Event report on "The First Case of "Fuuto Tantei"" has arrived! Special comments from Koji Kikkawa and Mitsuru Matsuoka, who sang the theme song for the film, are also included in the video!

On May 3, 2022 (Tuesday, national holiday), a commemorative event "Fuuto Tantei" The First Case" was held at the Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa Hiten to celebrate the distribution.

When it began broadcasting in 2009, "Masked Rider W" gained overwhelming popularity among the series with its stylish action and W starring Ren Kiriyama (as Shoutarou Left) and Masaki Sugata (as Phillip). This work began serialization in "Weekly Big Comic Spirits" in 2017 as a story depicting the aftermath of "Masked Rider W". The "Kazeto Tantei" will finally be distributed as an anime exclusively on the video distribution service "U-NEXT" from midnight on August 1 (Mon.), 2022, and will begin broadcasting on TOKYO MX from 10 p.m. on August 8 (Mon.), 2022.

⇒ " Fuuto Tantei" will be distributed exclusively on U-NEXT from August 1, and broadcast on TOKYO MX from August 8! Theme song and OP theme information by Koji Yoshikawa and Mitsuru Matsuoka released!

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This time, the distribution commemorative event "Kazeto Tantei" The First Case was held at Grand Prince Hotel New Takanawa Hiten on May 3, 2022 (Tuesday, national holiday).

The event featured the work's splendid voice actors and staff. Yoshimasa Hosoya (Shoutarou Left), Koki Uchiyama (Phillip), and Akiyoshi Sekine (Tokime) gave special talks.

In addition, the theme song for the film was announced at the event, and special comments were made by Koji Yoshikawa and Mitsuru Matsuoka.
A Youtube archive of the opening of the event is available for viewing below.

Official Event Report

As soon as the event started, the venue went dark and 9 half-change forms including Masked Rider W Cyclone Joker appeared on stage in full force! The event started with a stylish performance! The MC for the event was Nao Nagasawa, who played the role of Lily Shirogane in "Masked Rider W". Dressed in a white suit, she proceeded with the event as Lily Shirogane.

Lily said, "Since the announcement of the "Kazeto Tantei" anime adaptation, we have received various requests from all over the country regarding the anime adaptation... This time, we have called up the important witnesses who hold the secrets of "Kazeto Tantei"!" With these words, the main cast members of "Kazato Tantei", Mr. Yoshimasa Hosoya (Shoutarou Left), Mr. Koki Uchiyama (Phillip) and Mr. Akiyoshi Sekine (Tokime) appeared on stage! The venue was filled with applause.
Lily then said, "Actually, I, Lily Shirougin, have obtained new information through a unique route! Please take a look!" The key visual of "Kazeto Tantei" was shown on the big screen for the first time, as well as the date and time of the start of distribution!
When the topic turned to the first episode of the anime to be shown at the event, Uchiyama commented, "It's packed with a lot of content and various elements, and it will be over in a flash. Mr. Hosoya said, "Shoutarou's hat is nice and hard-boiled (laugh).
Continuing on, information on the theme song of "Kazato Tantei" was also released. The announcement of Koji Kikkawa, composer of the theme song, and Mitsuru Matsuoka, lyricist and vocalist, both of whom are closely related to "Masked Rider W," was met with surprise in the audience. The audience was surprised by the announcement. The audience also listened to the passionate video comments from the two.
The cast members who heard the theme song commented on it, with Sekine commenting, "The moment I heard it, I thought it was really cool and mature. It's like a hard-boiled man in a stylish bar with a glass in his hand. But the pop parts are very Shoutarou-like, and I thought it was a fun song with a Fuuto Tantei feel to it." I thought it was a fun song with a Futo Tantei feel to it," he commented.
The opening theme song "Private Eye" by the instrumental unit "Big Gadgets ft.

After the screening of the first episode, many fans in the audience seemed to be satisfied with the work, with some nodding their heads as if to reflect on the aftermath.
In the midst of all this, Lily reported, "I found a suspicious person who holds the key to the Wind City Detective!" the staff members of this work, Riku Sanjo, scriptwriter, Yosuke Kabashima, director, and Taishi Arii, editor of Shogakukan, appeared on the stage!
On the topic of how a special effects drama became a manga, they talked about the birth of the "Fuuto Tantei" manga project and their thoughts on the manga adaptation, as well as the differences between a drama and a manga, including the difficulties of changing forms in a manga drawn in black and white.
In particular, Director Kabashima talked about the key points of the anime adaptation, saying, "I wanted to do something that could not be done in live-action, something that is meaningful because it is an anime, while making it in line with "Masked Rider W." During the staff talk, Hosoya and Kabashima explained how they came up with the idea of making an anime version of the manga.
During the staff talk, Mr. Hosoya, Mr. Uchiyama, and Ms. Sekine joined in the discussion. The cast and staff got together and talked about the unanimous decision to audition for Tokime, and how the three actors who play each character were the best suited for the role.

