Another "Hirunehime", the short story "Enshen and the Magic Tablet - Another Hirunehime" will be distributed in early March!

It has been announced that the short animation "Enshen and the Magic Tablet: Another Princess Hirune" will be distributed in early March from the anime film "Hirune Hime: The Unknown Watashi no Monogatari," which will be released on March 18, 2017 (Saturday).

The short animation "Hirune Hime: The Unknown Watashi no Monogatari" is the latest work by director Kenji Kamiyama, known for the "Ghost in the Shell S.A.C." series, "Eden of the East" and "The Guardian of the Spirit," and is set in Okayama Prefecture, just before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with a gimmicky direction typical of Kamiyama. It is a "story of a family" set in Okayama Prefecture, just before the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, with a gimmicky direction characteristic of Kamiyama. The original character design is by Satoko Morikawa of "The Cat Returns," the design of the sidecar "Hearts" that transforms into a robot is by Shigeto Koyama of "Baymax," the animation is by Atsuko Sasaki of "Eden of the East," and the animation production is by Signal M.D.
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This time, it was announced that "Enshen and the Magic Tablet - Another Princess Hirune" is in production. This is a short film about the adventures of the other main character, Enshen, who appears in the dreams of high school student Kokone Morikawa, the main character of the "Princess Hirune" movie. The film will feature episodes of characters from the movie that are not depicted in the movie, allowing viewers to enjoy the story more deeply both before and after watching the movie. The film will be distributed on the video distribution service "Hulu" ( # ) in early March, prior to the release of the film.

Comments from Mitsuki Takahata, who plays Kokone/Enshane Morikawa, and Yosuke Eguchi, who plays Momotaro Morikawa/Peach Morikawa, have also been received.

Comments】 （*Titles omitted）（※Honorific titles are omitted
Mitsuki Takahata as KOKONE MORIKAWA / Enshen
Kokone and Enshen. When I heard that we were going to play two girls with different voices, I was quite nervous, but Director Kamiyama told me that there was no need to change them so much, so I was able to do the recording with peace of mind. I was able to do justice to Kokone, and to Enshen, to Enshen. I was happy to be able to enjoy playing the role.

Yosuke Eguchi as Momotaro Morikawa and Peach
I think I was able to play the roles of Momotaro and Peach easily without being conscious of the difference between the two roles.
Unlike shooting live-action films, I was able to add my voice to the film while watching the storyboards, which was a very fresh and interesting experience. I think I may get addicted to expressing myself only with my voice.

Staff】 （*Titles omitted)
Original story/Director：Kenji Kamiyama
Screenplay : Atsumi Tsuchishiro
Storyboard/Director : Takashi Sano
Music : Yoko Shimomura
Animation Production: Signal M.D. × IMAGICA Image Works

Cast] (*Honorifics omitted)
KOKONE MORIKAWA / Enshen: Mitsuki TAKAHATA
Bewan: Arata Furuta
Joy: Rie Kugimiya
King of Heartland: Hideki Takahashi
Morikawa Momotaro / Peach: Yosuke Eguchi


(C)2017 Enshen and the Magic Tablet Production Committee