Now, to keep the Kyobansai fever going, here’s the rest of the interviews with the performers!

TOM: What’s your process when composing for a new series?

Yasuharu Takanashi: First I painstakingly read the original work. I read it before I have meetings with the director so I can create my own image of the series. Then I meet with the director and production staff so we can compare our images, then I make music to match the series.

Alisa Okehazama: First I read the original work or script and look at the character designs, as well as check what parts of the series will be emphasized or important.
After that, I meet with the director and sound director to brainstorm the direction of the music we want before getting to work.

Tatsuya Kato: If it’s an adaptation, first I immerse myself in the original work. By experiencing the vibe of the series myself, I’m able to plan the music that I personally want to make.
After that, the director, staff, and I discuss the concept for the production and I begin to compose.
If it’s an original series, then I check out the available materials like the key visuals, character designs, and art direction designs, so I’m able to imagine the scenery of an unknown series yet to be created.
Of course, after that I meet with the director and staff to hear their thoughts and look for the direction of the music that I should compose.

TOM: Has your process changed since the beginning of your career, and if so, how?

Takanashi: It hasn’t changed much.

Okehazama: It hasn’t changed much, but now I read the original work even more closely and I investigate the characters in more detail.

Kato: When I first started this job, I had a fixed idea that I had learned in school that “these scenes call for this specific kind of music.”
I think I was trying to have all of my soundtrack music have a “proper” soundtrack sound.
After watching various works, meeting many people, and being able to build up my career, I’ve been gradually released from those mental shackles and now I’m able to face each series with casual feelings. This allows me to make music in the style that fits that series and wholeheartedly pursue the music that series deserves. I’m able to give myself entirely to it and challenge myself each time now.

TOM: Where do you find inspiration for your work?

Takanashi: I don’t get it from a specific place. Instead, I discover it in various places in my daily life. Just recently, I was walking around a German city and a melody came to mind, so I recorded it using a voice recorder. Sometimes it comes to me in unexpected moments, like when I’m in the bath. Some songs have come out when I’m sitting in front of my computer or messing around with my instruments. Sometimes when I’m listening to music, the songs teach me new methods or sounds that I haven’t thought of before. I really get inspired from all sorts of things.

Okehazama: I read the original work and I watch anime or movies with similar universes for inspiration.

Kato: Things in my daily life, the different emotions I feel throughout my days, worlds near and far, various experiences, etc. All of them become important parts of the myself and the music I create.

TOM: What series do you have any particular emotion toward or was a particularly stand-out experience?

Takanashi: Naruto and Fairy Tail are particularly memorable for me. I won international awards for both of those series and they’re loved by people all over the world. I’m both proud and overjoyed by that. Personally, Precure was big for my musicianship and made me feel like I was opening new doors.

Okehazama: Jujutsu Kaisen. It was the first time I’ve ever collaborated with other composers, so it made me feel like I was able to increase my production ability and open up my worldview. It was a very fun and exciting period.

Kato: There are a lot of them, but two that stand out are Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere and Free!

Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere is a series that’s an assembly of intense characteristics, so I felt a sense of danger, that I needed to demonstrate imagination beyond anything I had come up with before. I felt like I was climbing up an extreme hill. In the end, I was able to reconsider my own music.

Free! is the series that made me feel strongly that I can’t just respond with a decent answer to the request made of me. I needed to get close to the series, project my own thoughts and feelings onto it to create a more subjective sound.

TOM: Have you noticed any new trends in anime/game OSTs?

Takanashi: To be honest, I’ve never made music while thinking about trends, so I don’t really know what soundtracks are like lately. But I am always challenging myself to try things that are new to me.

Kato: Each production and methods have become really diverse, and I feel that the styles and music of soundtracks themselves have become free.
While it’s only natural for soundtracks to use orchestras, in recent years, sensational sounds have been sweeping through the soundtrack world, including in international works.
When that happens, the feeling that they purposely stepped away from the typical elements of a soundtrack makes it even more interesting.

TOM: How do you feel about participating in events such as the Kyobansai?

Takanashi: My first thought is that I was delighted to be invited! As Yuuki Hayashi always says, events like this where we can play our soundtracks in front of as many people as possible might become a new trend. But first, I just want our audience to enjoy themselves.

Okehazama: I’m not used to performing live, so I’m a little worried and nervous, but I’m also looking forward to seeing the other performers because they’ve all composed music that I love!

Kato: Personally, I’ve had many more chances to stand on stage and perform my music in recent years, so I’ve been feeling how important performing in front of an audience is and how to enjoy the shared space of a concert.
So, being able to share the stage with composers I respect during :Kyobansai and sharing my work and the series I’ve worked on with an audience who might not know either excites me greatly.
Since the concert is an outdoor one, I’m also looking forward to the feeling of this soundtrack concert essentially being a summer music festival.

