TV anime "Megalobox" to air in April 2018; Yoshimasa Hosoya will play the main character, Junk Dog!

A new animated film "Megalobox," produced to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the serialization of the manga "Ashita no Joe," will begin airing on TBS and BS-TBS in April 2018, and Yoshimasa Hosoya has been cast as the main character, Junk Dog.

Ashita no Joe" is a boxing-themed sports work written by the late Asao Takamori (Kajiwara Ikki) and drawn by Tetsuya Chiba. Since the original story was serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha) in 1968, two animated TV series and two animated movie series have been produced, creating a social boom. The series caused a social boom. In particular, the shocking ending of the final TV anime "Ashita no Joe 2," in which the protagonist's death is imagined, is still talked about today.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the original serialization in 2018, a new project, the original animation "Megalobox," will be produced. A passionate original story will be developed about a boxer who is immersed in an eight-figure match and fights in the ring, running with everything he has to fight against his destiny. The main staff includes Hiroshi Moriyama as director and concept designer (visual concept for the TV anime "Shinkage no Kyojin"), Katsuhiko Manabe (screenwriter for the movie "Solomon's Perjury: The Case/After the Case/Trial") and Kensaku Kojima (co-writer for the movie "Soku: Midnight Diner") for series composition and screenplay, and music by the internationally acclaimed The music will be composed by mabanua, an artist active in Japan and abroad. TMS Entertainment, which also produced "Ashita no Joe 2," will produce the animation.
⇒ "Ashita no Joe" 50th anniversary production "Megalobox" will be broadcast in spring 2018! The immortal masterpiece will be revived in the modern age after 50 years!

The first character PV has been released on the official website ( megalobox.com).

The PV features the main character, Junk Dog, with impressive dialogue and scenes full of a sense of speed. The video condenses the charms of the characters.

In this PV, it was also announced that Yoshimasa Hosoya, who has appeared in many popular works such as the "Shinkage no Kyojin" anime, has been cast as the main character, Junk Dog.
He will play the role of Junkdog, who is frustrated by the unforgivable eight-figure match that he is not allowed to win, and who has a dedicated and passionate side.

For more details, please visit the official website.

Official comments】 ※Titles omitted

Yoshimasa Hosoya as Junk Dog
When I saw "Ashita no Joe" on TV for the first time, I was shocked by Teruhiko Aoi's voice performance, and at the same time I had a strong admiration for him.
I was shocked by his voice performance when I saw "Ashita no Joe" for the first time on TV. I wanted to play a role like that.
When I received an invitation to play this role at the audition and read Director Hiroshi Moriyama's comments, I strongly felt that I wanted to put all the "admiration" and "coolness of a man" that I felt at that time into the role of Junk Dog, just as Director Moriyama did.
I want to put all of my "admiration" and "coolness of a man" into the role of "Junk Dog".
I hope you will all watch the film. Thank you very much.

[Character drawing

Junk Dog
A nameless man with only the ring name "Junk Dog. He is an underground megaloboxer in an unauthorized area, but he is frustrated by the eight hundred fights he is not allowed to win. Then, a fateful encounter with a man awakens him as a boxer and as a man.

Film Information] (Titles omitted)
■"Megalo Cross".
April 2018 Broadcasting on TBS and BS-TBS

<Staff> "Ashita no Joe" (Tomorrow's Joe)
Original story: "Ashita no Joe" (Original story: Asao Takamori, Tetsuya Chiba, published by Kodansha)
Director/Concept Design : Hiroshi Moriyama (Visual Concept of TV Animation "Shinkage no Kyojin")
Screenplay: Katsuhiko Manabe (Screenplay for the movie "Solomon's Perjury: First Part, Case / Second Part, Trial"), Kensaku Kojima (Screenplay for the movie "Sequel to Midnight Diner" (co-writer))
Music: mabanua
Animation Production: TMS Entertainment
Production and Copyright: Megalobox Project

<Cast
Junk Dog: Yoshimasa Hosoya and others

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