The comic book "On Air Can't Do It", which depicts the "back side of TV", based on the episodes when the original author Kana Mafune worked as an AD at BS Teletown during her time at the TV Tokyo Production Bureau, has been made into an anime. has been made into an anime. It will be aired from January 2022. On Air Can't! is a topical work by Kana Mafune, a TV station insider, who describes the surprising reality of the job of "AD," a job that you may know something about, but really don't know much about. The main character is Mafuneko, a rookie AD at Tokyo Hajikko Television, located in a corner of Tokyo in 2014. The film depicts the main character's quest to become a full-fledged TV man while surrounded by geeky people such as a director with a sharp tongue and an overseas location director who defecates in a wok. Along with the anime adaptation, the four cast members were also announced. Leaf Daichi will be playing the role of Mafuneko, Yasuhiro Mamiya will be playing the role of Director Onigawara, Riho Sugiyama will be playing the role of Yori-chan, and Yuya Hirose will be playing the role of Chief AD Yokoyama. In addition, comments and commemorative illustrations have arrived from Daichi and the original creator and author. ＜Here are the comments in full. Leaf Daichi as Mafuneko While reading the original manga, I felt like my heart was linked to Mafuneko, who was supposed to have chosen a different life from my own, and I was able to play the dialogue smoothly in my brain with my own voice. As a result, I am very happy to have been entrusted with such a worthwhile role to play! It's full of the naked cries of Mafune, who works hard behind the scenes of TV. The highlight of this short anime is the sense of speed that only a short anime can provide! I'm sure you'll want to support Mafuneko too. Please enjoy it! 【Program Title】 TV Animation "On Air Dekinai! 【Broadcasting Station】 BS Tereto (BS 7ch) / BS Tereto 4K (4K 7ch) Free nationwide broadcast TV Tokyo AT-X 【Broadcast Date】 Broadcast will start in January 2022! 【Original Story】 Kana Mafune "On Air Kanai! "Deep" (published by Asahi Shimbun Publishing) Deep" (published by Asahi Shimbun) [Cast] Daichi Ip, Yasuhiro Mamiya, Riho Sugiyama, Yuya Hirose 【Director】 Jun AOKI 【ED Theme Song] MIZUMINATO Izuki Animation Production】 Jinan Studio Space Cat Company 【Production】 On Air Dekinai! Production Committee
(C) Kana Mafune, TV TOKYO/ On Air Dekinai! Production Committee Reference: https://animeanime.jp/article/2021/11/02/65103.html
【Background】
・Graduated from Kyoto University with a major in Japanese Culture Studies, Faculty of Letters
・After graduation, worked 4 years as editor and proofreader for a print magazine specializing in traditional performing arts and culture
・Became a freelance journalist in 2021 and launched japanculturean.com in 2022
【Expertise】
・Pop-Culture Fusion Analysis
Analytical commentary on how modern pop-culture media (anime, film, fashion) incorporates and reinterprets traditional Japanese motifs.
