Eleven members dressed in "black clothes" associated with the story! Report on the press conference for the TV anime "Chuenchu Kankeiroku Tonegawa"!

A press conference was held with the main cast members of the TV anime "Chuenchu Kankeiroku Tonegawa," which is scheduled to air on NTV's AnichU slot starting in July 2018.

The "Interim Managerial Record Tonegawa" is a spin-off of Nobuyuki Fukumoto's "Gambling Revelation Kaiji" featuring Yukio Tonegawa, the number two of the Teiai Group, who is Kaiji's arch enemy. Nobuyuki Fukumoto collaborated on the project, Tenharu Hagiwara wrote the original story, and Tomoki Miyoshi and Tomohiro Hashimoto are in charge of the manga. Despite being created as a spin-off, the work has become an extremely popular series, ranking first in "This Manga is Amazing! 2017 Otoko Hen" and selling over 2 million copies (including e-books) in total. The production will be handled by Madhouse, well-known for the TV anime series "Gyakkyo Muyo Kaiji".
⇒2018 summer anime

It was previously announced that Tomoyuki Morikawa will play the role of Yukio Tonegawa, the number two of the Teiai group, but at the press conference, Wataru Hatano (Kenji Yamazaki), Nobunaga Shimazaki (Jiro Saemon Saburo), Taku Yashiro (Ebiya), and Kotaro Nishiyama (Kaiji) will be cast as the familiar "black suits" from the "Kaiji: The Gaming Revelation" series. ), Koutaro Nishiyama (Toshimasa Kawasaki), Hiroki Hamano (Nakata), Takuya Eguchi (Koji Doshita), Kengo Kawanishi (Junichi Hagio), Takaya Aoyagi (Kikuchi), Chiharu Sawashiro (Osada), and Reina Maeda (Saeko Nishiguchi) as the 10 members of the splendid cast.
It was also announced at the press conference that Masatake Tsugayama will play the role of Kazutaka Hyodo, the boss of the main character Yukio Tonegawa, and Masato Hagiwara will play the role of Kaiji Ito (Kaiji).

At the press conference, director Keiichiro Kawaguchi and producer Toshio Nakatani of NTV took the stage and expressed their enthusiasm for the film.
NTV producer Toshio Nakatani, who also worked on the TV anime "The Legend of Akagi: The Genius Who Fell into Darkness" broadcast in 2005 and the TV anime series "Gyakkyo Muyo Kaiji," said that if "Kaiji" was a "tingling manga about putting one's life on the line," "Tonegawa" will be the first to be aired in full. While "Kaiji" is a "manga with a gritty, deadly plot," "Tonegawa" is an all-out gag series that is an extension of the "Kaiji" worldview, targeting all ages, from children to middle-aged and older adults, and aims to be enjoyed by all. If "Kaiji" is a "full-course dinner," "Tonegawa" is a "B-class gourmet" that "should be enjoyed in a more folksy and casual way," and "I want to become the Fujinomiya yakisoba of the anime world," he commented, drawing laughter.

Director Kawaguchi then told the audience that "the original work itself is interesting," and while he said that being a director is like a middle management position and can be hard at times, he said that he looks forward to the postrecordings every week with the wonderful staff and splendid cast.

Finally, the cast members appeared on stage.
The 11 cast members were all dressed in black, in keeping with the theme of the film. They also wore sunglasses on their chests, and their appearance could be mistaken for that of the cast in black. The overwhelming presence of the cast members was admired by the press conference participants.

First of all, Mr. Morikawa, who plays the role of Tonegawa, commented on the film, "I am honored to be cast in such a popular and impactful work. However, he also said that it was a great responsibility because of the popularity of the work, and he expressed his passionate enthusiasm.
All of the "black uniform" cast members except for Mr. Morikawa made the audience laugh by introducing themselves with a reference to their "hobby: bowling," which is said to be common to all black uniforms in the original work.

Reina Maeda, who plays Saeko Nishiguchi, the "red spot" among the black uniforms with a strong male image, showed a hint of nervousness but said with enthusiasm that since Nishiguchi is from Fukuoka, like herself, she could act naturally in the Hakata dialect she has been using since birth. She expressed her enthusiasm for the role, saying that Nishiguchi is from Fukuoka, the same place she was born.

When asked about Masatake Tsugayama (Kazutaka Hyodo) and Masato Hagiwara (Masato Hagiwara), who played Kazutaka Hyodo and Kaiji respectively, Shimazaki said, "The recording studio was in a state of confusion.
The "black-clad" cast members were asked about their favorite scenes and the highlight of their roles, and Kawanishi, who plays Hagio, who has a scene alongside Ogino, a character whose cast has not yet been announced, revealed that he was directed to act like Ogino and asked the audience to have fun seeing if they could tell the difference. He also said that the cast members who play the role of Ogino are also playing the role of Ogino. The cast member who plays Ogino is, according to Mr. Shimazaki, "a senior actor. We look forward to seeing the bond that develops between Mr. Kawanishi and his senior.

Takaya Aoyagi, who is mainly active as an actor, is still unfamiliar with the anime scene, having played the role of Jugglas Juggler, the nemesis of the main character Kurenai Gai, in the special effects TV drama "Ultraman Orb. He said that when he was reading the script beforehand, he had practiced saying the mimetic word "Doki Doki" out loud, but when it came time to go on stage, no one was saying "Doki Doki" and he himself was "Doki Doki" himself, which made the audience laugh.

When asked about the difference between a president and a middle management position, Mr. Morikawa, who is currently the president of the voice actor agency AXEL ONE, said, "The president and middle management are the same in the sense that you have to be careful in all directions. He also spoke of the difficulties unique to a company in the entertainment industry, where there is a lot to take care of for the staff, actors, managers, and various other people, and where even the president is more like a middle manager.

In this way, the press conference was filled with laughter from start to finish. He also said, "There are a lot of sparkling animations. He also appealed to the audience to watch the film as soon as possible, saying, "Tom Cruise is cool, but I would be happy if you could see how cool Tonegawa is as well. He concluded the press conference by saying, "I hope you can see the absurdity of the world (laugh)," and appealed to the viewers to see the world's absurdity as depicted in the unique way of this work.

The TV anime "Chuenchu Kankeiroku Tonegawa" is scheduled to air on NTV's late-night anime slot "AnichU" from July 2018.

Work information】 ※Honorific titles are omitted.
■"Chuenchu Kankeiroku Tonegawa

＜Broadcast information
Broadcasting on NTV's "AnichU" in July 2018.

＜Cast

Yukio Tonegawa: Tomoyuki Morikawa

Kenji Yamazaki: Wataru Hatano
Saemon Saburo Jiro: Shimazaki Nobunaga
Ebiya: Taku Yashiro
Toshimasa Kawasaki: Koutaro Nishiyama
Nakata: Daiki Hamano
Koji Doshita: Takuya Eguchi
Junichi Hagio: Kengo Kawanishi
Kikuchi: Takaya Aoyagi
Nagata：Chiharu Sawashiro
Saeko Nishiguchi：Reina Maeda

Kazutaka Hyodo: Masatane Tsugayama
Kaiji Ito:Masato Hagiwara

<Staff> Production
Production：Madhouse

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