The first PV of the third season of the "Blade of Oni-Elimination" anime series, "The Village of the Swordsmith," was shown on stage at the "Oni-Elimination Festival: Anime Anniversary Celebration," held on April 16 and 17, 2012. The PV looks back on the history up to the "Yuukaku-hen," and depicts the scene of blacksmithing in the village of swordsmithing, as well as the Kasumi Pillar, Tokitoru Muichiro, and the Koi Pillar, Kanroji Mitsuri, who are in the spotlight in the "Swordsmithing Village Arc. The film is based on a popular manga serialized in "Weekly Shonen Jump" by Yoseharu Agatoge. The first TV anime season "Kamakado Sumijiro Tatsushihen" will be broadcast in 2019, followed by "Blade of Demons: Infinity Train" in 2008 (the TV anime version will be broadcast from October to November 2009), and the second season "Yugenji Arc" from December 2009 to January 2010. The second "Yugaku-hen" was broadcast from December 2009 to January 2010. The "Katameji no Sato Hen" depicts the story of Sumijiro and his friends after their mission in Yoshiwara in the "Yugaku Hen". (C) Yoseharu Gouge / Shueisha, Aniplex, ufotable
【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.
