Ugaki Announcer also became a "White Cat" character! Report on the press preview and presentation of the anime "White Cat Project ZERO CHRONICLE," which will air in April 2020!

A press preview and presentation of the "White Cat Project ZERO CHRONICLE" anime was held on January 27, 2020.

White Cat Project" is a 3D action RPG for smartphones operated by Koroplast Inc. and is a popular title that has been enjoyed around the world since its launch in 2014. The anime adaptation of this title was announced in December 2018. After about a year of silence, it was announced that the TV anime broadcast would begin in April 2020.
⇒The popular smartphone game "White Cat Project" will be adapted into a TV anime! Broadcast scheduled for 2020!

The first speaker was Eiji Matsuo, General Manager of the License Business Department, Marketing Division, Coloplast Co. He revealed that the story depicted in the TV anime will be based on the in-game event "Zero Chronicle: The Beginning of Sin," which was held in July 2014, and will depict the story of the beginning of "White Cat Project.

Eiji Matsuo

Mr. Matsuo said, "The episode was popular among users and was eagerly awaited to be made into an anime. The voices of the fans encouraged us to make the anime," he said, explaining how the production of the anime came about. He added, "The anime version will include a lot of characters and stories that cannot be fully depicted in the game. We will continue to actively develop our cross-media strategy," he said, expressing his ambitions for the animated version.

Hoshi Iwata

Ltd., animation promotion producer Hoshito Iwata took the stage next, and announced the new PV and theme song artist.

The opening theme song will be performed by Takanori Nishikawa and ASCA. The two leading artists in the animation song industry will collaborate with each other. The ending theme will be by female singer Rei Yasuda. Details of the music will be announced at AnimeJapan in March 2020.

Takanori Nishikawa

ASCA

Ms. Rei Yasuda

In addition, digest videos of episodes 1 to 4 were also shown. The film was very impressive, with intense battles and compelling human dramas unfolding on both sides of the White Kingdom and the Black Kingdom. The media was breathless at the content, which made them eagerly await the broadcast of the full-length episode.

Broadcasting is scheduled to begin on April 6, 2020. According to Mr. Iwata, "It was a coincidence that April 6 fell on the day of 'Shiro,'" but one cannot help but feel a sense of fate!

Ms. Misato Ugaki

Ms. Misato Ugaki, a freelance announcer, appeared on stage as a supporter of the film.

Ms. Ugaki, who was one of the first to see the film, commented on the film's appeal, saying, "The battle scenes are unique to fantasy" and "I'm looking forward to seeing how they work.

The main character Iris is played by Yui Horie and the Prince of Darkness is played by Hiroki Kaji. About this casting, she smiled and said, "My ears are comfortable. It is going to be a visually and aurally pleasing work.

Also on stage were Masato Jimbo, director and screenwriter of the film, and Ryoji Tsunoda, supervisor of Coloplast Co.

Masato Jimbo

Ryoji Tsunoda

Mr. Kakuta said, "Less than a year after the game's release about five and a half years ago, fans were asking for an anime adaptation. We wanted to respond to that call and were working on the site". The main story and side stories are so voluminous that the team searched for the most suitable parts to be animated, and as a result, "Zero Chronicle, which was released on the third anniversary of the game, was very well received and could be enjoyed by those who did not know the story.

Director Jimbo said that Mr. Tsunoda explained to him the concept of the anime adaptation, "It is a story with war, so I wanted it to be portrayed in a humanistic way. In response to that request, he explained that he made the film without making excuses for the fact that it was an animated film.

The director's work seems to be very thorough, and he said, "The worldview and characters of the game are very important to me. The director has done a very good job," said Mr. Tsunoda.

This film was not produced under the production committee system, but was funded by Coloplast. Director Jimbo laughed at this production system and commented, "I sometimes feel pressure from Coloplast, but it is surprisingly easy to work with them because there is no dispersion of responsibility," and "There is no way out for either of us, so it is easy to work with ......," drawing laughter from the audience.

When asked about the appeal of this work, they all wrote down their recommendations on a flip chart.

Ugaki pointed out the "Romeo and Juliet"-like romance between Iris and the Prince of Darkness, while director Jimbo said that "the prince" is "the prince" and "the prince" is "the prince. Director Jimbo talked about the activities of the main characters, "Prince," "Iris," and "Phaeos," while Ms. Tsunoda pushed for the many new songs written for the anime.

In particular, Mr. Tsunoda spoke enthusiastically about the appeal of the songs written by Taku Iwasaki, who is in charge of music for the anime. He was particularly moved by the song "Power of the Rune," which is used in the scene where Iris's power is activated. The combination of the song and the wonderful artwork will create a wonderful emotional experience," he said.

Finally, the "Shiroko Project" production team presented Ugaki with a pop-up of "Hajimari no Hoshi Tanuki Hime Misato," a character based on Ugaki's model. The character was designed based on the concept of "Zero Chronicle," although there are no plans for her to appear in the game or anime at this time.