TOM: What have you been listening to lately in your private life?

Takanashi: I listen to nothing but Babymetal! That’s the truth! (LOL)

Okehazama: I listen to a lot of soundtracks, but I also often listen to playlists of popular songs.

Kato: In general, I pay attention to international music charts, but lately I mostly listen to music during my workouts, so I’ve been listening to uplifting playlists. For soundtracks, I like Daniel Pemberton. His scores are so varied, it’s magnificent.

TOM: How does it feel knowing that your work has reached so many people outside of Japan?

Takanashi: It makes me really happy. Lately when I go overseas, I have more opportunities to talk to fans. Everyone’s studying Japanese and when they look so happy as they use their new language skills to talk to me, it makes me glad I chose to do music. I’m a rock musician through and through, so touring the world with a band has always been my dream. That’s why I’m delighted that my dream has come true and I’m able to play my music all around the world thanks to anime. I hope to continue making music that even more people will be able to enjoy.

Okehazama: It’s a very odd feeling that I still can’t believe. It makes me very happy. I get a lot of DMs from foreign fans, and they enjoy my music just as much as Japanese fans do. Those are moments that make me feel really happy to be doing this job.

Kato: I think it’s fantastic.
I feel that the power that Japanese animation works have on the world is huge.

To Alisa Okehazama: How does it feel getting such a big job like Jujutsu Kaisen in the very first year of your solo debut as a composer?

Okehazama: Of course, I was very anxious about whether I was the right choice. However, I remember that I was desperate to make music that I thought would work, even if it might be a bit clumsy, since they hired me for the job.
The music by the other composers was incredibly cool, which really spurred me on and gave me ideas. I feel very strongly that the experience improved my skills and I’m very grateful for the opportunity.

Kyobansai is a very new event, but everyone on stage expressed their wish to keep it going annually. Maybe next year it’ll be on an even grander scale and you can enjoy it yourself, either in person or online! This is definitely a new otaku summer experience to keep an eye on.

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Cosmo Fleet Special Mobile Suit Gundam Nahel Argama Re.

The Cosmo Fleet Special (CF-SP) is a series of space battleship figures from MegaHouse, and after seven years, the Gundam series is making a comeback to the collection! The third model to rejoin the series is an updated version of the Nahel Argama from Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. This is a fully pre-painted model that is about 19cm long. One of the features of this updated version is a slightly weathered finish, and it includes water-applied decals to further enhance the realistic appearance. It comes with a stand and seven mini mobile suits of the same scale (UC Gundam, 3x Jegan and 3x ReZEL). The model also has an interchangeable mode for the firing state of the Hyper Mega Particle Cannon and captures the rotation of each turret. Also included are parts to open and close the MS hatches on the left and right catapult decks. By placing a mobile suit on the catapult deck, you can take the Gundam universe even further! Enjoy your very own Gundam Fleet with the Cosmo Fleet Special Collection! Pre-painted Model. Approx. 190mm in Length. Stand and 7x Mini Gundam Figures Included.

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The Cosmo Fleet Special (CF-SP) is a series of space battleship figures from MegaHouse, and after seven years, the Gundam series is making a comeback to the collection! The second model to rejoin the series is an updated version of the Argama from Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam. This is a fully pre-painted model that stands about 19cm tall. One of the features of this updated version is a slightly weathered finish, and it includes water-applied decals to enhance the realistic look. It comes with a stand and three scale mini mobile suits (Z Gundam, Hyaku Shiki and Rick Dias). The model also features deployable Mega Particle Cannons on both sides, interchangeable housing blocks, and the option to select the length of the bridge, all of which help to bring the Gundam universe to life! Enjoy your very own Gundam Fleet with the Cosmo Fleet Special Collection! Pre-painted Model. Approx. 190mm in Length. Stand and 3x Mini Gundam Figures Included.

S.H.Figuarts Ultraman Ultraman Suit Zoffy -the Animation-

From the final season of the Netflix series “”ULTRAMAN”” comes ULTRAMAN SUIT ZOFFY -the Animation-! Created with all of the S.H.Figuarts detail and posability you’ve come to expect, it features anime-accurate proportions that let you re-create your favorite action scenes. [SCULPTING] Overseen by Tsuburaya Productions’ LSS division for faithful accuracy, and joints that allow dynamic poses without compromising the
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Mob Psycho 100 III Arataka Reigen Non-Scale Figure (Re-run)

In response to demands from our customers, we are thrilled to announce that Arataka Reigen is finally making a comeback after all these years!
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Mob Psycho 100 III Shigeo Kageyama Non-Scale Figure

Shigeo Kageyama, from the immensely popular anime Mob Psycho 100 III, arrives as a figure!

