The "O-O-O "Flame" Screening," Talks, and Live Performances! A report on the evening performance of "Promea LIVE INFERNO," filled with enthusiasm that blew away the winter cold!

Promea LIVE INFERNO," the first solo event of the long-running theatrical anime "Promea," was held on Saturday, January 18, 2020, at Nakano Sunplaza for two performances, day and night.

Since its release on May 24, 2019, "Promea" has been gradually gaining fans by word-of-mouth, and the blockbuster theatrical anime continues to have long-running screenings. This work is directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi, director of "Gurren Lagann" and "Kill la Kill," and written by Kazuki Nakajima, and the animation is produced by Trigger. The film has won the hearts of many audiences with its overly enthusiastic characters and dialogue, drama that is not too much to say that it is a mountainous scene from beginning to end, and stylish visuals.

The event will include a cheering screening of the film, a talk show by the staff and cast, and a special screening of the music by Hiroshi Sawano, who is in charge of the film's music. In addition, Hiroyuki Sawano, who is in charge of music, performed live music from the film. The 2000 fans who came to the event made it a very hot event that blew away the cold winter weather.

While the daytime performance was simultaneously broadcast live via live viewing at movie theaters nationwide, the nighttime performance was not broadcast! It was truly a one-night-only premium stage. In this issue, we report on the nighttime performance.

Reproducing famous scenes from the anime with dialogue! Cast talk by the cast of the show!

The weather on the day of the event was cold and rainy with occasional snow, but Nakano was burning hot! Around the Nakano Sun Plaza, the event venue, there were many "Promea" fans with hot flames in their hearts. Some of the cosplayers were of high quality, and the atmosphere was a bit festive.

The evening performance of "PROMEA LIVE INFERNO" began. The first event was the "O-Ou 'Flame' Screening. This was a so-called "cheering" screening, but that's what "Promea" fans are for. From the beginning to the end, the audience cheered strongly, their throats ripping, shouting the key lines along with the video, and changing the penlights in their hands according to the scene and the characters. The audience sang the ending theme in chorus, and the excitement continued nonstop for about two hours.

What energy!

The screening itself was more gorgeous than usual, with plenty of lighting and smoke effects. Personally, I was impressed by the bass surround sound, which was so powerful that it made my stomach rumble.

Following the exciting "O-Ou 'Flame' Screening," the talk show began. On stage were director Hiroyuki Imaishi, screenwriter Kazuki Nakajima, Ayane Sakura playing Aina Aldebit, Ami Koshimizu playing Elise Aldebit, Mayumi Shintani playing Lucia Fex, Toru Inada playing Baris Truss, Shuyuki Hiyama playing Guerra, and Katsuyuki Konishi playing Mace.

Among them, Ms. Koshimizu, who was participating in a "Promair" related event for the first time, appeared in a white robe, just like Eris, the character she played, to the delight of the audience.

The "Promea Shuffle Talk" took place in the midst of all this. The cast responded to the audience's requests for lines such as "I want you to say something like this" with live postrecording. Sakura-san and Koshimizu-san, who play the sisters in the play, were a delight as they ad-libbed each other's lines, but what was especially exciting was when the cast members who played the other characters recounted memorable lines from the play.

Ms. Sakura, who plays the role of Aina, enthusiastically performed Clay Forsyte, an important character in the play, saying, "You can't get away with this! a key character in the film, with a tremendous expression on her face! This was a lost scene that was only possible because the event was limited to the audience and was not broadcasted.

In addition, Mr. Koshimizu screamed out Rio's angry lines, Mr. Inada reproduced Vinny's lines in a high voice, Mr. Konishi imitated Mitsuo Iwata's old man's "Olororoorooro ......," and Mr. Shintani performed Clay Forsyte's "Don't give me strange names! Don't give it a strange name! Mr. Shintani tried to imitate Clay Forsyte's "Don't give me a funny name! Clay, by the way, is very popular.

