The main cast from "Golden Kamui" took the stage at "Jump Festa 2018" event report has arrived!

An official report from "Jump Festa 2018" held at Makuhari Messe on December 16 and 17 has arrived from "Golden Kamui," which is set to be adapted into an anime.

Golden Kamui" is a popular comic currently serialized in Weekly Young Jump by Satoru Noda. Set in Hokkaido at the end of the Meiji Era, the story follows the adventures of a former army soldier, Saichi Sugimoto, and an Ainu girl, Ashi (Lipa), who are after Ainu buried treasure. The film also features realistic depictions of Ainu culture, customs, and cuisine, making it an enjoyable piece of historical entertainment.Directed by Hittoshi Namba of "Fate/Grand Order -First Order-," with series composition by Noboru Takagi of "Kuroko no Basketball" and character design by Kenichi Onuki, character animation director for "Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron Blood Orphens. Production will be handled by Geno Studio, which produced "Slaughterhouse".

The official report of "JUMP FESTA 2018" held at Makuhari Messe on December 16 and 17 has just arrived.

Official Report]

JUMP FESTA 2018 was held at Makuhari Messe on December 16 and 17. On the 17th, a stage event for "Golden Kamui," a TV anime that will start airing in April 2018, was held amidst a large crowd every day. On stage were the main cast members of the TV anime, Chikahiro Kobayashi (Saichi Sugimoto) and Haruka Shiraishi (Ashi(ri)pa), as well as the editor of the original work, Hakko Okuma. Mr. Kobayashi, in front of the large audience gathered at the venue, opened his speech by confessing his feelings about the event, saying, "I am nervous. Mr. Shiraishi, on the other hand, introduced himself by saying, "Let's put aside the joke about ...... playing Shiraishi," which drew laughter from the audience. The first stage event for this work was opened with the first words of the cast members, who were all very different from each other.

　After the introduction of the speakers, the talk show began. Mr. Kobayashi, who said he was originally a fan of the original comic, was asked how he felt when he saw the PV for the first time, and commented excitedly, "I was very moved! I was so moved!" he commented excitedly. Mr. Shiraishi also commented, "The drawings are wonderful and the music was really cool, so I was thrilled to be able to add my lines to the video! I was so excited to be able to put my lines into this image! Mr. Okuma praised the enthusiasm of the staff who did not skimp on the animals or the vast nature in the film, saying, "Please look forward to the film. The highlight of the film is everything! He appealed to the audience. The audience's anticipation must have been heightened by the praise from those involved in the film.

　Once the atmosphere was warmed up, the talk turned to the topic of favorite scenes from the original work. First, Mr. Kobayashi answered, "The scene where Asi(li)pa and the seal were fighting together in the door picture, but in reality Asi(li)pa was beating the seal," which drew a big laugh from the audience. Next, Shiraishi selected a scene in which Ashi(ri)pa, imagining Sugimoto's death, cries and shouts, "Don't die, Sugimoto! Sugimoto's death. She also talked about her own impression of Ashi-Li-Pa, saying, "Ashi-Li-Pa is usually very interesting, but I think she is still a girl. Even fans of the original manga will be curious to see if their favorite scenes will appear in the anime.

　In the middle of the event, a message from the original author, Satoru Noda, was introduced. When asked by the staff about his choice of voice actor for the role of Sugimoto, Noda replied that he was unfamiliar with anime and asked for the most popular person to play the role. However, when he learned that Mr. Kobayashi was actually chosen because he fits Sugimoto's image perfectly, regardless of his background, he felt the seriousness of the staff and was embarrassed at his curt response. As for the role of Ashi(ri)pa, he revealed that there were four lines in the audition that included the word "poop," and after listening to dozens of poops, he felt thrown into the role. However, Noda's confidence in the cast was so strong that he concluded his message by saying, "I hope that the "Golden Kamui" anime will be a work that will add flowers to the careers of Mr. Kobayashi and Mr. Shiraishi.

