Rie Kugimiya and Takanori Nishikawa also took the stage! The report of the advance screening of the anime "EDENS ZERO" has arrived!

An official report from the "Preliminary Online Screening Right before Broadcast" of the TV anime "EDENS ZERO," which will start airing on April 10 (Sat) on Nippon Television Network Corporation and other stations, has arrived.

EDENS ZERO" is a science fiction manga by Hiro Mashima, the author of "RAVE" and "FAIRY TAIL," which has been serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" since 2018 and has sold over 70 million copies in total (as of March 2021). The story is about "Shiki," the only human boy raised by machines on the planet Grambell, and "Rebecca," a girl who visits the planet to search for the "Mother," who exists somewhere in the universe and grants wishes. They set out on a journey to find the "Mother" who exists somewhere in the universe and grants wishes.
A TV anime adaptation has been announced for June 2020. Shinji Ishidaira will be the general director, and J.C.STAFF will be in charge of production.

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On March 29, 2021 (Sat), an "Online Preceding Screening just before the Broadcast" was held before the broadcast on April 10, and Takuatsu Terashima and other cast members and Takanori Nishikawa, who is in charge of the opening theme, took the stage. The official report has arrived.

Official Report】 ※原文ママ
On March 29 (Mon), prior to the start of the broadcast on April 10, an online advance screening of episodes 1 and 2 was held. After the screening, Takuatsu Terashima, who plays the main character Shiki, Mikako Komatsu who plays Rebecca, Rie Kugimiya who plays Happy the blue cat, and Takanori Nishikawa who sings the opening theme song "Eden through the rough Takanori Nishikawa, who sings the opening theme song "Eden through the rough," took the stage for the talk event.

Mr. Terashima gave an honest answer about the highlights of this work, "What kind of thoughts did Mr. Mashima have in mind when he came up with this kind of setting? It is a science fiction (space fantasy) that I have never seen before. The most interesting thing is that there are dragons and "mothers" who grant wishes in space, and that Shiki and everyone else can see new landscapes through their adventures.

Currently, anime postrecording sessions are usually conducted with a small number of people due to the Corona disaster, but Mr. Terashima commented on the postrecording sessions for this work, "Fortunately, the three of us (Mr. Terashima, Mr. Komatsu, and Mr. Kugimiya) have been working together on this work, and the relationship that is built up in the work was established from the beginning. I'm having a lot of fun recording this movie," he said with a smile.

As the recording progressed, Komatsu said, "Recently, I have been able to record with the new friends that Shiki and Rebecca meet in the story, and I felt like, 'I finally got to meet them! I feel like I can finally hear their voices.

Takuatsu Terashima

Mr. Kugimiya also voiced Happy in "FAIRYTAIL," an anime adaptation of Mr. Mashima's manga, but he confessed that he went to the studio wondering how to play Happy this time. When I had a chance to talk to Mr. Majima, I asked him, 'What should I do? I told him, 'This is how I interpret (Happy),' and he said, 'Leave it to me! He left it to me with a "Leave it to me! I am happy to play the role of Happy, just as the name Happy implies! I'm happy to play the role!

Mr. Nishikawa commented on the film, "In Japan and around the world, people are holding back and refraining from doing various things, and I think there are situations where people are afraid to express their feelings and thoughts. In the midst of such a situation, this work shows the ups and downs of emotions as they are, and the main character, Shiki, expresses his feelings in a straightforward manner. I felt that such an ordinary thing was very important in this work.

While Ms. Nishikawa sang the opening theme, the ending theme "Adventure VLOG" was sung by CHiCO with Honey Works. Nishikawa-san heard the ED for the first time at the screening and said, "I was trying to convey Shiki's feelings and thoughts in the OP, but the ED expresses Rebecca and Happy's feelings, and the OP and ED encompass the work and communicate with each other! He praised the quality of the ED and expressed his satisfaction with the quality of the music.

Takanori Nishikawa & Happy

Mr. Mashima presented Mr. Nishikawa with a surprise illustration of his collaboration with Shiki! This illustration will be used on the jacket of the limited time production version of "Eden through the rough" and Mr. Nishikawa said, "Yay! I want to use this as my nameplate! I'm so happy! Isn't it great! I'm so excited! Mr. Komatsu commented on how well Mr. Nishikawa's illustration matched the world of the work, saying, "I wish it would appear in the original work as it is! I wish he would appear in the original work as he is!
Nishikawa's "muscles," of which he is very proud, are also clearly depicted in the illustration. "You can see the separation from his shoulders to his biceps. My abdominal muscles are six-pack, and they are clearly drawn..." Nishikawa himself seemed surprised at the realism of the drawing.

