Charity Project Launched to Spread Welfare Activities to More People with the Help of Writers and Voice Actors! Ryosuke Takahashi x Moriyasu Taniguchi, Kazuhiko Inoue, Rune Sasaki and others participate in the project!

A charity project to create jobs in sewing factories and welfare offices was launched.

The "Charity Project to Create Jobs in Sewing Factories and Welfare Facilities" is a charity project by ethical fashion brands that consider the labor environment, aiming to "create jobs in sewing factories and welfare facilities by producing items" and "make welfare activities known to more people with the help of artists and voice actors". The project aims to "create jobs at sewing factories and welfare facilities by producing items" and "let more people know about welfare activities with the help of artists and voice actors".

About two years ago, designer Takahiro Sato launched the ethical fashion brand KUDEN by TAKAHIRO SATO to create a place for his disabled son who lives apart from him to work in the future, with the aim of employing people with disabilities.

In this project, Japan's leading animators, cartoonists, illustrators, and voice actors will work together to create a fictional animated film based on KUDEN's brand concept, "Is fashion cool if it sacrifices someone else? and participated in character design and voice dramas. The character and KUDEN fashion items collaborated.
Work to print the characters on fashion items and light work was commissioned to welfare facilities such as Type A and Type B labor support facilities, and the work was created.
In addition, royalties from the artists and KUDEN's profits (profits after deducting cost purchases and labor expenses) are donated to welfare facilities and volunteer groups as charity.

This is a charity project by a small fashion brand, "doing what we can do now," to let as many people as possible know about the current situation of welfare facilities for people with disabilities (Type A and Type B labor support facilities).

Sewing factories and welfare facilities produce KUDEN fashion items and other items with character designs by the artists.
The artists' royalties and KUDEN's profits (profits after deducting cost purchase and labor costs) will be donated to welfare facilities or volunteer groups as charity.

We want to make the activities of welfare facilities for people with disabilities (Type A and Type B continuous employment support facilities) known to the world with the help of Japanese culture, which is created by Japanese animators, manga artists, illustrators, and voice actors, which we are proud of.

What is Type A continuous employment support?
Type A continuous employment support is a type of business where people with disabilities who have difficulty working in general companies work. The main feature of this type of business is that they enter into an employment contract with the business. For this reason, it is also called an employment-type facility, and a set salary is also paid.

What is Type B continuous employment support?
Type B continuous employment support does not conclude an employment contract with the business office, and is therefore also called a non-employment type.

The team from that robot animation is reunited!
Participating in Character Design & Promotional Voice Drama

The creators and voice actors involved in the robot animation of the past, including Anime R Co.

(Titles omitted)

Ryosuke Takahashi and Moriyasu Taniguchi (character design participation)
Ryosuke Takahashi [representative works: "Aoki Ryusei SPT Reisner," "Cyborg 009," "Armored Trooper Votoms
Moriyasu Taniguchi [Representative works: "Aoki Ryusei SPT Raisner" (character design, animation director, original picture, OP/ED animation director),
Douglas the Fang of the Sun" (Animation Director), "Armored Trooper Votoms" (Animation Director), "Captain Tsubasa" (Director, Animation Director)

Toru Yoshida (Character Designer)
(Original Concept, Mechanical Animation Supervisor, Original Animation), "Armored Trooper Votoms" (Original Animation, Animation), "Mobile Suit V Gundam" (Animation Supervisor), "GaoGaiGar, King of the Braves" (Animation Supervisor, Mechanical Animation Supervisor, Original Animation), "Underworld Picnic" (Storyboard, Effects Animation Supervisor, Creature Animation Supervisor) Director)]

Masahiro Kase (Character Design)
(Character Designer), "Aoki Ryusei SPT Reisner" (Original Animation), "Armored Trooper Votoms" (Original Animation), "Mr. Ajikko" (Character Designer), "Mahoujin Guru Guru" (Character Designer), "Inazuma Eleven" (Animation Director)] Kazuhiko Inoue (Voice Actor), Kazuhiko Inoue (Voice Actor), Kazuhiko Inoue (Voice Actor)

Kazuhiko Inoue (Voice Drama) *See below for representative works

RUN SASAKI (Voice Drama) *See below for representative works

Kunio Okawara (Supporting commentary)
(Representative works: "Aoki Ryusei SPT Reisner", "Mobile Suit Gundam" series, "Science Ninja Team Gatchaman")

Character design by a team of splendid artists! To be released sequentially on the special page!

Animators, illustrators, manga artists, and creators from various fields participate in character design.
The characters will be designed based on the plot and setting of a fictional anime, and the illustrations will be used to produce and sell items to raise money for charity.

