Smartphone Game 'Project Sekai' Receives Anime Movie in January 2025

by Hyperion_PS
Jul 29, 2024 11:06 AM | 19 Comments

Advertising company CyberAgent announced on Monday an anime movie for the Project Sekai Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku smartphone game, titled Project Sekai Movie: Kowareta Sekai to Utaenai Miku (Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing), revealing the main cast, staff, a teaser trailer, and a key visual (pictured). The anime movie will have an original story and is scheduled to open in Japanese theaters on January 17, 2025.

Cast
Miku Hatsune: Original voice by Saki Fujita (Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan)
Rin Kagamine, Len Kagamine: Original voice by Asami Shimoda (The iDOLM@STER)
Luka Megurine: Original voice by Yuu Asakawa (Azumanga Daiou The Animation)
Meiko: Original voice by Meiko Haigou
Kaito: Original voice by Naoto Fuuga
Ichika Hoshino: Ruriko Noguchi (Itai no wa Iya nanode Bougyoryoku ni Kyokufuri Shitai to Omoimasu.)
Saki Tenma: Karin Isobe (Healer Girl)
Honami Mochizuki: Reina Ueda (Aikatsu Stars!)
Shiho Hinomori: Yuki Nakashima (BanG Dream! 2nd Season)
Minori Hanasato: Yui Ogura (Blue Archive the Animation)
Haruka Kiritani: Mayu Yoshioka (Wake Up, Girls!)
Airi Momoi: Ai Furihata (Love Live! Sunshine!!)
Shizuku Hinomori: Rina Honizumi (Lapis Re:LiGHTs)
Kohane Azusawa: Akina (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby Season 3)
An Shiraishi: Tomomi Jiena Sumi (Sentai Daishikkaku)
Akito Shinonome: Fumiya Imai (Given)
Touya Aoyagi: Kent Ito ("Oshi no Ko")
Tsukasa Tenma: Daisuke Hirose (A3! Season Spring & Summer)
Emu Otori: Hina Kino (Shine Post)
Nene Kusanagi: Machico (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby)
Rui Kamishiro: Shunichi Toki (Paradox Live the Animation)
Kanade Yoisaki: Tomori Kusunoki (Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai)
Mafuyu Asahina: Rui Tanabe (Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan)
Ena Shinonome: Minori Suzuki (Macross Δ)
Mizuki Akiyama: Hinata Satou (Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight)

Staff
Director: Hiroyuki Hata (Lapis Re:LiGHTs)
Screenplay: Youko Yonaiyama (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby)
Character Design: Yuki Akiyama (Shiroi Suna no Aquatope)
Sub-character Design: Masatoshi Tsuji
Chief Animation Director: Yuki Akiyama (Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara), Masatoshi Tsuji (Summertime Render)
Prop Design: Hiromi Makino (Na Nare Hana Nare)
Art Director: Kurumi Suzuki (Kamisama ni Natta Hi)
Art Design: Yoshinori Shiozawa (Spy x Family Season 2)
Director of Photography: Kazuya Iwai (Wake Up, Girls! Seishun no Kage)
Color Design: Akemi Tejima (Princess Connect! Re:Dive)
CGI Director: Kyousuke Ogawa, Haruki Suzuki (Buddy Daddies)
Editing: Ayumu Takahashi (Mayonaka Punch)
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa (Trapezium)
Sound Effects: Rei Ueno (Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song)
Sound Production: Magic Capsule
Music: Satoshi Houno (Maou-sama, Retry!)
Studio: P.A. Works
Distribution: Shochiku

Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku, based on Crypton Future Media's vocaloid software, is a smartphone rhythm game developed by Colorful Palette and published by Sega. It is a spin-off of Sega's Hatsune Miku: Project Diva rhythm game series. The smartphone game was released in Japan for Android and iOS in September 2020, with the worldwide and other versions releasing in the following years.

