Chikahiro Kobayashi and Yoshiyuki Fujiwara talk show! Report on the advance screening of the spring anime "Yesterday wo Utateru" has arrived!

The TV anime "Yesterday wo Utter" will start airing on TV Asahi's "NUMAnimation" from April 4, 2020. Prior to the start of the broadcast, an advance screening of episodes 1 and 2 was held in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo, on February 15, 2020 (Saturday).

Utaete Yesterday" is a manga series by Kage Fuyume, serialized in Business Jump/Grand Jump since 1998 and completed in 2015. The comic series has sold more than 1.4 million copies and is still loved by many fans.

The main character in this work is "Rikuo," a college graduate who works part-time at a convenience store without a regular job. One day, Haru, a mysterious girl with a crow, appears in front of Rikuo, who lives with a sense of frustration about his future with no particular goal in mind. The first thing that comes to mind is the fact that the company is a big fan of the Japanese market, and the first thing that comes to mind is the fact that the company is a big fan of the Japanese market, and the first thing that comes to mind is the fact that the company is a big fan of the Japanese market.

The TV anime is directed and composed by Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, who also directed "Shinkage no Kyojin" and was assistant director of "Tada-kun wa Koi ni Nai", and written by Yoshiyuki Fujiwara and Hitoshi Tanaka, who directed "Yuru Can △" and composed the series and wrote the script. Animation production was handled by Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, who worked on "Watashi ni Tenshi ga Mukerita! and "Koisuru Asteroids".

⇒ "Yesterday wo Utatte", a popular manga by Kage Fuyume, will be broadcast on TV Asahi's new late-night anime slot "NUMAnimation" from April 4 (Sat), 2012! Cast information was also announced!

Director Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, Chikahiro Kobayashi, who plays the role of Rikuo, and Ryoko Maekawa, who plays the role of Karasu Kansuke, Hal's pet, were on stage at the advance screening held this time. The official report has been received and is presented below.

Screening Report (original in Japanese)

■ Held at the holy place. The screening was held at a sacred place, and there was also an exhibition of advance cuts filled with love for the work.
The screening was held at Tollywood, a long-established movie theater in Shimokitazawa, one of the locations where the "Yesterday wo Utatte" anime is set. On the walls of the cinema, the key visuals and advance cuts that were released on the same day were exhibited. Visitors who arrived before the scheduled time could be seen standing in line to take pictures and watch the film.

When it was time for the doors to open, customers entered with their original "Kansuke" stickers in hand. Until the show started, they watched the second trailer in the theater. With Ryoko Maekawa's MC, the show began with the words, "You'll have to wait and see what role I play. The screening of episodes 1 and 2 proceeded with an air of bated breath and people watching with nodding and tears in their eyes. 50 minutes of screening time ended with applause from the audience, and the talk show flowed on.

Director Fujiwara, a big fan of the original work, volunteered to take charge, and the cast was unanimously decided, including Mr. Fuyume.
The talk show was held in a cheerful atmosphere, with laughter and exclamations of admiration coming and going throughout the show. Director Fujiwara, who says he was a big fan of the original work, happened to come across a proposal for the film one day in his office and volunteered to make it happen, saying, "Please let me do it! He said that he was a big fan of the original work, and one day he happened to come across a proposal for the film in his office.

He said that he started the film with the idea of "wanting to see Haru-chan in action. Mr. Kobayashi, who bought all the comic books to audition for the role, recalled, "I was really happy when it was decided. I was really happy when they decided on me," recalled Kobayashi, who bought all the comic books and went through the audition process. The cast was unanimously decided, including Mr. Fuyume. The cast was chosen so easily that director Fujiwara felt a sense of confidence at first, saying, "I think we can work in the same direction to create a work of art.

The charm of the work lies in its unique "pauses" and "the distance, tension, and clumsiness of the characters.
When asked about the charm of this work, Director Fujiwara replied, "First of all, there is Mr. Fuyume's drawing ability," and added, "I hope to depict the tension between the characters, how they gradually change as they talk about what they want to be and what the other thinks about them. I hope to depict the tension between characters and how they gradually change as they talk about how they are and how the other person thinks about them. Kobayashi, on the other hand, answered "pauses," followed by "the realism of relationships where one step forward should lead to another step backward," and "the clumsiness and humanity" were also appealing.

また、誰に感情移入していたか、の話題になると、藤原監督は「ハルちゃん」と答え、だんだん「榀子、味わい深いな」と変わっていったと話しました。 The most important thing to remember is that you can't just buy a new pair of shoes and expect them to last you forever.

The first thing to do is to make sure that you have a good time with your friends and family.
The director was asked about what he focused on in his directing and acting. He continued, "I focused on the way he looks at Rikuo and the tension in his eyes when they happen to meet again in the park after he was dumped. Another guest asked, "What is one word that you can say to make people around you look at you? He closed the event with a big round of applause.

At the preliminary screening, the ending of the Chinese version was shown. An animation illustrated by Ilya Kubushinobu, a fan of the original story, was shown to the accompaniment of a cover of RC Succession's classic song "Utter Yesterdays," from which the title of the original story was derived. The fans were surprised and amazed by the rare footage. The ending of the domestic version will feature the recently announced song "Youness," as well as other songs related to the work, so stay tuned for more information.

Outline of the TV anime
Yesterday wo utatte de" ("Singing Yesterdays")

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TV Asahi "NUMAnimation": April 4, 2020 (Sat) every Saturday from 1:30 am
BS Asahi: April 10, 2020 (Fri) every Friday from 11:30 pm

＜Distribution＞
AbemaTV: April 4, 2020 (Sat) every Saturday from 1:30 am

＜Staff＞
Original Story: Kage Fuyume (Shueisha Young Jump Comics GJ)
Director/Series Composition/Screenplay: Yoshiyuki Fujiwara
Assistant Director: Ryota Ito
Screenplay: Jin Tanaka
Character Design/ Chief Animation Director: Junichiro Taniguchi
Chief Animation Director: Maho Yoshikawa
Sound Director: Masaki Tsuchiya
Art Director: Tetsuya Usami
Color Design: Kei Ishiguro
Director of Photography: Takafumi Kuwano
Editor: Daisuke Hiraki
Background: Studio Easter
Animation Production: Video Studio
Production: DMM.futureworks

＜Cast＞
Rikuo Uozumi: Chikahiro Kobayashi
Haru Nonaka: Yume Miyamoto
Tokiko Morinome: Kana Hanazawa
Nami Hayakawa: Natsuki Hanae
Tatsuo Suzuki: Kinoshita
Kyoko Sayama: Maaya Sakamoto
Takanori Fukuda: Takuatsu Terashima
Kozue Fukuda: Aya Suzaki
Kaori Nazuka: Kaori Nazuka
Katsumi Takishita Katsumi: Shun Horie
Minato: Tomoki Ono
Chika Yuzuhara: Eri Kitamura
Kansuke: Ryoko Maekawa
Yurina Amami, Daichi Endo, Akio Otsuka, Mitsuru Ogata, Tokua Kawashima, Chiaki Kobayashi, Hiroki Tanaka, Kotaro Nishiyama, Natsumi Fujiwara, Takako Honda, Misato Murai, Sumire Moroboshi, and others

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