UA - お茶 [OCHA]: A Vibrant Journey in Colorful 3D Spaces
Japanese singer Kaori Hasegawa, also known as UA, released her latest EP Are You Romantic on May 25th. And お茶 is one of the leading singles from the EP. It welcomes you with a funky, vibrant jam with stellar visuals. Ocha takes place at extreme places on Earth but it adds an extraterrestrial twist with 3D and motion design elements.
Ocha means tea in Japanese and the whole story revolves around it. The moment the video started, fabrics started floating, teardrops turned into a teapot, and everything morphed together to form something bigger. The physical environment and digitally created 3D elements work great together and convey the story forward.
Video and sound create an awesome example of storytelling by using digital techniques, imagination and execution. And funky, energizing music can live by itself but the video pushes the imagined world into the reality and our eyes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1889oGz8ipo
Credits of UA - お茶
Director: Sojiro Kamatani
Producer: Fumikazu Matsubara
Director of Photography: Jin Ito
Styling: Kumiko Iijima
CG: Tatsuki Saito
Colourist: Masahiro Ishiyama
Production Company: ARARAT
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A second PV and new key visual for the Spring TV anime “Gleipnir” has been published. The group Mili has been selected to perform the ED music theme.
The new series will have its broadcast premiere April 5th.
-Synopsis-
“Shuuichi Kagaya isn’t human. He has an unnatural sense of smell, and can transform into an incredibly powerful beast… of sorts. He does all he can to avoid standing out and being discovered, but no good deed goes unpunished, and his decision to use his power to save a girl spells the end for his quiet life.”
Voice Actor Agency Pro-Fit to Close Its Production Business in March 2022
Pro-Fit, a Tokyo-based voice actor agency, announced on its official website today on November 4 that it will close its production business at the end of March next year. The company was established on November 4, 2003, and today is its 18th anniversary day of foundation.
Makoto Tanimura, the representative director of the company, announced in a written statement, "It has become clear that the Management Division will be in a difficult situation to provide responsible management for the next few years, and we have decided that we cannot deprive future voice actors of their time, even for a few years, for our own reasons."
From January of next year, the company will start supporting voice actors to transfer or become independent, and all of the voice actors affiliated with the company will have transferred or become independent by the end of March 2022.
At the same time, Nobuhiko Okamoto (Katsuki Bakugo in My Hero Academia), a long-time member of the agency, wrote on his official blog, "I have been working with Pro-Fit since I was a student at its training school, and I have done a lot of work with them since I joined. I am very grateful to Pro-Fit for creating such an environment for me. I am very sad to see the place where I was born and raised disappear." And he also announced that he has decided to establish a new company to accept rookie voice actors and students who are currently studying at Pro-Fit's training school.
Voice actors who are officially affiliated with Pro-Fit:
Fumi Morisawa
Aoi Yuki
Kumiko Nakane
Marie Miyake
Juri Nagatsuma
Akari Kito
Ikumi Hasegawa
Nozomi Masu
Natsumi Takamori
Sachiko Okada
Rie Haduki
Shizuka Ishigami
Manaka Iwami
Fairouz Ai
Taro Masuoka
Shinya Takahashi
Kouichi Souma
Kenichi Mine
Haruki Ishiya
Nobuhiko Okamoto
Kaito Ishikawa
Ryo Sugisaki
Kousuke Kobayashi
Shun Horie
Nobuhiko Okamoto:
ご報告になりますhttps://t.co/Ls9HjaUVS1
— 岡本信彦 (@ok_nobuhiko) November 3, 2021
Sources: Pro-Fit official website, Nobuhiko Okamoto official blog
hey there, please can you help me find a japanese/japanese-american woman in her late 30s to early 40s? preferably with black hair and kind of a badass vibe? thanksxxxx
Matsushima Nanako (1973) Japanese.
Miyazawa Rie (1973) Japanese.
Fujitani Miki (1973) Japanese.
Fukatsu Eri (1973) Japanese.
Nakatani Miki (1976) Japanese.
Ito Misaki (1977) Japanese.
Matsu Takako (1977) Japanese.
Hasegawa Kyoko (1978) Japanese,
Nakama Yukie (1979) Japanese.
Fujitani Ayako (1979) Japanese.
Aso Kumiko (1979) Japanese.
Kikuchi Rinko (1981) Japanese.
Also tagging @kcrph because they might have more suggestions! -C
Bastard!!: Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (2022) anime - Main PV (with English captions)
Bastard!!: Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy (2022) anime will stream worldwide on Netflix on June 30, 2022 with the 1st cour (episodes 1-13). The 2nd cour (episodes 14-24) will stream at a later date.
Key visual
Cast additions
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Lars
Ari Ozawa as Sean Ari
Shizuka Itou as Kai Harn
Takehito Koyasu as Di-amon
Mami Koyama as Anthrasax
Previously announced cast members
Kishō Taniyama as Dark Schneider
Tomori Kusunoki as Tia Noto Yoko
Hiroki Yasumoto as Gara
Yōko Hikasa as Arshes Nei
Kanae Itō as Lucien Renlen
Tomokazu Sugita as Abigail
Kensho Ono as Kall-Su
Nao Tōyama as Sheila Tuel Meta-Ilicana
Staff
Director: Takaharu Ozaki
Series composition: Yousuke Kuroda
Character design: Sayaka Ono
Sound director: Yasunori Ebi
Music: Yasuharu Takanashi
Creature Design: Raita Sunaga
Effects Design: Tatsuo Yamada
Art Director: Kazuhiro Inoue (Kusanagi)
Art Setting: Barnstorm Design Labo
Color Key Artist: Aiko Shinohara
Special Effects Supervisor: Kumiko Taniguchi
Special Effects: Ayumi Arahata (Team Taniguchi)
3D CGI: Felix Film
Compositing Director of Photography: Junpei Takatsu
More of the cast from the Spring TV anime “Gleipnir” has been published. The new series will have its broadcast premiere in April 2020.
-Synopsis-
“Shuuichi Kagaya isn’t human. He has an unnatural sense of smell, and can transform into an incredibly powerful beast… of sorts. He does all he can to avoid standing out and being discovered, but no good deed goes unpunished, and his decision to use his power to save a girl spells the end for his quiet life.”