is the first time it has been made into an anime. Produced by Masao Maruyama of "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time" and "Summer Wars," directed and character designed by Shigeyuki Miya of "BUZZER BEATER" and "Lupin III: GREEN vs RED," produced by TMS Entertainment, and animated by Studio M2.
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The special program that will be broadcast this time will explain the world view of "Onihei Hankacho" as depicted by Shotaro Ikenami, the author of the original story, and how the chic and stylish Edokko, Heizo Hasegawa and his friends can be faithfully expressed in the form of animation.
The program also features interviews with Keno Horiuchi, who plays the main character Heizo Hasegawa, producer Masao Maruyama, and director/character designer Shigeyuki Miya. They confess their respect for Hasegawa Heizo and how they sought a new image of Onihei under pressure. In addition, rakugo storyteller Shiraku Tachikawa navigates the Edo world in which Heizo Hasegawa lived with his exquisite storytelling.

Program Information
Special Program <The World of Onihei, an Animated Period Drama> Outline
Cast: Keno Horiuchi (Actor: Heizo Hasegawa) / Masao Maruyama (Producer) / Shigeyuki Miya (Director/Character Designer) / Shiraku Tachikawa (Navigator)
Narrator: Park Norumi (playing the role of Osama)
Broadcast time: 29 minutes
Broadcasting station: Jidai Gekijo Senmon Channel (Japanese Movie Channel)

Program Contents
The anime "Onihei" faithfully depicts the world of Shotaro Ikenami's popular novel "Onihei Hankacho" in the form of animation. How is the spirit of the chic and stylish Edo kids depicted by Ikenami expressed in the anime? In interviews with the cast and crew, they talk about their respect for "Onihei" and the pressure they feel as they search for a new image of Onihei. In addition, rakugo storyteller Shiraku Tachikawa navigates the Edo world in which Heizo Hasegawa lived with his exquisite storytelling. This is a special program that condenses the hustle and bustle and sense of anticipation on the eve of the birth of a new "Onihei" that no one has ever seen before.

Broadcast Date.
Monday, December 19, 2016 14:30, Midnight 4:00
　　 　December 24 (Sat) 20:30 , 2:00 midnight
　 　　December 27 (Tue) 1:30 am, 2:30 pm
January 9, 2017 (Monday) 16:30
　　 　Sunday, January 15, 15:20
　　 　January 15 (Sun.) 23:00

Japanese Movie Channel Broadcasting Date
January 3 (Tue), 2017 6:30
　　　January 8 (Sun.) Midnight 4:00
　　　January 11 (Wed.) Late-night 4:00