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●EVENT● ANIME EXPO 2019 PANEL


Photo by Jun Hiraoka

Today, from 5:00 6:00 pm Pacific time in Anime Expo 2019 that is taking place in Los Angeles Convention Center from July 4 to 7,  Katsuhiro Otomo has joined SUNRISE's produced Yasumasa Tsuchiya (土屋 康昌) and president and CEO Makoto Asanuma (浅沼 誠) together with KODANSHA's Editorial Director, Fourth Division and Deputy Executive Director, Rights/Media Business Division Shohei Yoshida (吉田 昌平) and SHOCHIKU's Producer Motoki Mukaichi (向井地 基起) to present his latest projects:

●ANIMATION FILM● SHORT PEACE (ショート・ピース)







Today has been released in Japanese theaters Katsuhiro Otomo's last animation project: SHORT PEACE (ショート・ピース) that collects 4 short animation films by renown Japanese directors

●Opening sequence directed by Koji Morimoto (森本 晃司)
●Katsuhiro Otomo's (大友 克洋) HI NO YOUJIN(火要鎮)
●Shuhei Morita's (森田 修平) TSUKUMO (九十九)
●Hiroaki Ando's (安藤 裕章) GAMBO
●Hajime Katoki's (力トキ ハジメ) BUKI YO SARABA (武器よさらば)

Oficial site: www.shortpeace-movie.com
Oficial Facebook site:www.facebook.com/shortpeacemovie
Oficial Twitter: www.twitter.com/shortpeacemovie


MAIN FILM CREDITS

●HI NO YOUJIN (火要鎮)●
Written & Directed by
Katsuhiro Otomo

Music: 
Makoto Kubota(久保田 麻琴)

Character Design & Visual Concept:
Hidekazu Ohara (小原 秀一)

Animation Director: 
Tatsuya Tomaru (外丸 達也)

CGI Director: 
Shūji Shinoda (篠田 周二)

Animation:
Hidetsugu Ito
Hiroyuki Horiuchi
Koji Watanabe
Kouichi Arai
Mari Tominaga
Masaaki Endou
Shuichi Kaneko
Takahiro Tanaka
Background Art:
Junichi Taniguchi
Yoshiaki Honma

Effects Animation Director: 
Takashi Hashimoto (橋本 敬史)

●TSUKUMO (九十九)●
Written & Directed by 
Shuhei Morita (森田 修平)

Music: 
Reiji Kitazato

Original story & conceptual design: 
Keisuke Kishi

Character Design: 
Daisuke Sajiki (桟敷 大祐)

Art:
Goki Nakamura (中村 豪希)

CGI Director: 
Ryūsuke Sakamoto

Animation:
Hiroyuki Horiuchi (堀内 博之)

Production:
Bandai Visual
Dentsu Inc.
Bandai Namco Games
Shochiku Co., Ltd


●GAMBO●
Directed by
Hiroaki Ando (安藤 裕章)

Screenplay:
Katsuhito Ishii (石井 克人)
Kensuke Yamamoto (山本 健介)

Music:
Hikaru Nanase (七瀬 光)

Original Concept & creative director:
Katsuhito Ishii (石井 克人)

Original Character Design:
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (貞本 義行)

Character Design & Animation director:
Yusuke Yoshigaki (芳垣 祐介)

Art Director:
Yoshiaki Honma (本間 禎章)

CGI Director:
Masashi Kokubo (小久保 将志)

Animation:
Hirofumi Nakata
Yoh Yoshinari
Yusuke Yoshigaki

CG Animation:
Ryūsuke Sakamoto

Color Coordination & color design:
Yuichi Kuboki

Composite Chief:
Kodai Sato

Backgrounds:
Totonyan
Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production

Finish Animation:
RIC
Wish

In-Between Animation:
RIC

●BUKI YO SARABA (武器よさらば)●
Writen & Directed by: 
Hajime Katoki (力トキ ハジメ)

Storyboard:
Hajime Katoki (力トキ ハジメ)
Kazuyoshi Katayama (片山 一良)

Unit Director: 
Shuhei Morita (森田 修平)

Music: 
Tomohisa Ishikawa (石川 智久)

Original creator: 
Katsuhiro Otomo

Character Design: 
Tatsuyuki Tanaka (田中 達之)

Art Director: 
Hiromasa Ogura (小倉 宏昌)

Animation Director: 
Hiroyuki Horiuchi (堀内 博之)

Mechanical design:
Hajime Katoki  (力トキ ハジメ)
Kimitoshi Yamane (山根 公利)

CGI Director: 
Makoto Wakama (若間 真)

Director of Photography: 
Jiro Tazawa (田沢 二郎)

