HAKUMEI and MIKOCHI" to start airing in January 2018, and an advance screening event for the first episode will be held!

A premiere advance screening event will be held for the TV anime "Hakumei to Mikochi," which will start airing in January 2018.

Hakumei to Mikochi" is a popular comic currently serialized in the manga magazine "HARUTA" by Yuto Kashiki. An anime adaptation was announced in August 2017, directed by Masaomi Ando of "Kuzu no Honkai" fame, with series composition by Reiko Yoshida of "Weak Mushi Pedal" and "Non no Bi Yori" fame. The animation is produced by Lerche, an up-and-coming animation studio that has produced "Monster Musume no iru Nichijo" and "Kuzu no Honkai." Together with Kusanagi, a group of artisans in charge of background art, they have vividly expressed a beautiful world full of greenery.
⇒ "Hakumei and Mikochi," which depicts the daily life of a kobito living in the forest, will be adapted into an anime! 　 Produced by animation studio "Lerche".
⇒2018 Winter Anime List

An advance screening event will be held at TOHO Cinemas Nihonbashi on December 24, 2017 (Sun)!　In addition to the screening of the first episode, a talk show by the cast will be held on the day.

Why don't you go see Hakumei and Mikochi on Christmas Eve this year, one step ahead of the TV broadcast?

Event Information] (Titles omitted)
TV anime "HAKUMEI and MIKOCHI" premiere advance screening event
Date: December 24, 2017 (Sun.) Doors open: 13:00 (tentative) Concert begins: 13:30
Venue: TOHO CINEMAS Nihonbashi (2-3-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
Contents: Episode 1 advance screening, talk show by cast members
Speakers: Risae Matsuda (Hakumei), Shino Shimoji (Mikochi), Aoi Yuki (Konju), Chika Anzai (Sen)
Price: Regular seats (all seats reserved) 3,500 yen (tax included), Premier Box Seats (all seats reserved) 4,500 yen (tax included)

Opening time may change depending on the situation on the day of the event. Please understand in advance.
*Please note that the speakers are subject to change without notice.
Please note that the fee will differ depending on the type of seat.
Please note that the price differs depending on the type of seat.
＜About Premier Box Seats
Ticket information

Ticket sales information
Internet pre-sale at "TOHO CINEMAS Nihonbashi" theater website.
Date and time of sale: December 17 (Sun.) AM 0:00- (December 16 (Sat.) 24:00-)
Theater HP：#

Tickets will be sold at the theater box office and through ticket vending machines.
Tickets will be sold from the theater OPEN on December 17 (Sun.) (only if there are remaining seats)

Tickets are limited to 2 per person.
Please check the theater's website for details on ticket sales.

＜Other notes
*Since this is a special performance, discount tickets (including those for seniors, students, children, etc.) and invitations cannot be used.
Photographing, recording, or recording with cameras (including cell phone cameras) or video cameras is strictly prohibited.
Purchasing tickets for the purpose of resale is strictly prohibited.
All contents are subject to change without notice. Speakers and content are subject to change without notice.
Tickets cannot be changed or refunded under any circumstances after purchase or exchange.
There is a possibility that the media may cover the event on the day of the event. Please be aware that you may be filmed or photographed in the event of such coverage.

Film Information] (*Honorifics omitted)
Hakumei to Mikochi" (Hakumei and Mikochi)
Broadcasting will start in January 2018.

＜Introduction.
Hakumei and Mikochi. They are two little girls living in a deep green forest.
They build houses in tree hollows, use leaves as umbrellas, and ride on the backs of insects and birds. ......
At 9 centimeters tall, they can do all of these things.
Why don't you take a peek? Why don't you take a peek at its peaceful, joyful, and extremely adorable life?


<Characters

Hakumei (CV: Risae Matsuda)
A cheerful girl with curly hair on the outside. She is active and outdoorsy.
She works as a repairman and is very skilled at it. She is not a good swimmer (kanazuchi).

Mikochi (CV: Shimoji Shino)
A girl with straight black hair. She is theoretical and an indoor person.
Her job is to make preserved foods and daily necessities and distribute them to stores.

■Conju (CV: Yuuki Aoi)
A girl with wavy hair and twin-tails. She is a bard by profession.
She sings in her store and on the streets while playing the lyre she wears on her chest.

■Sen (CV: Chika Anzai)
A researcher who lives in a swamp east of Makinata. She has cat eyes and a ponytail.
She researches "life" and lives inside "George," a bone turtle that is the result of her research. She is too obsessed with bones.

Theme song information
OP theme song of "Hakumei to Mikochi
Title: "Title undecided
Artist：Chima
Release Date：January 24, 2018 (Wed.)
Price: 1,200 yen (excluding tax)


Hakumei to Mikochi" ED theme song
Title: "Title Undecided
Song: Mikochi (CV. Shimoji Shino) & Konju (CV. Yuuki Aoi)
Release date: February 7, 2018
Price: 1,200 yen (excluding tax)

Original work information
■"Hakumei to Mikochi" (HARTA COMIX)
Written by Yuto Kashiki
・Volumes 1-5 are now on sale!
・Serialized in the manga magazine "HARTA"!