At this point, the three cast members remained on stage again and talked about the charm of the Kazato Detective, their efforts in creating the role, and episodes from the recording sessions. Among them, Uchiyama commented on the charm of the Kazato detective and his character's role. "The mystery element as a detective and the mysterious character like Tokime, and the way the mystery develops is very appealing. It was difficult to play the role of a character who already has many fans in both the live-action and manga series. Especially in the live-action film, I was able to see the charm of Masaki Sugata's character at the time, so I tried to work on the character of Phillip in my own way, rather than trying to match his charms.
Mr. Hosoya also described how he created the role of Shotaro: "In my mind, Shotaro is a detective playing a hard-boiled detective game. He said that he could understand the character's attempt to become his ideal self.

Mr. Sekine also said, "I was worried about what mysterious means. But when the director told me that he was happy that Ms. Sekine was Tokime, that gave me confidence. The audience laughed when Sekine said, "The way she worries about what is mysterious is also mysterious (laughs). In the final message from the cast to the fans, Sekine said, "I feel honored to be a part of this memorable work, the first animated series of Masked Rider. I hope you will enjoy the broadcast as well.
Uchiyama said, "The battle action is interesting and as you watch the work, different interesting aspects will appear one after another. I hope you will enjoy both the streaming and the broadcast. Mr. Hosoya commented, "I am very much looking forward to this work.

Mr. Hosoya said, "I have enjoyed being involved in this work for a long time. I thought that the light atmosphere and the energy of the performers having fun would be conveyed to the audience. I think that when people see this work, they will not only think it is cool and interesting, but also that it is fun. I would be happy if I could share the energy of "fun" with many people. I would be happy if I could share the energy of "fun" with many people.

The three speakers' messages created a friendly atmosphere in the hall, and one would have thought that the event would end here, but... "Excuse me," said the voice actor of the Kazato Detective, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! I heard that you are holding auditions for the voice of "Kazato Tantei" here," said a mysterious man! The audience gasped, "What? The audience responded with a "Wow!" and loud applause, bringing smiles to the faces of the audience. The man was Mitsuru Matsuoka, who sings the theme song. He said, "You heard the theme song, didn't you? How did you like it? The audience applauded his words. He also shared some episodes with Koji Yoshikawa during the songwriting process.

Mr. Matsuoka commented on the appeal of "Fuuto Tantei," saying, "I think it's because it went from live-action to manga and then to animation, and all the production staff and fans have continued to love the work "W."" To the fans, he said, "It was my true desire to sing the theme song. To the fans, he said, "It was my true desire to sing the theme song. And to be able to collaborate with Koji Yoshikawa, an artist I respect. I would be very happy if everyone could encounter various worlds through Kazato Tantei. Mr. Matsuoka's appearance once again filled the venue with a cheerful atmosphere, and the event closed with a sense of anticipation for the anime distribution.

(*Honorifics omitted in the original text)

Anime "Kazeto Tantei" <Animation "Kazeto Tantei
Anime "Fuuto Tantei" (12 episodes)

<Distribution information
　U-NEXT
Distribution start date: August 1, 2022 (Monday) 0:00 *Latest episode updated every Monday at 0:00
Distribution method: All-you-can-watch

<Broadcasting information
TOKYO MX: Mondays at 22:00~ from August 8, 2022 (Mon.)

＜Story
Tokime, a demonic beauty, appears in the windy city of Kaze no Machi. At the same time, she suddenly appeared in a strange "Wind City" where the wind had stopped. A new case of Shoutarou Hidari and Phillip = Masked Rider W opens!

＜STAFF>
Director: Yosuke Kabashima
Assistant Director: Ayataka Tanemura
Series Composition: Tatsuto Higuchi
Script supervisor：Riku Sanjo
Character Design/ Chief Animation Director：Hidekazu Ebina
Chief Animation Director：Sei Komatsubara
Main Animator：Koki Shikichi, Kazuhito Tominaga, Kenta Yokoya

Executive Producer: Hideaki Tsukada
Supervisor: Akira Onodera
Animation Production: Studio KAI
Production: "Fuuto Tantei" Production Committee
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Original Story: Shotaro Ishinomori
Masked Rider W" Ishimori Production, Toei
Kazeto Tantei (The Wind City Detective)
Screenplay : Riku Sanjo
Animation : Masaki Sato
Supervisor：Hideaki Tsukada
Creature Design: Katsuya Terada
Ishimori Productions, Toei (serialized in "Weekly Big Comic Spirits" published by Shogakukan)

(C) 2022 "The Wind City Detective" Production Committee