Color Scheme:
Akiyo Yamaura

Editing: 
Takeshi Seyama

Key Animation:
Hirofumi Masuda
Hiroyuki Horiuchi
Keiichirou Honjou
Koji Sugiura
Koji Watanabe
Kouichi Arai
Mari Tominaga
Masayuki Ozaki
Shuichi Kaneko
Takashi Hashimoto
Yumenosuke Tokuda

Backgrounds:
Baku Production
Studio Easter

CG Animation:
Transistor Studio

Finish Animation: 
Studio Elle

In-Between Animation:
8 Bit
Angle
BEEP
Oriental Light and Magic
Pierrot Plus
RIC
Studio Gimlet

Key Animation:
Artland
Seigasha
Studio Cosmo
Studio Kuma

Photography:
T2 Studio

Broadcaster:
Bandai Channel

Production:
Bandai Visual
Sunrise

●PROMOTION VIDEO●"TOBIRA ANIME!! HIPIRA-KUN BLU-RAY 3D「とびだすアニメ!! ヒピラくん Blu-ray 3D」



Four of the thirteen episodes of HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん), the original story by Katsuhiro Otomo that was first publised as illustrated tale by Sinji Kimura (木村 真二) and later adapted to an animated mini series, will be published in Blu-ray 3D format by Bandai.

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #10 (ヒピラくん #10)


HIPIRAKUN #10 UITCHI SUKETCHI NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #10 「ウィッチ・スケッチ の巻」)

Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-25 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS

On the way to school, Hipira meets Sarah who asked him to be a model for a painting. Sarah turns out to be a witch with a magical sketchbook that traps.

COLLECTED IN

●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY
●HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん) BLU-RAY 3D

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #11 (ヒピラくん #11)


HIPIRAKUN #11 KYŌFU! MUNKĀ-KAN NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #11「恐怖!ムンカー館の巻」)

Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-25 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS

Hipira and his school friends decide to explore a haunted house at the very end of Salta.

COLLECTED IN

●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #12 (ヒピラくん #12)


HIPIRAKUN #12 AKAI HEYA NO HIMITSU NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #12「赤い部屋の秘密の巻」)

Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-25 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS

Inside Doyen's laboratory, Hipira finds many doors. Hipira opens only one door and inside is…

COLLECTED IN

●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #8 (ヒピラくん #8)


HIPIRAKUN #8 ATARASHĪ TOMODACHI NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #8「あたらしい友だちの巻」)

Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-24 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS

Hipira noticed something growing from the meteorite after a few days. A towering tree emerges where a cute goblin is found on top.

COLLECTED IN

●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #9 (ヒピラくん #9)


HIPIRAKUN #9 CHITEI SEKAI NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #9 「地底世界の巻」)

Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-24 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS

Soul was kidnapped in an underground town. The "Shining Stone" that was illuminating the underground town burned up. The town began to try to ignite Soul…

COLLECTED IN

●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #5 (ヒピラくん #5)


HIPIRAKUN #5 KAERU ŌJI NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #5「カエル王子の巻」)

Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-23 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS

As the investigation continues, Hipira and Soul come across the cursed Prince Frog. To lift Prince Frog's curse, he was told he must eat a vampire boy and a soul.

COLLECTED IN

●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #6 (ヒピラくん #6)


HIPIRAKUN #6 GAKKŌ WA TANOSHĪ NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #6 「学校はたのしい の巻」)

Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-23 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS

A giant bloodcake and fireworks are on display to celebrate the school's 666,666th founding anniversary. Many of the students are excited to see the special guest, except Hipira.

COLLECTED IN

●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #7 (ヒピラくん #7)


HIPIRAKUN #7 SARUTA SAIGO NO HI? NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #7「サルタ最後の日?の巻」)

Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-23 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS

A prophecy has been foretold that Salta will be hit by a large meteorite when Three Crescent Moons appear.

COLLECTED IN

●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #3 (ヒピラくん #3)


HIPIRAKUN #3 KOKEKOKKŌ NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #3「コケコッコー の巻」)

Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-22 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS

A 2000 year old curse, made the moon shine bright like the sun. No one was out except for Hipira and Soul.

COLLECTED IN

●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY
●HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん) BLU-RAY 3D

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #4 (ヒピラくん #4)


HIPIRAKUN #4 NOBARANOSEI NO MAKI
(ヒピラくん #4「野バラの精の巻」)

Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-22 | 5min | Color

SYNOPSYS

Hipira and Soul go into the forest where they run into Rose, who does nothing but cry. Rose sends them on a quest to investigate the river nearby.

COLLECTED IN

●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY

●PROMOTION VIDEO● HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん)



HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん) is a 13 episode animated mini-series based on the homonym short illustrated stories written by Otomo with artwork by Shinji Kimura (木村 真二) on 2001. Kimura himself years later directed this series that was originally aired on the Japanese TV network NHK-BS2 from December 21 to 25, 2009 and then collected in DVD and Blu-ray.

