Autumn Anime "The Land of Jewelry" Preliminary Screening Event Report Arrives!　Talk Show with Tomoyo Kurosawa, Mikako Komatsu, Ai Chino, Ayane Sakura, and others!

On Sunday, September 24, 2017, an advance screening of the fall anime "The Land of Jewels" was held at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills.

The "Land of Jewels" is a popular comic series written by Haruko Ichikawa and serialized in "Afternoon" (Kodansha). It is an action fantasy depicting a fierce battle between "moon people," a mysterious enemy that flies from the moon, and the gems in a world in the distant future, where creatures that once existed have become "gems" with immortal bodies.
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The preliminary screening event held prior to the start of the broadcast on October 7 (Sat) consisted of a screening of episodes 1 through 3, followed by a talk show featuring the staff and cast.

The first part started at 12:10 p.m. and the second part started at 2:20 p.m. The first part featured Tomoyo Kurosawa playing the role of Fosfophyllite, Mikako Komatsu playing Shinsha, Ai Chino playing Diamond, and Ayane Sakura playing Boltz, and the second part featured a talk show by Kurosawa, Komatsu, and director Naohiko Kyogoku. In the second part, a talk show was held by Kurosawa, Komatsu and director Naohiko Kyogoku.

The official report of the event has just arrived, so let us introduce it to you.

Official Report】 （※敬称略略）

After the beautiful images of the film were shown on the powerful screen, the audience gave a big round of applause. The cast members then took the stage and began the talk show.
When asked about his impression of the original work, Komatsu said, "The original work has a unique atmosphere and space that stirs my imagination, as if my brain is filling in the blanks. I felt that everyone has their own version of Jewel Land." He also introduced the film. Ms. Sakura, who had read the original comic before, shared her impression of the work, saying, "The work has a strong image of stillness in terms of stillness and motion, but after watching the anime, I could understand how it moves, how it attacks, and how it shatters. He also talked about his impression of the work.

Kurosawa, who is fond of Benitoito, said that the line in the first episode, "I can't relax just being near you," was so cool that he auditioned just to say it, but after the audition for Hoss was over, a staff member said to him, "Thank you for your hard work. After the audition for Hoss, he was told by the staff that he could not audition for Benito. Also, although not part of the normal audition process, Yukio Nagasaki, the sound director of the film, had a theme talk on "jewelry" in reference to "Jewel Land" to check the actors' natural voices, and Mr. Komatsu shared an episode from that talk. One day, when she fell down about 10 steps at a train station, only the power stone on her arm burst open, but no part of her body was injured.

Mr. Chino and Ms. Sakura also said that they made their debut at the same time and that they were glad to be able to play as brothers this time, and that they often sat in the same position during recording sessions as characters who are closely related to each other. Joji Nakata, who played Kongo Sensei, sat in a place where he could look over everyone, and talked about how the recording sessions went.

In the second part of the session, in addition to Mr. Kurosawa and Mr. Komatsu, Director Kyogoku also took the stage.
Director Kyogoku said, "The original work is full of charm, but I wanted to make the anime version even better than the manga. I wanted to create something that was more than just a manga, and I took on the challenge of using 3D instead of the orthodox form. He added, "I focused on the beauty of the jewelry, which is difficult to express in manga. We also focused on making the inorganic characters more emotionally engaging, not only in terms of their appearance, but also in order to convey the story more easily. I also made sure that the characters are easy to relate to," he said.
In addition, since this work was produced using prescreening, in which the voices are recorded ahead of time, "it was great to be able to work together with the actors to create the characters through their performances. He also touched on the actors' performances, and talked about various production secrets.

The preliminary screening, in which the thoughts of the cast and staff were discussed, was concluded with comments to the fans who are looking forward to seeing the film.

Cast comments】 （*Titles omitted)

Tomoyo Kurosawa (Fosfophyllite)
"The film was created with great attention to visual beauty and music. Whenever I meet staff members from various fields, I tell them that I have watched episodes 1 through 3, and I am impressed by the fact that they all say, "This is not what it will be like in the future. I hope you all look forward to it."

■Mikako Komatsu (Shinsha)
"I am excited that it is finally starting. The visuals are wonderful, but the music also has a sound that you don't hear in animations broadcast on TV. It is a fantastically beautiful animation that will take you to a different world from the one you are in, and I am sure that by watching it, you will drown in it.

Ai Chino (Diamond)
"As you can see from the cover of the original work, it's a work that makes you excited just to have it on your bookshelf. As you can see from the cover of the original work, I think it will be a work that will raise the tension when you have it on your bookshelf. If you are familiar with the original work, I think you will enjoy the original work as well, and you can read the original work after you finish watching the anime. The "Land of Jewels" is a wonderful work, and I am sure there will be interesting developments every week, so please enjoy it until the very end."

■Ayane Sakura (as Boltz)
"I have been looking forward to the opportunity to speak in front of you as Boltz. I've been looking forward to seeing the next three episodes, and I hope you will support the original story and the land of gems as well. I look forward to the third episode and beyond, and I ask for your continued support for the original work and for Jewel Land.

Director Kyogoku
It's been about two years since we started planning this project, but I'm happy to finally be able to show it to you all. This time, Orange is in charge of all production. I hope we can keep our motivation up to the end and present it as an ambitious work."

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