Report on the "BLAME! x Cydonia Screening" event with "Toa Shigeton" formation ceremony! Cydonia family supports "BLAME!

BLAME! x Cydonia Screening Event with "Toa Shigeton" Formation Ceremony" was held at Kawasaki Cinecitta on Saturday, May 13, 2017.

BLAME!" is an anime work based on the manga series by Tsutomu Nibe, the author of "Knight of Cydonia," which was serialized in "Afternoon" (Kodansha) from 1997 to 2003. Set in a future where humans are exterminated and eliminated as "illegal residents," the story follows Kirii, a searcher for the "net terminal gene," in a giant "hierarchical city" that continues to multiply without limit. Directed by Hiroyuki Seshimo of "Knights of Sidonia" and "Ajin" fame, and animated by Polygon Pictures of "Knights of Sidonia" fame. Nibei, the author of the original story, is also providing full cooperation and supervision.
⇒The first key visual of the anime film "BLAME!　SF action by Tsutomu Nibei, general supervisor, and Hiroyuki Seshimo, director.

At the event, "Knights of Sidonia the Movie" will be re-screened and the first part of the anime film "BLAME! In addition, a stage greeting event titled "Toa Juune" formation ceremony was held. Despite the inclement weather with light rain and the screening starting at 9:00 a.m., the venue was filled to capacity! Despite the light rain and the fact that the screening started at 9:00 a.m., the venue was packed!
The stage greeting was attended by director Hiroyuki Seshimo and sound director Miwa Iwanami, who produced both films, angela, who sang the theme songs for both films, and the cast members Ryota Aisaka (who played Nagamichi Tanikaze in "Knights of Sidonia") and Aya Suzaki (who played Tae in "BLAME!" and Kankan Hoshi Shiraki in "Knights of Sidonia").
The venue was filled with a friendly atmosphere from start to finish as the "Cydonia family" overflowed with "love for Cydonia" and talked pleasantly.

Here is the official report and comments on the event.

The anime film "BLAME!" will be released in theaters nationwide on May 20 (Sat) for a limited two-week period. Distributed by KLOCKWORX (105 min.).

Official Report
Despite the bad weather conditions with light rain and the screening starting at 9:00 a.m., the venue was packed! Despite the light rain and the screening starting at 9:00 in the morning, the venue was packed with about 500 enthusiastic fans. The audience was in a friendly atmosphere from start to finish as the "Cydonia family", overflowing with "love for Cydonia", talked pleasantly. The voice actor Ms. Suzaki said, "I was so happy to be on stage with the Cydonia team again, I couldn't sleep last night." The Cydonia team is like a family, and the members enjoyed meeting each other again after a long time.
Sound director Mr. Iwanami said, "Mr. Osaka is the No. 1 voice actor I would like to have as a son, but Ms. Suzaki is the character I would never want as a daughter (laugh). I apologize to Ms. Suzaki's fans, but she is a genius at making her dad angry (laughs)! For example, when I first met Mr. Nibei, I made the mild-mannered Mr. Nibei lose his temper in just 30 minutes..." For example, when I first met Nibei-sensei, he was so mild-mannered that he lost his temper in just 30 minutes.... Mr. Suzaki even revealed the incident that angered the original author, Mr. Nibei.
Mr. Osaka responded by jokingly calling me "Fannisaka" because I have a funny face. The audience laughed out loud at the scene in which he poked fun at Suzaki-san with the kind of blurring and poking fun that can only come from being really close friends.
The audience laughed out loud at the scene where the "Cydonia family" was making fun of Ms. Suzaki at a pace that could only come out of their close friendship!

Comments from the Speakers】 （※敬称略略）
Ryota Osaka (Actor: Nagamichi Tanikaze, "Knight of Sidonia")
I think it is rare to have a work that has been loved by fans for many years. I am very happy that so many people came to see the show today. Cydonia has not been completed in the TV anime or movie, but it has been completed in the original work, so I hope that you will make a third Cydonia movie and complete Cydonia in the anime as well. And I would be happy if Nibei's works are loved by many more people. In order to achieve this, first of all, we must have a hit with "BLAME! Please watch "BLAME!" about 150 times!

Aya Suzaki ("BLAME!" as Tae, "Knights of Sidonia" as Kankan Hoshi)
I am really excited to be on stage with the Cydonia team like this! To be honest, I couldn't sleep last night because I was so excited. I was so happy to have the support of so many people and to be here with everyone again! Cydonia" is very special to me because I played the main heroine, Hoshihiro. It is a work that I will always love. I hope you enjoy "BLAME!

KATSU (angela)
It is no exaggeration to say that we, angela, are here today because of "Cydonia". Cydonia" is a really important work, so I really hope that a third sequel will be made. I heard that "BLAME!" was born as a result of the success of "Cydonia," so my dream is that "BLAME!" will be a hit and we can make a third "Cydonia" film. There is just one thing I am concerned about.... Nibei's new work "Ningyo no Kuni" is in heavy print run, and it seems to be so popular that the production cannot keep up with it. BLAME!" was such a hit that they are hoping to make a third Sidonia movie, but I'm worried that the "Ningyo no Kuni" movie might come first (laughs).
I am worried that "Ningyo no Kuni" might be made into a movie first (laughs)!

atsuko（angela)
I feel that Mr. Nibei's works bring out the angela that we don't know. That is why I think we are where we are today because of "Sidonia," where we met Mr. Nibei's works. It was three years ago that we wrote the music for "Sidonia. It is a work that changed us, and we are very grateful for that. The opening theme song "Knight March" for the animated TV series "Knights of Sidonia: The Battle for the Ninth Planet" was written to resemble an oriental national anthem or military song. For the theme song of "Knights of Sidonia the Movie," I thought it would be nice to end with a quiet song, so I wrote "Ai, Hitto Kakeru" (Love, A Piece). And "Calling you," the theme song for the new "BLAME! For more details, please see "BLAME!" in theaters from May 20.

Sound Director Iwanami
Most Japanese movie theaters usually use American-made speakers because of the world's focus on Hollywood, but "LIVE ZOUND" at Cinecitta is made in Germany. In the music scene, 90% of speakers are made in Europe, and are high-performance speakers of the level used in live music performances. Six such high-performance line array speakers are installed on the left, right, and center (behind the screen), for a total of 18. And in Cinecitta, four super woofers (d&b audiotechnik's J-SUB), which are in charge of heavy bass, are installed under the screen, half of what they would normally be. It's a wonderful environment. BLAME!", which opens in theaters on May 20, can also be enjoyed in Dolby Atmos in Makuhari, Nagoya, and other locations. I will be in Makuhari on May 20!　I am the sound director you can go see! Please come and see me in Makuhari. I am counting on your support. Please come and meet me in Makuhari!

Director Seshita
Thanks to the power of everyone who loves Cydonia, we were able to create the new "BLAME! BLAME!", which is firmly inherited from the beloved Cydonia team, was born from the power of all of you. I hope that everyone's power will become a big swell, and that it will continue to grow.