The original illustrated stories were published as HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん) on NeNe (ねーねー) magazine during the years 2001 and 2002 and later collected as a single volume book.

Official website: http://www.hipira.net

EPISODE LIST

■ Episode 1: Hipira kun toujou no kan「ヒピラくん登場 の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-21
5 min | Color


■Episode 2: Sōrukun tanjō no maki「ソウルくん誕生 の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-21
5 min | Color


■Episode 3: Kokekokkō no maki「コケコッコー の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-22
5 min | Color


■Episode 4: Nobaranosei no maki「野バラの精の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-22
5 min | Color


■Episode 5: Kaeru Ōji no maki「カエル王子の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-23
5 min | Color


■Episode 6: Gakkō wa tanoshī no maki「学校はたのしい の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-23
5 min | Color


■Episode 7: Saruta saigo no hi? No maki「サルタ最後の日?の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-23
5 min | Color


■Episode 8: Atarashī tomodachi no maki「あたらしい友だちの巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-24
5 min | Color


■Episode 9: Chitei sekai no maki「地底世界の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-24
5 min | Color


■Episode 10: Uitchi suketchi no maki「ウィッチ・スケッチ の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-25
5 min | Color


■Episode 11: Kyōfu! Munkā-kan no maki「恐怖!ムンカー館の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-25
5 min | Color


■Episode 12: Akai heya no himitsu no maki「赤い部屋の秘密の巻」
Aired in 2009-XII-25
5 min | Color


■Episode 13: Sōrukun pinchi! No maki「ソウルくんピンチ!の巻」
Never aired
5 min | Color

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #1 (ヒピラくん #1)




HIPIRAKUN #1 HIPIRAKUN TOUJOU NO KAN
(ヒピラくん #1 「ヒピラくん登場 の巻」)

Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-21 | 5 min | Color

SYNOPSIS

Hipira is a young vampire living in the town of Salta where it's never morning. Elena, his classmate, tells him of a strange light coming out of Doyen's house.

COLLECTED IN

●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY
●HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん) BLU-RAY 3D

●ORIGINAL STORY● HIPIRAKUN #2 (ヒピラくん #2)




HIPIRAKUN #2 SŌRUKUN TANJŌ MAKI
(ヒピラくん #2「ソウルくん誕生 の巻」)

Aired on NHK-BS2
2009-XII-21 | 5 min | Color

SYNOPSIS

Hipira hears spells coming out of an eerie door. He's hesitant to open the door as he sees Doyen conducting expirements.

COLLECTED IN

●HIPIRAKUN kanzeban (ヒピラくん 完全版) BLU-RAY
●HIPIRAKUN (ヒピラくん) BLU-RAY 3D

●ANIMATION FILM● SHIN SOS DAITOKYO TANKENTAI (新SOS大東京探検隊)



SHIN SOS DAITOKYO TANKENTAI (新SOS大東京探検隊) the animation movie directed by Shinji Takagi (高木 真司) based on Katsuhiro Otomo's one shot manga SOS TAITOKYO TANKENTAI (SOS 大東京探検隊) was released theatricaly today.Otomo's story was originally published  in Manga Shonen Magazine(マンガ少年) in 1980-IV and collected in the book SOS TAITOKYO TANKENTAI / OTOMO KATSUHIRO ANTHOLOGY 2. Katsuhiro Otomo re-designed the characters for the occasion. The drawing are collected in the page 148 of his art book KABA 2.

FILM CREDITS:
Director: 
Shinji Takagi (高木 真司)

Screenplay:
Sadayuki Murai (村井 さだゆき)

Original creator & Original Character Design: 
Katsuhiro Otomo (大友 克洋)

Character Design & Animation Director :
Hidekazu Ohara (小原 秀一)

Art Director: 
Junichi Taniguchi (谷口 淳一)

Music: 
Yoshihiro Ike (池 頼広)

Sound Director: 
Keiichi Momose (百瀬 慶一)

CGI Director: 
Masashi Kokubo (小久保 将志)

Animation Assistant: 
Mitsunori Murata (村田 充範)

Chief animator: 
Tomonari Nakajima

Chief Compositor: 
Mitsuhiro Sato (佐藤 充宏)

Color design: 
Nagisa Abe (安部 なぎさ)

Editing: 
Takeshi Seyama (瀬山 武司)

Modeling: 
Hiroki Yamada (山田 裕城)

Special Effects Animation Director: 
Takashi Hashimoto (橋本 敬史)

Production: 
Animation Production: 
Distributor: 
Production Assistance: 
Key Animation: 
Pierrot (ぴえろ) / Studio KIN

Digital Paint: 
Buyu / Studio Elle (スタジオエル) / T2 Studio / Wish

In-Between Animation:
Studio Kuma (スタジオ九魔)
Studio Takuranke (スタジオたくらんけ)
SynergySP (シナジーSP)

●ANIMATION FILM● STEAMBOY (スチームボーイ)



Today it was released in japanese theaters the last animation film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo. With more than eight years in the making STEAMBOY has become the most expensive japanese animation film ever produced.

