Winter Anime "When I Became a Dog, My Favorite Person Picked Me Up. The report of the preliminary screening and talk event with the main cast on the stage has arrived!

A preliminary screening and talk event was held on stage for the winter 2023 anime"When I Became a Dog, My Favorite Person Picked Me Up." The event was held with the main cast members on stage.

The original story is serialized in "Monthly Shonen Magazine R" by Gosei Furukawa. The main character becomes "Pochita," a dog owned by a beautiful girl in his class, Inukai, and becomes a dog in body and soul as he is trained to go for walks, go to the bathroom, and ....... This is a slightly sexy VR-style romantic comedy from the "dog's point of view".
The TV anime "I became a dog and was picked up by the person I love. will start airing on January 6, 2023 (Fri.).

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The advance screening of the TV anime "I became a dog and was picked up by someone I love", which is scheduled to air in January 2023, was held in December 2022. was held at Shinjuku Wald 9 on December 18, 2022.

In addition to the advanced screening of the first 3 episodes, the main cast members, Shuichiro Umeda (Pochita), Sayo Aizawa (Kaori Inukai), Mayu Sagara (Mike Nekotani), and Yurie Kosakai (Usagi Tsukishiro) appeared on stage and talked to the fans in attendance about their enthusiasm for the TV anime broadcast. They spoke about their enthusiasm for the TV anime broadcast to the fans in attendance. The official report has arrived and is as follows.

Official Report】【Official Report

The "Wonderful Version" was shown at the event, which was a little more extreme than the TV broadcast version. While the excitement of the audience was still high from the shocking images, Shuichiro Umeda, the MC of the event, took the stage. After calling out the cast, a crosstalk session ensued in which they talked about the appeal of this work and their expectations for the future development of the show.

Commenting on her impressions after watching episodes 1 through 3, Saya Aizawa said, "I was really looking forward to seeing how everyone would react if we watched this anime together on the big screen in a movie theater, and the reaction was truly wanderlust! I was really looking forward to seeing how everyone would react when they saw the animation together on the big screen in the movie theater, but the response was truly wondrous!

When the topic turned to the opening theme, Yurie Kosakai said, "It was a song filled with my youth, featuring all my favorite game singers! and Maayu Sagara said, "It has a good old-fashioned opening feeling and is a nostalgic and cool song! Maayu Sagara spoke enthusiastically about the highlights of the song, saying, "It's a cool song with a good old-fashioned opening. The cast members were indeed surprised at the lineup of popular bishojo game singers for the opening theme.

Shuichiro Umeda said, "We take our acting seriously, but the production team is also very serious, and they asked Pochita, 'Can you pee in more steps? We were serious about the play, but the production team was also serious. The audience laughed as he shared an episode from that time.

After the character introduction part, each cast member talked about their enthusiasm for the upcoming broadcast next month. Saya Aizawa said, "It was a really congenial and fun scene! There is a TV version and a Wonderful version, and I hope you enjoy all the different patterns! I really enjoyed talking about the production process and the work in front of everyone today! I had a lot of fun talking about the production process and the work in front of you all today! Shuichiro Umeda said, "Each cast member put their all into every scene of this work! The audience's expectations were heightened by these words.

Finally, MC Shuichiro Umeda said, "I hope you will share and enjoy this work with many people! Please continue to support "Inuhiro"! The event ended with applause from the audience.

The TV anime "I became a dog and was picked up by someone I love. will begin airing on January 6, 2023 (Fri.) on TOKYO MX, BS11, and other stations. How will the world's first "doggie perspective" romantic comedy be adapted to anime? Let's look forward to the start of the broadcast.

(*Honorifics omitted, original text is in Japanese only)

Work information
TV anime "I became a dog and was picked up by the person I love.

＜Broadcast information
TOKYO MX: From January 6, every week (Fri.) 25:35～.
BS11: From January 9, every Monday 25:30～.

<Staff> Original story
Original Story: Gosei Furukawa (serialized in Kodansha's "Monthly Shonen Magazine R")
Director : Takashi Andou
Visual Director : Hisashi Saito
Character Design/ Chief Animation Director：Kazuaki Morita
Design Works: Ryuji Iwata, Kazuya Morimae, Satoru Koshiishi, Ayako Karatani, Kyota Washikita
Art Director: Takuji Jizamoto
Art Setup: Takuji Jigramoto, Miyuki Onodera, Mariko Akiyama
Color Designer: Satoru Nagasaka
Director of Photography: Atsushi Kano
Editing: Yoshiaki Kimura
Sound Director: Kohei Yoshida
Sound Effects: Junichiro Suzuki, Yuki Shizuoka
Music: Tatsuya Kikuchi (marble)

Opening theme: "Gyakkyo☆Fuju☆Fraction
(Lyrics: Sasaki Saka / Composition and Arrangement: Yoichi Sakai / Songs: Miyuki Hashimoto, Yui Sakakibara, Rita with AiRI, Ayumi., Katagiri Roka, Yumi Kawamura, Sasaki Saka, Duca, Mitsuki Nakae, Nomiko, Aki Misato, yozuca*, rino, riya(eufonius))

<Cast
Pochita: Shuichiro Umeda
Inukai Karo: Aizawa Saya
Nekotani Mike：Mayu Sagara
Usagi Tsukishiro: Yurie Kosakai

<Introduction>.
When she wakes up, she is Pochita, the pet dog of her classmate "Inukai-san," whom she has feelings for! She is a super cool girl at school, but in fact, she is a dog lover to the extreme.
Walking, going to the bathroom, bathing - her days as a dog are full of happenings.
She wants to be human again as soon as possible, but she is happy to live a life thoroughly loved by the person she loves. ......
If I don't do this, I will turn into a dog in body and soul!
This is a new kind of love comedy with a "low angle dog's-eye view"!

Original story information
When I became a dog, I was picked up by someone I love.
Serialized in Kodansha's "Monthly Shonen Magazine R
Volume 7 will be released on November 16, 2022 (Wednesday)!

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