Akira Ishida calls out "Akira"! Higanjima in 3 Minutes" from "Higanjima X - Special Edition" is available from today!

Higanjima X - Special Edition", voiced by Akira Ishida, was released today, Wednesday, January 24, 2012.

Higanjima" is a popular manga serialized in "Young Magazine" (Kodansha) by Kouji Matsumoto. It depicts the battle between the main character, Akira Miyamoto, and the vampire, Masashi, and its unique depiction and worldview have been very popular, not only among horror fans but also among a wide range of people. Even now, in its 15th year of serialization, it is a very popular manga that consistently ranks high in readers' polls.

This "Higanjima X" is the first "Higanjima" short anime adaptation. The story is a complete episode that follows the popular episodes of the original manga while adding original elements, and many famous scenes and lines that fans covet are reproduced in the anime.The first anime adaptation of the series began in October 2016 with 12 episodes distributed bi-weekly on youtubes and Nico Nico Douga's "Tetra Channel," and it was decided to produce a completely new animation and distribute it for free.

Today, Wednesday, January 24, "Higanjima X -Special Edition-" was finally released to the public.
The concept of the film is, " Higanjima in 3 minutes"!

In the past episodes of "Higanjima X," popular episodes of the original story were animated in a complete episode format, but in this special edition, the dense story is condensed into three minutes, making it easy to understand for those new to "Higanjima".

The special feature of "Higanjima X" is the one-woman show performed by the splendid voice actors.
The voice actor in charge this time is Akira Ishida, a very popular voice actor who not only has a sweet voice that has captivated women all over the world, but also has excellent acting skills to play both men and women of all ages!
He has a strong presence in the world of dual-role characters, and together with Koichi Yamadera, who handled episodes 10 through 12 of "Higanjima X," Ishida's appearance in "Higanjima X" has been anticipated by fans since the show's on-air premiere.

We hope you will enjoy Mr. Ishida's performances of "Akira", "Atsushi", "Masashi" and "Ken-chan".

Film Information】 ※Titles omitted.
Higanjima X
Distribution: October 15, 2016 - Distribution

Distribution media: Youtube, Nico Nico Douga
CVs: episodes 1-3 "Hayami Scholar" / episodes 4-6 "Chiba Shigeru" / episodes 7-9 "Seki Tomokazu" / episodes 10-12 "Yamadera Koichi" / BD bonus "Park Romi" (Ro is for King Henin Road) / special edition "Ishida Akira

Original story: "Higanjima" by Matsumoto Kouji (serialized in Kodansha's "Young Magazine")
Director: Ryosuke Aoike
Planning/Series Composition: Mitsuhiro Taniguchi
Character Design: Misaki Ohira
Executive Producer: Mitsuhiro Taniguchi
Production: TETRA / Fever Creations
Production: TETRA

Higanjima X official website : #

Youtube official channel : #

Nico Nico Douga official channel：#

Higanjima X" episodes 1/4/7/10 are now available for free on Youtube and Nico Nico Douga.

■Reservation site Amazon.com：#

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