Thank you for your patience!
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Nendoroid Doll Outfit Set: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Shinobu Kocho

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Hero’s Brave Statue Kamen Rider Black RX

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Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom Lacus Clyne Non-Scale Figure

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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Suletta Mercury: Season 2 Ending Ver. Non-Scale Figure

Suletta Mercury is the main character in the series, Mobile Suit Gundam – The Witch from Mercury. Suletta is a lone girl from the remote planet of Mercury who transfers into the Asticassia School of Technology.

Oshi no Ko Ruby: Plain Clothes Ver. Non-Scale Figure

Ruby Hoshino is one of the titular characters in the anime series, Oshi no Ko. Ruby is the daughter of a famous idol, Ai Hoshino, and her idol group, B-Komachi. After her mother was murdered by a crazed fan, Ruby took it upon herself to revive her mother’s old idol group and try to fulfill her mother’s dream.

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Ram is from the popular anime series, re: Zero – Starting Life in Another World. She has pink hair which she wears parted on the right, and still has a full horn, which grants her magical power. Along with her twin sister, Rem, Ram works as a maid for Margrave Roswall L Mathers.

A second key visual and four new cast members were revealed along with the airdate.

Kentaro Ito will play Kan Ki.

Haruka Nagamine will play Koku’Ou.

Kenji Nomura will play Rai Do.

Motoki Sakuma will play Ma Ron.

Adapted from Yasuhisa Hara’s manga series, Kingdom is set in China’s Warring States period. The story follows two young men, with one hoping to become a top general and the other an emperor who will unite all of China.

Season 1 of the TV anime aired from June 2012 to February 2013, with Season 2 following from June 2013 to March 2014, Season 3 from April 2020 to October 2021, and Season 4 from April to October 2022.

A live action film adaptation starring Kento Yamazaki was released in April 2019, with two sequels following in July 2022 and July 2023.

Kingdom Season 5 will begin airing on January 7, 2024.

©Yasuhisa Hara/Shueisha, Kingdom Production Committee
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Three new cast members have also been confirmed. Kanon Takao will play Iris.

Sayuri Yahagi will play Claire.

Reina Ueda will play Rain.

KonoSuba is adapted from the popular light novel series by Akatsuki Natsume with illustrations by Mishima Kurone. The story follows a young NEET reincarnated in a fantasy world, where he works towards defeating the Demon King with a hilariously dysfunctional party.

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Hit anime Spy x Family has released its main trailer for Season 2, which features the upcoming theme songs!

The opening theme song is “Kurakura” by Ado, and the ending theme song is “Todome no Ichigeki” by Vaundy, featuring Cory Wong.

Adapted from Tatsuya Endo’s manga series, Spy x Family revolves around a spy codenamed Twilight, who is ordered to create a fake family to facilitate his latest mission. Unbeknownst to him, however, the woman he chooses as his “wife” is actually an assassin, the little girl he “adopts” is a telepath, and even the family dog has the ability to predict the future.

The first season premiered in April 2022, airing 25 episodes in two parts.

A film titled Spy x Family the Film: Code: White is also set to premiere on December 22, 2023.

Spy x Family Season 2 will air in Japan from October 7, 2023.

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My Hero Academia Ochaco Uraraka: Hero Suit Ver. 1/8 Scale Figure (Re-run)

From Seidou Circus comes this 1/8 scale figure of Ochaco Uraraka from My Hero Academia in her hero suit. She floats 9.4” tall on a decorative rubble base with the word “Float” adding to the overall look of the figure which is AWESOME. Her cheerful expression, including her rosy cheeks, has been perfectly painted, and she can be displayed with or without her helmet as well as with the visor on or off!

Nendoroid Doll Outfit Set: Hetalia: World Stars Italy

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Combat Armors Max 02: Fang of the Sun Dougram 1/72 Scale Soltic H8 Roundfacer (Re-run)

The much awaited second addition to the COMBAT ARMORS MAX series is getting a rerelease!
From the anime series “Fang of the Sun Dougram” comes a rerelease of the second in the COMBAT ARMORS MAX series – the primary model of the Federation’s Combat Armor forces, the Soltic H8 Roundfacer!
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・The box art features illustrations by Hidetaka Tenjin.