MAIN FILM CREDITS

Created & Directed by
Katsuhiro Otomo

Screenplay:
Sadayuki Murai (村井 さだゆき)

Music:
Steve Jablonsky

Character Design:
Atsushi Irie (入江 篤)
Katsumi Matsuda (松田 勝巳)

Art Director:
Shinji Kimura

Animation Director:
Atsushi Irie (入江 篤)
Katsumi Matsuda (松田 勝巳)
Shinji Takagi (高木 真司)
Tsutomu Awada (粟田 務)
Yasuyuki Shimizu (清水 保行)

Mechanical design:
Makoto Kobayashi (小林 誠)

Sound Director:
Keiichi Momose (百瀬 慶一)

CGI Director:
Hiroaki Ando (安藤 裕章)

Chief Key-Animation Supervisor:
Tatsuya Tomaru (外丸 達也)

Digital Composite Chief:
Mitsuhiro Sato (佐藤 充宏)

Animation:
Studio 4°C

Animation Production:
Sunrise

Animation Assistance:
Oh! Production
Production I.G
Studio 4°C
Studio Live
Synergy Japan
Tamazawa Dogasha
Telecom Animation Film

3DCG & Composite:
IKIF+
MADHOUSE
Production I.G
Satelight
T2 Studio

Production:
Bandai Co., Ltd.
Bandai Visual
Culture Publishers
Dentsu Inc.
Imagica (Production)
Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.
Studio 4°C (Pilot Film)
Sunrise
Tokyo Broadcasting System
TOHO

Distributor:
TOHO

●ANIMATION FILM● CRUSHER JOE (クラッシャージョウ)



Today it was released in the Japanese theaters the animation movie CRUSHER JOE (クラッシャージョウ) directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (安彦 良和). Katshuriro Otomo  (大友 克洋) has been among the special guest designers who has participated in the film together with authors such as Rumiko Takahashi and Akira Toriyama. Otomo was in charge of the design of Arakume (アラクネ). A small picture of the design is collected in the page 173 of the artbook KABA.


MAIN FILM CREDITS


Directed by 
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (安彦 良和)

Scrip & character designt: 
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (安彦 良和)

Screenplay:
Haruka Takachiho (高千穂 遙)
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (安彦 良和)

Storyboard:
Mamoru Hamatsu (浜津 守)
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (安彦 良和)

Original creator & Supervision:
Haruka Takachiho (高千穂 遙)

Art Director: 
Mitsuki Nakamura (中村 光毅)

Animation Director:
Norio Kashima (鹿島 典夫)
Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (安彦 良和)

Mechanical design: 
Shoji Kawamori (河森 正治)

Art design: 
Michiaki Sato (佐藤 道明)

Producer: 
Takayuki Yoshii (吉井 孝幸)

Assistant Director:
Mamoru Hamatsu (浜津 守)

Original Music:
Norio Maeda (前田 憲男)

Photography:
Katsuji Misawa (三沢 勝治)

Planning:
Eiji Yamaura (山浦 栄二)

Sound:
Koichi Chiba (千葉 耕一)
Sadayoshi Fujino (藤野 貞義)

Special Guest Designer:
Akira Toriyama (鳥山 明)(MAX 310)
Fujihiko Hosono (細野 不二彦)(Nightwalker)
Fumiko Takano (高野 文子) (Anessa)
Hideo Azuma (吾妻 ひでお) (Group Ouch)
Hisaichi Ishii (いしい ひさいち) (Saiteijin)
Katsuhiro Otomo  (大友 克洋) (Arakune)
Keiko Takemiya (竹宮 惠子) (Date Wear)
Miki Tori (とり みき) (Bagpiper)
Rumiko Takahashi (高橋 留美子) (Chug)
Satomi Mikuriya (御厨 さと美) (Rudora)
Satomi Onju (Rudora)
Shinji Wada (和田 慎二)(Goby)
Yumiko Igarashi (いがらし ゆみこ) (Boo Boo)

Animation: 
Random (ランダム)

Backgrounds:
Studio Cosmos (スタジオコスモス)
Studio SF (スタジオSF)

Broadcaster: 

Production:
Studio Nue (スタジオぬえ)

Theatrical Distribution: