SOUND THEATRE x Natsume's Book of Friends: Oto Geki no Chapters 2018" and live viewing visitor perks are now available!

From the TV anime "Natsume's Book of Friends," a new type of music reading theater "SOUND THEATRE × Natsume's Book of Friends: Chapter of Sound Play 2018," which will be performed at the Tokyo International Forum on January 6, 2018 (Saturday), the perks for visitors to the live viewing have been announced.

Natsume's Book of Friends" is a manga work serialized in "Monthly LaLa" (Hakusensha) by Yuki Midorikawa. It is a popular work that depicts the main character Takashi Natsume and his bouncer Nyanko sensei as they meet various people and youkai and grow up together.
⇒2017 Spring Anime

SOUND THEATRE" is a "sound theater" that stimulates the audience's imagination to the limit by incorporating many elements that stimulate the five senses, including the stage design, lighting, special effects, and costumes, not to mention the "reading aloud" part, which is the foundation of a reading theater. The "SOUNDTHEATREx Natsume Yuujinchou ~Shuai Oto Gekijo no Chapters~" was held at the International Forum in September 2013, and in December 2015, a new type of music reading theater "SOUNDTHEATREx Natsume Yuujinchou ~Shuai Oto Gekijo no Chapters~" was held at the Maihama Amphitheater. In December 2015, "SOUNDTHEATRE x Natsume's Book of Friends: Chapter of a Gathering Sound Play, Again" was performed again at the Maihama Amphitheater, and closed with great success.

The "SOUND THEATRE x Natsume's Book of Friends: Chapter of Sound Play 2018" will be screened in movie theaters nationwide on Saturday, January 6, 2018, and the perk for the live viewing will be an original "Sound Theater Original Tenugui" towel!　This "Sound Theater Original Tenugui" will be given away at the movie theaters on the day of the live viewing, so please look forward to it!

Live Viewing Information
SOUND THEATRE x Natsume Yuujinchou ~Onogeki no Chapters 2018~ Live Viewing
Date and time: Saturday, January 6, 2018, evening performance: 18:30 *Only the evening performance will be shown.
Venues: Movie theaters throughout Japan
*Please check the official Live Viewing website ( http://liveviewing.jp/natsume2018/ ) for the movie theaters where the live viewing will be held.
*Door opening times vary by cinema.
In Osaka, those under 16 years of age who are not accompanied by a parent or guardian are not allowed to attend screenings that end after 19:00. Please understand this in advance.

Ticket price: 4,000 yen (all seats reserved/tax included) *Visitor gift: Sound Theatre original tenugui hand towel
*Children over 3 years old are required to pay.
The gift will be handed out at the theater on the day of LV.

＜ Ticket schedule and application
Pre-order (by lottery): November 18, 2017 (Sat) 12:00 - December 4, 2017 (Mon) 12:00
E-plus: ##

General sale (first-come-first-served basis)] Saturday, December 16, 2017 12:00 - Thursday, December 28, 2017 12:00
E-plus: ##
Sales at Famiport terminals in FamilyMart stores
*General tickets will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, and will be closed when the planned number of tickets is reached.

<Inquiries about Play Guide tickets
E-plus: 0570-07-5050 (10:00-18:00 operator service)

Tickets will be sold at movie theaters on a first-come, first-served basis from December 29, 2017 (Fri.) to January 6, 2018 (Sat.).
*Movie theater sales will be available only when there are seats remaining after Play Guide sales (general sales).
　Tickets will not be sold at cinemas where tickets have already been sold out through Play Guide sales (general sale).
The start time and method of ticket sales will differ for each cinema.

Event Information] (*Honorifics omitted)
SOUND THEATRE x Natsume Yuujinchou: Oto Gekijo no Chapters 2018" (New sensation, music reading theater)
Date and time: January 6, 2018 (Saturday) *Two performances, one in the daytime and one in the evening
　Daytime performance: Doors open 13:00, Concert begins 14:00
　Evening performance: Doors open 17:30, Concert begins 18:30
Venue: Tokyo International Forum Hall A
Tickets: Reserved seats 8,000 yen (tax included) *No admission for preschool children
General sales: November 26, 2017 (Sun.) from 10:00 AM
・Performance: Act I: "Mischievous Rain" (sound play version) Act II: Takahiro Omori "Let the Sound Echo There" (sound play version)
Music: Makoto Yoshimori
Sponsored by: "Natsume's Book of Friends" Sound Theater Production Committee
・Sponsored by: Banpresto Co.
Cooperation: DISKGARAGE
・Inquiries for tickets: DISK GARAGE 050-5533-0888 (weekdays 12:00-19:00)

Performances] (*Honorifics omitted)
<Reading
Hiroshi Kamiya, Kazuhiko Inoue, Miki Ito, Eiji Ito, Kazuma Horie, Akemi Okamura, Takashi Matsuyama, Takaya Kuroda
Takashi Matsuyama, Hiroshi Shimozaki, Kyoko Chigiri, Yurika Kubo, Arisa Seito, Hozumi Gouda

<Performer
Makoto Yoshimori and others


(c) Yuki Midorikawa, Hakusensha/"Natsume's Book of Friends" Production Committee