The TV anime "Paripi Komei" has released the synopsis and advance scene cuts for episode 8 "Searching for Myself," which will air on May 24 (Tue.), 2022. The "Paripi Komei" is a "mental revival energetic TV anime" based on the manga series by Yotsuba Yuto and Ogawa Ryo in "Young Magazine". The story depicts Zhuge Kongming, a hero of the Three Kingdoms and a genius military strategist, reincarnated in Shibuya, where he meets Eiko Tsukimi, a fledgling artist, and together with her, as a military strategist, he brings innovation to the music scene in order to make her dream come true. The title of episode 8 is "Find Yourself. Eiko and KABE begin to search for themselves after being confronted with a thick wall of "I don't feel like myself. While performing on the street with Nanami, Eiko gradually begins to realize what she is missing. Meanwhile, KABE is reunited with a man who has undergone a dramatic change. OH My Friend! Who cares if you're hanging out with your friends? Is this really the way things are supposed to be with X-Day approaching? Oh, by the way, where is Komei? The 8th episode of "Palipi Komei" "Searching for Myself" will start airing on May 24th on TOKYO MX, MBS, BS Nichtele and other stations. TV animation "Palipi Komei Broadcast Information TOKYO MX: Tuesdays at 23:00~ from April 5, 2022 (Tue.) BS Nichi-Tele: Tuesdays from 24:00 onwards, starting from April 5, 2022 (Tue.) MBS: Tuesdays from April 5, 2022 (Tue.) from 26:30 AT-X: From Thursday, April 7, 2022, every Thursday at 21:30 TUT: From Friday, April 8, 2022, every Friday from 25:55 Distribution Information ABEMA / d-Anime Store / U-NEXT / dTV / Anime Times, etc. Cast Tsukimi Eiko (CV. Motowatari Kaede / Singer: 96 Neko) ZHOKUGE Komei (CV. Okiayu Ryutaro) KABE Taito (CV. Shoya Chiba) Nanami Kudo (CV. Hibiki Yamamura/Singing????) Owner KOBAYASHI (CV. Jun Fukushima) Staff Original Story: Yotsuba Yuto, Ryo Ogawa (serialized in Kodansha's "Young Magazine") Director: Osamu Honma Series Composition: Yoko Yoneuchiyama Character Design：Kanami Sekiguchi Prop Setup: Mayumi Miyaoka, Hiromi Makino Art Director: Junichi Higashi Art Director：Yuta Fujii Color Designer : Asami Eguchi 3D Director : Motonari Ichikawa Director of Photography: Yoshimasa Tomita Editing: Ayumu Takahashi Special Effects: Masahiro Murakami Sound Director: Satoki Iida Music : Genki Hikota (Hifumi,inc.) Music Production: Avex Pictures Animation Production: P.A.WORKS Production: "Paripi Komei" Production Committee Opening Theme Song Information Title : "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Song : QUEENDOM Lyrics/Composition : Tarcsi Zoltan Arrangement : M.O.R(Eurobeat Union) Japanese Lyrics : RUCCA Ending Theme Song Information Title: "Mood up, mood up, up Song: EIKO starring 96 Neko, Zhuge Komei (CV: Ryutaro Okiayu), KABE Taijin (CV: Shoya Chiba), Nanami Kudo starring Lezel Lyrics by hiroko and miyake Composed by mitsuyuki miyake, Genki Hibino, Shifo Arranged by Genki Hikota (c) Yut Yotsuba, Ryo Ogawa, Kodansha / "Paripi Komei" Production Committee
【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.
