A premium preview event report for the anime "Megalobox," which will air in April, featuring Yoshimasa Hosoya, Hiroki Yasumoto, and Hiroshi Moriyama, has arrived!

A premium preview of the TV anime "Megalobox," which will start airing on TBS and other networks on Thursday, April 5, was held at Space FS Shiodome on Wednesday, March 28, with Yoshimasa Hosoya, who plays the main character Junk Dog, Hiroki Yasumoto, who plays Yuri, the absolute champion, and director Hiroshi Moriyama on stage.

Megalobox" is an original anime based on "Ashita no Joe," which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2018.It is a passionate original story about a boxer who puts his all on the line to fight against his destiny in the ring. The main staff consists of Hiroshi Moriyama as director and concept designer (visual concept for the TV animation "Shinkage no Kyojin"), Katsuhiko Manabe (screenplay for the movie "Solomon's Perjury: The Case/Second Part/Trial") and Kensaku Kojima (co-writer for the movie "Setsu Midnight Diner") as series director and screenwriter, and music by the internationally renowned 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!
⇒ 2018 Spring Anime

The official report from the premium preview held at Space FS Shiodome on March 28 (Wed.) has now arrived.

Official Report.

A premium preview of the anime "Megalobox" was held at Space FS Shiodome on Wednesday, March 28.
On the day, the first and second episodes of the full-length video were shown on screen.
In the first half of the story, the main character Junk Dog (CV: Yoshimasa Hosoya), who is frustrated at the unauthorized underground Megaloboxer, and who is not allowed to win any matches, has a fateful encounter with the absolute champion of Megalobox, Yuri (CV: Hiroki Yasumoto), and the story unfolds as he moves forward.
The powerful fight scenes of "Megalobox," the ultimate martial art that fuses the physical body with gear technology, the fascinating characters, the deep story, and the music by mabanua that expresses the profound worldview, all of which are as impressive as the movie itself, will make the audience enjoy the high quality visuals of the show. The audience was impressed by the high quality of the images.

After the screening, today's guests, including Yoshimasa Hosoya (Junk Dog) and Hiroki Yasumoto (Yuri), who play the main characters, and director Hiroshi Moriyama, took the stage. The talk show started with a big round of applause from the audience.

First of all, Mr. Hosoya commented on his impression of the movie, "I think the visuals are wonderful. In the first episode, when Junk Dog meets Yukiko and Yuuri on a rainy day, the background artwork was wonderful. Yasumoto said, "I was relieved when I saw the first episode. I was impressed by how the sound and images came together. Director Moriyama said, "The first and second episodes are an introduction to the story and to the work as a whole. As the story progresses, the characters such as Junk Dog and Yuri will continue to change. I hope you can look forward to a story that keeps on running." He also asked about the character he plays.

When asked about the character he plays, Hosoya, who plays Junk Dog, said, "Due to my circumstances, I am not allowed to fight seriously. He is a man who feels frustrated by that. By meeting Yuri, he finds what he really wants to do and grows up. Mr. Yasumoto added, "Since Yuuri is a champion, I played him as someone who overwhelms others. I was conscious of the gear he wears and tried to create a solid atmosphere with the image of "iron. I had a lot of fun playing the role. I had a lot of fun playing the role.

When asked about his favorite scene in the early part of the story, Hosoya said, "In the narration at the beginning, there is a scene where he goes over a sign that says 'No Trespassing', which I felt foreshadowed the image of Junk Dog walking away from Nanbu Gansaku. I was also impressed by the scene in which he crams himself up against Nambu at the bar. There was a scene where he was told by Nambu to push down his emotions, and I sensed that this is how he has endured all these years." He seemed to be unstoppable and mentioned various scenes, such as the one in which he was told by Barr that he had to kill his emotions.

When asked about future highlights of the film, Yasumoto replied, "This film is not a remake of 'Ashita no Joe,' but a film made by people who love 'Joe. It will depict the changes in the characters, including Junk Dog, so I hope you will watch what happens to them." I hope you will see what happens to them," he answered.

After he spoke about the charm of the film, he gave the audience a "one word message to write on social networking sites".

Director Moriyama said, "The film will start airing next week. "It will air on TBS and other stations from April 5!" Please give us your best regards."

Mr. Yasumoto: "Every time I read the script, I thought, 'This is a work that I can't help but be curious about the rest. Please watch it."

Mr. Hosoya: "I have never seen such cool guys. The end result is an exciting work, so please enjoy it.

The TV anime "Megalobox" will begin airing on TBS on April 5 (Thu) and on BS-TBS on April 14 (Sat)!

Broadcast Information
TV anime "Megalobox
TBS: Every Thursday from April 5 (Thu.) 25:28～ ・ BS-TBS: Every Thursday from April 5 (Thu.) 25:28～
BS-TBS: Every Saturday from April 14 (Sat.) 25:00～ *Episode 1 only at 23:00
　BS-TBS: Every Saturday from April 14 (Sat) 25:00~ *Episode 1 only from 23:00/ Episode 2 from 25:00 on the same day
・MRO Hokuriku Broadcasting: From April 17 (Tue) 25:30~
・ITV Ai TV: From April 19 (Thu) 25:36~
*The broadcast dates and times are subject to change without notice.


<Distribution information
Distribution will start sequentially from 12:00 noon on April 6 (Fri.).

Pay-as-you-go delivery
Viewing period: 3 days Price: 200 yen (tax not included)
Amazon Video, GYAO! Store, Google Play, J:COM On Demand, TSUTAYA TV, DMM.com, Nico Nico Douga, HAPPY Video, Bandai Channel, Hikari TV, Video Pass, Video Market, PlayStation Video, milplus Movie Full, Rakuten TV

■Monthly all-you-can-watch distribution
Amazon Prime, Unlimited Anime, J:COM On Demand, dAnime Store, dTV, Bandai Channel, Hikari TV, Video Pass, Hulu, Megapack, U-NEXT

(C) Asao Takamori, Tetsuya Chiba, Kodansha, Megalobox Project