The lines requested by Mr. Hiyama, who is known for his hot-bloodedness and shouting, were all very passionate. So, only one of us had to perform all the lines. Mr. Hiyama's passionate performance was a big hit not only with the audience but also with the performers. Mr. Hiyama, who made the audience the most excited, was presented with a fire extinguisher for professional use.

He praised the Sawano sound! Promeer" in retrospect from a musical standpoint.

Next was a staff talk by director Hiroyuki Imaishi, Kazuki Nakajima, and Hiroyuki Sawano, who is in charge of music. Here, they talked about the film, focusing on the topic of Mr. Sawano's music.

Director Imaishi, who had already seen the live performance of the music in the film during the daytime session, praised Mr. Sawano's sound, saying, "The power of the live performance was amazing. Mr. Sawano also expressed his impression of the work "Promea," saying, "As time goes by, I feel more and more attached to this work.

The main theme of the film is "Inferno," which was initially "PRO// MARE. However, according to the director, "'PRO//MARE' had the feel of a straightforward theme song, but 'Inferno' was more pop and excelled in its sense of coolness and liberation," and "(Inferno) was more bottom-up and Garo-like," so "Inferno" was finally chosen as the theme song. The theme song "Inferno" was ultimately chosen as the theme song for the film.

Mr. Nakajima also commented that the ballad style song "ΛSHES" from the scene where Garo and Rio meet in the cave was particularly impressive. He said, "It was so emotional, it was as if it wasn't our own animation! It was the power of music.

On the other hand, Director Imaishi was impressed with the way the scene from Rio's imprisonment to her escape was connected by a single song. He also said that he thought it was "like it wasn't his own anime.

The talk corner with the cast resumed. At the end of the talk corner, the audience was invited to participate in the "That's Promea! in which they talked about "Promea episodes" that they experienced in their daily lives. The speakers recreated scenes from their daily lives, using many memorable lines from the play. The talk session rediscovered the surprising versatility of the "Promea" lines.

The live band played the sounds of "Promea" to the fullest!

The finale of the event was a live performance of a song from the play by Hiroyuki Sawano.

Mr. Sawano appeared on stage again with his band members to perform the theme song "Inferno" with vocalists Benjamin and mpi. The euphoric sound and the powerful voices of the two singers filled the venue with a sense of euphoria that was truly breathtaking.

Laco followed with a stirring performance, asking the audience, "Are you sure you want to be sitting here on such a great night? the audience, who had been seated on the stage until then, stood up all at once. The audience, who had been seated on the stage until then, stood up all at once.

Next, they performed "eramorp," a new song scheduled to be included in the Blu-ray to be released on February 5, for the first time. The audience watched with bated breath as naNami's elongated voice echoed over the heavy sound. The live performance continued almost nonstop until the next song "Gallant Ones," and the audience was overwhelmed by the overwhelming torrent of sound.

The band members, including Sawano, Benjamin and mpi, reappeared on stage for an encore. The band performed the theme song "Inferno" once again. Let's go! followed by mpi's voice, famous scenes from the movie appeared on the screen one after another. The event came to an end with a sense of excitement and festivity that was truly appropriate for the grand finale.

Director Imaishi concluded the event by saying, "We (the staff) are being supported as well as the film is being supported by you. Seeing everyone's faces like this makes me feel glad that I made the film, and it is a great honor to be the director. He expressed his gratitude for the fact that the film is still being screened nearly eight months after its release, and said, "I hope the film will continue to be screened! I hope they will continue to show the film!

The "Promair" fever is still not going to be extinguished with the release of the Blu-ray/DVD, but during the event, the "Promair" long-run appreciation event was announced to commemorate the movie's long run. The "Promair" fever seems to be far from being extinguished with the upcoming release of "Promair" DVD/DVD, but the event announced the "Promair" long-run event to commemorate the movie's long-run run!