　The next question was a two-choice quiz about the original work, and the two answered the first question correctly, but the cloud was lifted on the third question. ...... The third question, "What is Yutake Shiraishi's alias? The options were "The King of Defecation in the Meiji Era" and "The King of Jail Breaking in the Meiji Era. The answer goes without saying, but Mr. Shiraishi, sensing Mr. Kobayashi's expectant gaze, dared to choose "The King of Defecation in Meiji Era"!　Although he missed the quiz, the audience laughed and applauded at their well-matched exchange.

　After the excitement of the quiz, the audience was invited to take part in the "Fixed! Today's Feast," which can be found on the official website of the original comic book. By answering the questions, the site will recommend a gourmet dish that suits your mood at that moment. They were excited to see what kind of gourmet food they would get, but to their surprise, the result was Shiraishi (Yutake) ......, who was caught in a trap.　Mr. Shiraishi was quick to chide, "It wasn't you! Shiraishi immediately replied, "It's not you!

　The fun time passed quickly, and at the end, Kobayashi and Shiraishi gave a message to the audience.
Thank you so much for coming today. We will make sure that fans of the original work will also enjoy the show, so please look forward to it.
The TV anime will be broadcast in April, so please look forward to it. Thank you very much for your time today.
　The first stage event ended with a great success, and there will be many more developments in preparation for the TV anime broadcast, so don't miss out on any information!

Information on the works
TV anime "Golden Kamui
＜Staff
Original story: Satoru Noda (serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Young Jump")
Director：Hitoshi Namba ("Fate/Grand Order -First Order-")
Assistant Director: Takahiro Kawagoe
Series Composition: Noboru Takagi ("Kuroko no Basketball")
Character Design：Kenichi Onuki ("Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphens" Character Animation Director)
Main Animator: Junichi Hayama
Firearms setting: Koji Watanabe
Prop setting: Shinya Asanuma
Animal Settings：Ryo Sumika
Art Director: Atsushi Morikawa
Color Designer: Takahiro Mogi
Director of Photography: Yuichiro Tozawa
CG Director: Yuko Okumura / Kohei Hamada
Editing: Tsuyoshi Sadamatsu
Sound Director: Hitoshi Akedagawa
Sound Production: Magic Capsule
Ainu Language Supervisor: Yutaka Nakagawa
Music: Kenichiro Suehiro
Animation Production: Geno Studio
Production: Golden Kamui Production Committee

＜Cast
Saichi Sugimoto: Chikahiro Kobayashi
Ashi Pa: Haruka Shiraishi

Character Information
Saichi Sugimoto CV: Chikahiro Kobayashi
A former member of the 1st Division of the Imperial Japanese Army. He achieved remarkable military success during the Russo-Japanese War, and is called "Sugimoto the Immortal" for his devilish fighting skills. What makes him immortal are his extraordinary courage to find a way out of a deadly situation and his remarkable resilience. After being discharged from the army, he went to Hokkaido during the gold rush to fulfill a promise he made to his best friend who had died in battle. There, he learns of the existence of buried gold stolen from an Ainu village, and fights a war against the powerful 7th Army Division and vicious escaped prisoners.

■Ashi(ri)pa CV: Haruka Shiraishi
An Ainu girl whom Sugimoto meets in the northern lands. She understands the Japanese language and is knowledgeable about mountain life and hunting. She calls herself an "Ainu woman of the new era," a name that means "new year" and "future," and has a pragmatic outlook that is not limited by old customs. Her father was killed by someone who stole Ainu reserves, and she joins forces with Sugimoto, whom she recognizes as an excellent warrior, to avenge his death. When she is in danger, Leta, an Ezo wolf, rushes in out of nowhere.

Yoshitake Shiraishi
A genius prison escapee nicknamed "The King of Jail Breakers. He has repeatedly escaped from prison after being imprisoned, so much so that his imprisonment for escaping from prison now exceeds the imprisonment imposed for the original crime. He has a peculiar constitution that allows him to remove his joints at will, and he carries tools such as nails and wires all over his body as a countermeasure against being unexpectedly restrained. He is one of 24 escaped prisoners with tattoos indicating the location of buried gold, and he cooperates with Sugimoto's group in their search for the buried gold, believing that it would be more beneficial to work together.

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