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Pony Canyon Produces 2 Anime Shorts to Promote Saga Prefecture
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Seven Arcs Pictures is animating both shorts.
"Yakusoku no Utsuwa - Arita no Hatsukoi" will be set in the town of Arita, and will be a youth story highlighting the scenery of Arita. It will star Saori Hayami in the role of Nao Akiyama.
"Fuyu no Chikai, Natsu no Matsuri - Takeoshi no Dai-Kusunoki" is set in the city of Takeoshi, and will center on two characters, a boy and a girl, who grow up watched over by a large camphor tree that endures the time and seasons. It will star Nobunaga Shimazaki as Sōta.
The shorts will debut on March 12 in different locations. "Yakusoku no Utsuwa - Arita no Hatsukoi" will screen in the Kyushu Ceramic Museum, while "Fuyu no Chikai, Natsu no Matsuri - Takeoshi no Dai-Kusunoki" will screen in the Saga Prefectural Space and Science Museum. Saga-born anime director Junji Nishimura will give a talk on the first day screening at the latter location. Both shorts will be shown for free.
Source: MoCa News