Eden through the rough" Limited Edition

Before the screening, there was a Q&A session for the press. The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics had recently started, and the audience was asked, "If you were to compete in an event using your ethereal gear abilities like Shiki, what would you do? All four answered in unison, "Athletics! Terashima said, "I can use gravity to surpass my opponents in a blink of an eye in running events," while Komatsu, who used to be an athlete, said, "I was a slow short-distance runner who never came in first place (laugh), so I would like to try my hand in track and field events, such as flying high. Kugimiya also said, "I'm also a slow runner and get out of breath easily, so if I had the ability to dash forever.... It would be fun to be able to fly to outer space on a trampoline.
Mr. Nishikawa said, "Right same thing (laughs). I admire it because it can be applied to anything." Terashima suggested an idea to further strengthen Nishikawa's body, saying, "It could also have the ability to strengthen the body..." Nishikawa said, "No, that's not it. Nishikawa replied, "No, you can't rely on that kind of power! The stage was filled with laughter.

Mikako Komatsu

In reference to Shiki's goal of having 100 friends, Ms. Terashima was asked, "What is your current goal and what is your goal for the new year? Terashima answered, "I am not good at housework, so I want to work harder to support my family. I'm not good at housework, so I want to work on improving my housework.
Ms. Komatsu, who is a "video distributor" as Rebecca is, said, "I'm going to subscribe to the site. （I want to recreate Rebecca and Happy's "Ao Neko Ch." (in the movie)! He is considering making his debut as a video distributor.
Mr. Kugimiya said, "Whatever it is, it's short! Even if I have a lot of time, I take my time and do everything slowly, so I end up rushing around just before I go out," she said with a wry smile.

Nishikawa said, "In last year's competition (Best Body Japan), I focused on carbohydrates and watched the balance of protein and fat, but recently I did the opposite, focusing on fat and cutting back. There are many ways to lose weight, and there are 10 different ways to lose weight for every 10 people, so I want to try different ways! I would like to try many different ways!" He excited the audience with his passionate muscle talk.

In the end, each of them appealed the charm of the work, and Mr. Terashima said, "There will be more exciting developments in episode 3 and beyond, so please look forward to them! I hope you will all become friends with Shiki! I hope you will make friends with Shiki and travel with him.

The talk ended with the following words: "I hope you will all make friends with Shiki and travel together with him.
EDENS ZERO" Preliminary Online Screening just before the broadcast
Date: Monday, March 29, 19:00-21:00
Place: NTV Nittele Hall
Speakers:Takuatsu Terashima, Mikako Komatsu, Rie Kugimiya, Takanori Nishikawa, Happy
MC:Ryo Ito(NTV Announcer)

Production Information
TV animation "EDENS ZERO

<Broadcast Information
Broadcasting will begin on April 10, 2021!
Nippon Television Network Corporation: Every Saturday from 24:55
Broadcasting date and time are subject to change without notice.

<Distribution information
Exclusive distribution on Netflix and Hulu!
Every Saturday from April 10 at 25:35

<Cast
Shiki Grambell: Takuatsu Terashima
Rebecca Bluegarden: Mikako Komatsu
Happy: Rie Kugimiya
Wise Steiner: Hiromichi Tezuka
EM Pino: Shiori Izawa
Homura Kougetsu: Shiki Aoki
Elsie Crimson: Sayaka Ohara
Ziggy: Hochu Otsuka
Mother: Kikuko Inoue

<Staff
General Director : Shinji Ishidaira
Director : Yuushi Suzuki
Series Composition : Mitsuki Hirota
Animation Character Design : Yurika SAKO
Sub Character Design : Hayaya Kikuchi
Art Director: Wei Si Man (Studio Churippu)
Color Design: Yukiko Ito
Director of Photography: Yui Hirose
Editing: Masahiro Goto (REAL-T)
Sound Director: Shoji Hata
Sound Production: Magic Capsule
Music: Yoshihisa Hirano
Music Production: Nippon Television Music
Opening theme "Eden through the rough" Takanori Nishikawa
Ending theme "Adventure VLOG" CHiCO with HoneyWorks
Animation Production: J.C.STAFF
Production: Kodansha, NTV

Original Story
Original Story: Hiro Mashima
Serialization: Weekly Shonen Magazine (published by Kodansha)
The latest comics volume 14 will be released on March 17, 2021!
⇒Original work official website

© Hiro Mashima / Kodansha