Uesaka Sumire asks a question that is too close to the vest: ......? Report on "Kayoko's Room - Midnight Game Party" Open Recording in Tokyo Game Show 2017

The "Kayoko's Room - Midnight Game Party - Public Recording in Tokyo Game Show 2017," which tells the latest information about Fuji Games' new smartphone game "ORDINAL STRATA - Odinal Strata" ("Odest"), was held on Saturday, September 23, 2017, at the Tokyo Game Show 2017" on the main stage on the 23rd, the first day of the show open to the public.

The day consisted of two parts: a live performance by artist ToshI (X JAPAN), who wrote the theme song, and a public recording of a TV program featuring the cast members.

Live performance of the theme song by X JAPAN's ToshI!

In the first part, ToshI, who wrote the main theme song "CRYSTAL MEMORIES," appeared on stage to talk about the song with voice actress Riho Iida as the MC.

ToshI said that he was happy to work on game music as a new challenge. Although there were some difficulties with the detailed arrangements, he said that he and the staff had a lot of fun creating the music. The recording was a large-scale project, involving more than 30 string players.

CRYSTAL MEMORIES" was composed with the image of a person who, when something important, such as the purity he or she has had since childhood, is shattered, picks it up, and grows up. The theme song is linked to the game's story of "searching for the souls of gods scattered throughout the ages.

During the live performance, ToshI sang to a magnificent and beautiful melody. The audience was intoxicated by his high tone voice.

Uesaka Sumi was also a little surprised by Okubo's and Robert Akiyama's sharp comments.

In the second part, the open recording finally started. Kayoko's Room - Midnight Game Party" is a game information program aired on Fuji Television. Kayoko Okubo, Ryuji Akiyama (Robert), Riho Iida, Yuka Ogura, Enako, Jun Amaki, Miyako Sono, Ena Fujita, Mika Nonomiya, Marie Krause, Emi Yanagimoto, and former professional baseball player Warren Cromartie took the stage.

After a VTR introducing the program, the producer of the game, Kojiro Takagi, appeared on stage to convey the appeal of "Odesto. After a promotional movie was shown, he proceeded to talk about the work.

The game is a fantasy RPG with full voice-over, rich animation, and a "character drama" part where you can see the various expressions of the 3D characters, and the dynamic battle scenes are a must-see. Mr. Takagi said, "I was particular about making the game easy to play, even for those who are not familiar with games.

Next, voice actress Reina Kondo, who plays Ascena, the key character in the game, appeared in Ascena cosplay. Cosplayer Enako-san, also wearing a costume of Ordina, a character from the same work, and Kondo-san walked around the audience together. She also performed Ascena's lines live to the audience.

The second special guest was Sumire Uesaka, who plays the role of Ordina. The topic of conversation turned to the lyrics of her song "Inner Urge," which was used as the ending theme of the program. The topic of discussion turned to the lyrics of the song, "Do you like the word 'seiki'? Uesaka was flustered when Okubo and Akiyama asked her such questions as, "Do you like 'seiki' (the word that appears in the lyrics)?

Uesaka also confessed that she is a big fan of Enako, a regular on the program. It was revealed that Ms. Enako is also a fan of Ms. Uesaka, and it was cute to see the two of them getting excited about the encounter between two people they admire so much.

Finally, as a major announcement, the start of pre-registration for "Odest" was announced, with pre-registration available via Twitter, LINE, and e-mail.

The event will be broadcast on "Kayoko's Room: Midnight Game Party," a one-hour special starting at 1:25 a.m. on October 5 (Thursday).

(Reporting and writing by Menegi Takahashi at TRAP)