TGS2020] KONAMI "Eden's Zero Game and Anime Adaptation Information Announcement" Report. Two game titles will be released, one for home video game consoles and the other for smartphones. The anime version will begin airing in April 2021 on Nittele!

Tokyo Game Show 2020 ONLINE" (hereinafter referred to as "TGS2020") is being held online for the first time ever for four days from September 24 (Thursday) to September 27 (Sunday), 2020. The following is a report on the KONAMI program that was broadcast from 8:00 p.m. on the third day of the show.

KONAMI Digital Entertainment is developing a variety of game titles, but this "TGS2020" program was dedicated to the popular comic "EDENS ZERO," which was recently announced. The program featured the original author, Hiro Mashima, as well as the producer of the comic, Makoto Murato, the publicity director, Toshihiro Kondo, and NTV announcer Ryo Ito, who provided the latest information on the game and anime adaptations of "Edens Zero".

From left to right, the producer of the game, Makoto Murado, the publicity director, Toshihiro Kondo, the original author, Hiro Mashima, and NTV announcer, Ryo Ito.

Eden's Zero" is written by Hiro Mashima, the author of the original manga. When he is not drawing manga, he is an avid gamer.

He revealed that two games are in development: a 3D action RPG for home video game consoles and a look-down action RPG for smartphones.

In the first half of the program, the latest information about the game adaptation was revealed. There are two "Edens Zero" games in development: a 3D action RPG for home video game consoles and a low-down action RPG for smartphones. Both games are being deeply supervised by Hiro Mashima, who is also a game freak, and are expected to bring the world of the original work to life. Producer Murado said that "Eden's Zero" has fans all over the world, and he hopes to create a game that will not disappoint them, and that will also satisfy Hiro Mashima, who is an expert on games.

Character image of the "Edens Zero" game. The characters are depicted with detailed graphics that capture the atmosphere of the original work.

Character actions with the atmosphere of the comic book itself.

The smartphone version of the game uses a two-layer system, one in the air and one on the ground.

During the program, a live illustration of each character's original costume drawn by Hiro Mashima for the game was shown, and producer Murado strongly stated, "We will definitely implement it.

An illustration of the original costumes that Hiro Mashima, the original author of the game, drew on his own. It is a high degree of perfection!

In the second half of the event, new information about the anime adaptation was presented. As for the main staff, Shinji Ishidaira, who once worked on "FAIRY TAIL," another Hiro Mashima work, has been appointed as the general director. Director Yushi Suzuki, who worked with Ishidaira on "FAIRY TAIL," will direct, and Mitsuki Hirota, who has worked on a variety of anime and TV dramas, will be in charge of story composition. J.C. STAFF will be in charge of animation production. Also, the program will be broadcast on NTV. It was also announced that the program will be broadcast nationwide from April 2021 on Nippon Television Network Corporation.

It has been decided that the anime version will be broadcast nationwide on NTV from April 2021.

The main staff has also been decided!

General director Shinji Ishidaira will also remotely participate in the program.

Key visual of the anime version

In addition, the three main cast members were also announced. Takuatsu Terashima will play the main character Shiki, Mikako Komatsu will play the heroine Rebecca, and Rie Kugimiya will play the mascot character Happy. Of the three, Ms. Kugimiya, who plays Happy, was selected for the role following her role in the previous work "FAIRY TAIL," and her stability has been the topic of much discussion.

Although the project has only just begun, both the game and the anime are expected to reveal more and more information gradually.

The main cast was also announced! Takuatsu Terashima will play the main character Shiki, Mikako Komatsu will play the heroine Rebecca, and Rie Kugimiya will play the mascot character Happy.

A Twitter campaign will also be held!