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Combat Armors Max 04: Fang of the Sun Dougram 1/72 Scale Soltic H8-RF Korchima Special (Re-run)

A superior version of the Roundfacer, upgraded by Korchima’s Engineers with all new parts, now back for a rerelease.
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・This model kit makes use of snap-fit connections. Glue is not required for assembly.
・Each joint makes use of a poly-cap, allowing for smooth and easy posing of the finished product.
・The cockpit canopy comes as a prepainted frame canopy, popular with the previous Dougram release.
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・The box art features illustrations by Hidetaka Tenjin.

Combat Armors Max 22: Fang of the Sun Dougram 1/72 Scale Combat Armor Dougram: Update Ver. (Re-run)

A rerelease of the updated version of Max Factory’s first Dougram plastic model!
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・This model kit makes use of snap-fit connections. (Glue required for some parts.)
・Each joint makes use of a poly-cap, allowing for smooth and easy posing of the finished product.
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・Miniature figures of Crinn and Huckle are included.
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Wind Breaker Haruka Sakura Non-Scale Figure

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S.H.Figuarts Tamashii Effect Burning Flame: Red Ver.

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“Found you, my darling!” Celebrating the fifth anniversary of the anime series DARLING in the FRANXX, which begins with the fateful meeting of Hiro and Zero Two! A set containing a renewed edition of the ROBOT Spirits Strelizia and the S.H.Figuarts Zero Two!

Directed and written by Fumiya Matsuzaki, the play debuted on September 16 at the Galaxy Theatre in Tokyo.

Naotake Tsuchiya stars as Denji.

Mizuki Umetsu plays Aki Hayakawa.

Mahiru Coda plays Power.

Aya Hirano plays Makima.

See the rest of the snapshots at the full album below this article.

Originally created by Tatsuki Fujimoto, Chainsaw Man follows a young man named Denji who becomes a devil hunter in order to pay off his dead father’s debts to the yakuza. After falling victim to a plot by the yakuza, he merges with his demon dog Pochita to become Chainsaw Man.

The manga was originally serialized from 2018 to 2020, with Part 2 also coming out in July 2022. Fujimoto’s other recent projects include one-shot manga titles Look Back, Goodbye, Eri and Futsu ni Kiitekure.

Produced by MAPPA, the highly anticipated anime adaptation aired from October to December 2022.

Chainsaw Man: The Stage Production will be performed in Tokyo until October 1 at the Galaxy Theater in Tokyo. It is also set to run from October 6 to 9, 2023, at Kyoto Theater.

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The game will be available on Nintendo Switch, PC, PS5, and PS4 in 2024. Players will control Anya as she sets out to complete her newest assignment: making a photo diary for school.

In addition to snapping shots of various setting and outings, players will be able to play over 15 mini-games and unlock outfits for Anya, Loid, Yor, and Bond.

Originally a manga series by Tatsuya Endo, Spy x Family revolves around a spy codenamed Twilight, who is ordered to create a fake family to facilitate his latest mission. Unbeknownst to him, however, the woman he chooses as his “wife” is actually an assassin, the little girl he “adopts” is a telepath, and even the family dog has the ability to predict the future.

The TV anime adaptation’s first season premiered in April 2022, airing 25 episodes in two parts. The second season will air in Japan from October 7, 2023.

A film titled Spy x Family the Film: Code: White is also set to premiere on December 22, 2023.

Spy x Anya: Operation Memories will be released in 2024.

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The new season was announced after the twelfth and final episode, which aired on September 20. Info on the airdate is yet to come.

Celebratory illustrations by Tsukiho Tsukioka, the original light novel’s artist, and Rito Kosaka, the manga adaptation’s artist, have also been revealed.

Originally a light novel series written by Akumi Agitogi and illustrated by Tsukiho Tsukioka, My Happy Marriage follows an engaged couple in a fantasy version of 19th-century Japan. After a mistreated young woman named Miyo Saimori is betrothed to Kiyoka Kudo, a famously ruthless commander, she discovers that he might just be her chance to find happiness.

The TV anime adaptation ran from July to September 2023 with 12 episodes.

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November 3 not only marks Godzilla Day in Japan, but will also be the iconic kaiju’s 70th anniversary.

Set in post-war Japan, the new film is directed by Takashi Yamazaki, who has previously led acclaimed titles like The Eternal Zero and Stand by Me Doraemon. It will star Ryunosuke Kamiki and Minami Hamabe as a young couple.

Other confirmed cast members include Yuki Yamada as Shiro Mizushima, Munetaka Aoki as Sosaku Tachibana, and Hidetaka Yoshioka as Kenji Noda.

For more snapshots, check out the full album below this article.

Godzilla Minus One will be released in Japan on November 3, 2023. It will also be screened in North America from December 1, 2023.

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