The TV anime "Jyujin Kiki Pandora," which will start airing in April, has received an official report from the SP Stage held at AnimeJapan 2018!

An official report from the special stage held at AnimeJapan 2018 has arrived from the latest TV anime "Jyujin Kiki Pandora" directed by Shoji Kawamori, the creator of the "Macross" and "Aquarion" series.

The story of "Jyujinki Pandora" is a tale of the possibilities of human beings presented by Shoji Kawamori, general director of "Macross" and "Aquarion," Risa Ebata, character designer, and Satellite, production company. 2031, an accident called the "Sharon Crisis" has caused a drastic environmental change, and a unique evolved creature called B.R.A.I. has been born, which threatens human beings. I" is born, the film depicts Leon Lau, an exiled genius scientist who conducts his own research to counter B.R.A.I., Leon, and Chloe Lau, who has signed a "family contract" with Leon.

Directed by Eiga Sato of "Nobunaga the Fool" and "Aquarion Logos," the series is composed by Toshizo Nemoto of "Macross Delta" and the original character design is by Risa Ebata of "Macross Delta. Satellite will be in charge of animation production.
⇒Spring 2018 Anime

The official report of the "TV anime "Jyujin Kiki Pandora" Special Stage" held at AnimeJapan 2018 has arrived, so let's take a look at it.

Special Stage Official Report

March 24th was the first day of AnimeJapan. Despite being the first event of the morning, the venue was packed with many fans who could not wait for the broadcast. The WHITE STAGE, with a capacity of 1,000 people, was filled to capacity, and there were even crowds of people outside the venue. The crowd was so large that even people gathered outside the venue to see the high level of interest in "Jyujin Kiki Pandora.

On stage were Shoji Kawamori, director-general, Tomoaki Maeno as Leon Lau, Kenjiro Tsuda as Doug Horvat, Nao Higashiyama as Chloe Lau, Yuma Uchida as Glenn Ding, Yuichiro Umehara as Jay Yun, and Ai Chino as Cecile Su. The audience applauded warmly.

＜The new characters were announced! Yuichi Nakamura plays the role of Pandora's enemy! ＞ Yuichi Nakamura plays Pandora's enemy !

First of all, regarding the worldview of "Jyujinkiki Pandora," Kawamori commented, "The story takes place in a world where the quantum reactor of next-generation energy has been destroyed by B.R.A.I., a peculiarly evolved organism. I want to depict the process of teamwork. I want to depict that process.

In the character introduction corner, Mr. Maeno explained that the main character, Leon, is a genius scientist, but he cannot live without Chloe. He said that Leon is a "very 'simple' character," and revealed that he was asked to perform in a way that he has not shown in other productions. Director Kawamori added, "He is 'spunky,' but he is smart, and when he fights, he becomes cool. He has a three-step transformation," he added, drawing laughter from the audience.

Leon is supported by his younger sister, Chloe. Higashiyama mentioned that Chloe has a family contract with Leon and is not actually related to him by blood. He also said that he was curious to see if the two would have a "good relationship." "It's Kawamori-san's work, so it could be a love triangle," he said with a smile, "or something like that. ......

At the event, information about new characters was also released, and Yuichi Nakamura, who plays Zeke, took the stage. Mr. Nakamura introduced his role as Mr. Gold's chief strategist who stands in the way of Pandora. Expectations are high as to how he will portray this mysterious character.

＜A special message from BUMP OF CHICKEN was shown! The latest PV featuring the OP theme song will also be shown! > "The film will be released in the fall of 2012 .

The previously undisclosed information on the theme song has also been released. The excitement of the audience reached a climax when it was announced that rock band BUMP OF CHICKEN would be performing both the OP theme and ED theme.

BUMP OF CHICKEN, who appeared in a video message, commented that they were inspired by the word "heavy machine" and were very excited when they saw the setting materials. He revealed that he had already watched the first episode and praised the power of the mecha action.

Next, the screening of the PV using the OP theme "Sirius" began. The stage ended with applause and cheers from the fans who enjoyed the visual beauty of the fusion of intense yet beautiful melody and flashy mecha action.


＜The satellite stage by Shoji Kawamori, Tomoaki Maeno, and Nao Higashiyama was also a great success! ＞ The stage was also a great success .

After the stage event, a talk show was also held at the satellite booth in the AnimeJapan 2018 venue. Here, Kawamori, Maeno, and Higashiyama appeared. On the stage, which was very close to the fans, they talked about episodes that delved into the content of the work.

Director Kawamori talked about BUMP OF CHICKEN's ED theme "Spica," which was performed early in the live tour. He could not hide his excitement at the chic performance by vocalist Motoo Fujiwara, who played the song after the encore.

At the end of the show, General Director Kawamori inspired the audience by saying, "I consider all of you gathered here to be citizens of Neo Shoryu! He encouraged the audience, "I believe that all of you here are citizens of Neo Shoryu! We will work together to protect Neo Shoryu and the future of humanity. Please support us." He sent a passionate message to the fans.

Production information】 （*Titles omitted)
Jyujin Kiki Pandora
Wednesdays at 23:30 on TOKYO MX from April 4.
On WOWOW from April 6, every Friday from 21:30
On BS11 from April 6, every Friday at 23:30
On MBS every Saturday from April 7 at 27:38

Exclusive distribution on Netflix from March 29 in Japan and worldwide

＜Introduction Pandora
In the year 2031, the world was drastically changed by the "Shoryu Crisis," a runaway accident of a quantum reactor that was being developed as a next-generation energy source.
Suddenly, a flash of light spreading from underground covered the earth, engulfing urban buildings, and soon an unknown, singularly evolved organism, "B.R.A.I." emerged, transcending and fusing living organisms, machines, and plants.
Seven years later, Shoryu was reborn as the absolute defense city "Neo Shoryu.
It is the last bastion of hope for mankind against B.R.A.I., which has evolved at an astonishing speed and plunged mankind into the danger of extinction.
Led by fate, Leon, Chloe, Queenie, and Doug gather at Neo Shoryu.
Cecil, Kane, Jay, and Glenn welcome them into the defense force.
And the special forces unit "Pandora" is born, fighting for the survival of the human race.
At the time of the contract, hope is entrusted to them.

<Staff
Original Story: Shoji Kawamori, Satellite / General Director: Shoji Kawamori / Director: Eiichi Sato / Series Composition: Toshizo Nemoto / Character Planning: Risa Ebata / Character Design: Eiji Yasuhiko / Heavy Machine Design: Shoji Kawamori / Color Design: Kanako Hayashi / Art Director: Sei Ito / CG Director: Hiroyuki Goto / Music: Mahiro Tokuda, Akira Manabe Dai / Music Production: Flying Dog, One Music
Opening Theme Song: BUMP OF CHICKEN "Sirius" (TOY'S FACTORY)
Ending Theme Song: BUMP OF CHICKEN "Spica" (TOY'S FACTORY)
Insert Song: Yukikane Nishizawa "Meteor" ( (Flying Dog)
Production: Satellite

<Cast>
Leon Lau: Tomoaki Maeno / Queenie You: Kana Hanazawa / Doug Horvat: Kenjiro Tsuda / Chloe Lau: Nao Higashiyama Glen Ding: Yuma Uchida / Kane I. Hasan: Unsho Ishizuka / Jay Yun: Yuichiro Umehara / Cecil Su: Ai Chino / Mr. Gold: Shuyuki Hiyama / Zeke: Yuichi Nakamura One: Takayuki Kondo / Four: Kaito Ishikawa / Ron Wu: Akira Ishida / Asami Seto / Mamiko Noto



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