Thunderbolt Fantasy" Greetings from the Stage and Talk Event Official Report Arrives!

The Japan-Taiwan joint video production "Thunderbolt Fantasy: East Rift Valley" and the latest "Thunderbolt Fantasy: Life and Death Ichien" began screening on Saturday, December 2, 2017.


The Japan-Taiwan joint video production "Thunderbolt Fantasy: The Movie" and the latest "Thunderbolt Fantasy: Life, Death, and the C sword" began screening on Saturday, December 2, 2017. The opening day greetings and talk event was held with Kosuke Toriumi, Junichi Suwabe, and Shuyuki Hiyama, who provided character voices, Takanori Nishikawa, who sings the theme song and will participate as a voice actor in the second TV series, and Gen Urobuchi (Nitroplus), who wrote the original story, script, and supervised the production. The official report has arrived. The official report has just arrived.

Official Report]

The movie "Thunderbolt Fantasy: Life and Death" was released in theaters on December 2, 2017. On December 3, the day after its release, a stage greeting and talk event was held at United Cinemas Toyosu.
The speakers were Kosuke Toriumi, who plays the role of Butsetsuya, Junichi Suwabe, who plays Shofukan, and Shuyuki Hiyama, who plays Setsumusho. Also on stage were T.M.Revolution's Takanori Nishikawa, who sang the theme song as well as voiced the role of Roufuyo, and Gen Urobuchi, who wrote the original idea, script, and supervised the series.
After the screening, which began at 10:00 a.m., the speakers appeared on stage. The audience, who had just finished watching "Thunderbolt Fantasy: Life, Death, and the sword", applauded loudly.

First, one by one, the speakers gave their impressions of "Thunderbolt Fantasy: Life, Death, and the sword". The first speaker, Mr. Toriumi, introduced his character, "Butsetsu Raven," by saying, "He was a scum beyond my imagination! which brought a big laugh from the audience. Mr. Hiyama seemed to agree and was surprised by the unexpected storyline, saying, "I thought he had been treated badly, but I didn't expect it to go this far. ......

Mr. Suwabe, on the other hand, commented, "It's just a lot of fun. When he read the script in the studio, he immediately recalled the days of the TV series a year ago.
Mr. Nishikawa, appearing as an actor for the first time this time, introduced the difficulties of playing the character, saying, "There was a big difference between watching and acting. Nishikawa also talked about singing the theme song "RAIMEI (Chinese ver.)" in Chinese, and answered, "I would be happy if this song could be a bridge between Japan and Taiwan.

■The second half of the talk event was about the second season of the TV series

The second half of the stage greeting and talk event was about the second season of the TV series currently in production. According to Gen Urobuchi, the script is currently being written up to the end of the last episode, and filming will start next week in Taiwan. Production is going well, and if production continues smoothly, broadcasting is scheduled to begin in 2018.

At the end of the event, Mr. Kyobuchi said, "A year ago, "Thunderbolt Fantasy: East Rift Valley" was like a dreamlike experience. The next production will be the second season of the TV series, so I can dream once more. It is a great honor to be the creator of this film. Thank you so much to all the fans who support us. And please continue to support the "Thunderbolt Fantasy Project" in the future. The event ended with warm applause from the packed house.

The "Thunderbolt Fantasy Project," which began as a TV series in 2016, has been widely developed into novels, comics, and a movie version, and fans have been enjoying the series.


New character introductions for the second season of the TV series

Roufyou (CV: Takanori Nishikawa)



Shoukyouken CV: Tarusuke Aragaki

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