Ahead of the release of "Uta no Prince Sama! Maji LOVE Stirish Tours the Movie," a special TV anime "Uta no Prince Sama! Maji LOVE Stirish Tours: The Beginning of the Journey" will be broadcast on July 31. The "Uta no Prince Sama! Maji LOVE" series, based on the popular video game "Uta no Prince Sama! Maji LOVE Kingdom the Movie," a live animation series, will be released in 2019. Uta no Prince Sama! Maji LOVE Stalish Tours the Movie" is scheduled to be released on September 2. The special TV anime will tell the behind-the-scenes story of ST☆RISH, connecting "Maji LOVE Kingdom" and "Maji LOVE Stirish Tours". The members of ST☆RISH were busy with the success of "Maji LOVE Kingdom". While the success of the live performance brought them a sense of fulfillment, they also began to wonder what they could do from now on, something they had never felt before. Then, they are summoned by the Shining Office, and when all seven members gather together for the first time in a while, they are presented with a "reward" from the office. The visual released along with the episode shows the ST☆RISH members walking in the sunlight with smiles on their faces and wearing their casual clothes for the first time in a long time. The special anime will be directed by Tomoyoshi Nagaoka, written by Chiaki Nagai, and produced by A-1 Pictures. The one-hour TV anime special "Uta no Prince Sama! Maji LOVE Stalish Tours: The Beginning of the Journey" will be broadcast on July 31, 8:00 p.m. on TOKYO MX and BS11. (C)UTA☆PRI-MOVIE ST PROJECT
【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.