(Titles omitted, in alphabetical order)
Yutaka Akatsu [representative work: "Mobile New Century Gundam X UNDER THE MOONLIGHT
Higashi Fuyu [representative work: "The Case Files of Lord Ermeloy" comicalization] Keitaro Arima
Keitaro Arima [representative works: "Tsukiyoei
Tei Ogata [Representative work: "Chimera"] OBOtto [Representative work: "The Moonlight
OBOtto [Representative work: picture book "The Devil's Blunder
Daiki Kaneko [Representative work: Tsuburaya Productions Takashimaya 50th Anniversary Exhibition "In the Name of Dan Moroboshi"] Ryo Kudo [Representative work: "Moon Eing"] OBOtto [Representative work: picture book "The Devil's Blunder"]
Ryo Kudo [Cover illustration for "Space Hero Rodan Series" Hayakawa Bunko
Shijo Yukimasa [Major work: "Drifters" (drawing director)] *Rehabilitation (artist who participated in the exhibition despite his current disability due to illness)
Reiki Taki [Works: "JoJo`s Bizarre Adventure: Diamonds Will Break" (design cooperation, Rohan manuscript production, eye-catching original drawings, mecha creation supervisor, prop creation supervisor)].
Misoka Nagatsuki [Works: "Shoujo prime number
Tasuku Harii [Works: "Crusher Joe REBIRTH
Tsuru Higami [Works: "CLANNAD
Meguru Hinomoto [Works: "Abnormal Switch" (original by Kanoko)
Noriyuki Matsumoto [Works: "Minami Kamakura High School Girls Bicycle Club
Yoshii Dan [Representative work: "Senki Zesshou Symphogear" series (original character design)] Kazuhiko Inoue!

Starring Kazuhiko Inoue! Voice Drama Production Decided!

A voice drama of "Kuchiden -Samurai Sword Jam-", a fictional anime for promotion, which is the basis of the character design, is to be produced.
Kazuhiko Inoue, who himself has been involved in charity work, will play the main character, and his old friend Rune Sasaki, who has worked with Inoue, will appear.
The music will be written by Nagatomo Soze of infix, who was in charge of the ending of "Mobile Suit V Gundam".
(Participating voice actors will be announced on the official website in due course.)

<Voice drama participants> (titles omitted)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Kazuhiko Inoue, voice actor of "Aoki Ryusei SPT Reisner" as Albatro Naru Age Asuka, "Naruto" as Hatake Kakashi, "Natsume Yuujinchou" as Nyanko Sensei and Ikara, "Cyborg 009" as Shimamura Joe, "Taiyo no Kiba Dougram" as Krin Kasimu.
RUN SASAKI
RUN SASAKI [representative works: "Aoki Ryusei SPT Reisner" Eziel Carla, "Crusher Joe" Alfine, "The Super Dimension Fortress Macross" Vanessa Layard, "Saint Dunbine" Ele Hamm].
infix Nagatomo Soze
Representative works: WINNERS FOREVER (ending theme song for "Mobile Suit V Gundam"), I Don't Want to Be a Scarred Angel (theme song for NTV's "Saiyuki"), Love Can't Stop (theme song for the movie "Kamen Rider ZO")

Cooperation, Supporting companies and organizations
In alphabetical order
＜Cooperation
NPO Fathering Japan Main Man Project
＜Supported by
Anime R, Inc.
B-Box Corporation
Bunka Hoso Broadcasting Co.
Nikko City, Tochigi Prefecture
The Shimono Shimbun
AVESSA magazine
Japan Italy Bridge

Future Plans
The following events are planned for this charity project.

Character design release
Crowdfunding for the sale of items
Release of voice drama
Serialization of a novel based on a fictional anime
Publication of supporting comments and videos
Introduction of welfare offices and donation recipients
Interviews with related parties
Other events will be released sequentially.
For details and breaking news, please refer to the official KUDEN by TAKAHIRO SATO website and Cho-Ani Media! Animedia.

KUDEN by TAKAHIRO SATO official website (charity special page)
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KUDEN by TAKAHIRO SATO

KUDEN by TAKAHIRO SATO is a brand that Takahiro Sato launched to create a place for his disabled son, who lives apart from him, to work in the future. The brand concept is based on his desire as a father not to let his child "use or wear fashion or things that sacrifice someone else.
That is why we design our products and branding as social design to make producers, customers, and everyone involved in the design and brand happy.
In recognition of this social design, we won the 2019-2020 Social Design Award at the A'Design Award and Competition in Italy, the world's largest design competition.

▼ Click here to visit the award page.
#Traditions

KUDEN hopes to connect traditional artisans with employment for the disabled as a place to pass on traditional culture and skills in an environment where the makers can also smile.

<Awards
[Indigo Design Award Bronze in Branding for Social Change 2020
[A'Design Award and Competition Iron in Social Design category
[America/Film festival] Superfest Disability Film Festival (PV "ReAct" was selected for screening)
[Greece/Film festival] 9th Athens International Digital Film Festival, Special Jury Prize
[America/Japan's largest Asian film festival] CAAMFest 2021 (PV "ReAct" was selected for screening)