Scooter Films produced a 10-episode mini-anime series titled Petit Seka that premiered between January and March 2022. P.A. Works also produced a 5-episode net anime titled Journey to Bloom between September and October 2023 to commemorate the game's third anniversary.

Synopsis
Set in modern day Shibuya, Project Sekai Movie: Kowareta Sekai to Utaenai Miku centers on Ichika Hoshino, a high school girl and street musician who encounters an unknown version of Hatsune Miku after hearing a Miku song that she'd never heard before in a CD store. Ichika learns that this version of Miku is having trouble reaching people with her songs, so together they team up to try to touch the hearts of their audience through music. (Source: Crunchyroll, edited)

Teaser Trailer

Official site: https://sh-anime.shochiku.co.jp/pjsekai-movie/
Official X (Twitter): @pjsekai_movie

Source: PR Times

Project Sekai Movie: Kowareta Sekai to Utaenai Miku on MAL

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19 Comments Recent Comments

wow many characters. if music is better than piece red then it'd be a success

Jul 31, 2024 12:11 AM by hazecloud

@Nachtwandler_21 They have too many shows in these six months and I joked that it was like they were trying to become the new MAPPA. It's not that deep, you don't need to get into a defensive position, seriously.

Jul 30, 2024 2:19 AM by RobertBobert

@RobertBobert comparing P.A. Works to MAPPA is dumb. They have enough staff to do 2 projects at once, which means up to 4 per year considering average anime cour takes 6 months to produce. They made 3 total this year and this movie sceduled for January. All of their currently airing shows were made before this season started. So they were made a previously and just happened to air this season because production comitees decided so. While they had complaints of not paying in-betweeners enough a few years ago, they rarelly have issues with sceduling and are not known overworking their staff.

Jul 30, 2024 2:15 AM by Nachtwandler_21

That's exciting news! The Project Sekai movie sounds intriguing with its original story and impressive cast.

Jul 29, 2024 10:26 PM by bilalkaleem

On one hand, yay, finally a real Miku anime, and one who is not Black Rock Shooter.

On the other hand, this is like, 10 to 12 years to late, man. At very least.

Jul 29, 2024 6:36 PM by Fabris

@Hoppy

right? considering Miku's basically been a PIONEER in anime internet culture for over 15 years

didn't they say they were gonna make one like 4-5 years ago? this doesn't sound like what i heard

Jul 29, 2024 4:23 PM by EcchiGodMamster

@juliayousoro I don't know how they will combine these two things in one film. Usually, all gacha anime focus only on certain characters, giving others cameos.

But why? Of all the mainstream gachas, Sekai seems to have the least amount of content outside of the game and official music. Which I find a bit unfair, even though Sekai's fandom has a slightly more controversial reputation than Love Live and Bandori.

Jul 29, 2024 3:22 PM by RobertBobert

This looks really good.

Jul 29, 2024 3:02 PM by Gar_Logan

@juliayousoro Yep, it was those that I referenced in the post too and have been obsessed with them since.

Jul 29, 2024 2:21 PM by PixiePuffer

@RobertBobert
probably miku and ichika(?) since those two are the most highlighted in the sypnosis and because it literally says "centers on Ichika Hoshino"
everyone else should get a good amount of screentime too though

also i dont think project sekai needs a tv anime
the optimal way to experience the story is in the game

Jul 29, 2024 1:35 PM by juliayousoro

@CocoaGalaxy original story based on a game

Jul 29, 2024 1:33 PM by juliayousoro

@PixiePuffer they had a series of small short recaps of the main stories! its called journey to bloom
i think its better for them to have done that rather than have stretched them all out for a normal size tv anime

Jul 29, 2024 1:32 PM by juliayousoro

oooooooh Miku from Jashin-chan Dropkick getting her own anime! I liked the character, glad they're making a spin-off centered around her!

Jul 29, 2024 12:47 PM by Kikugi

Quite hyped since ive been following the game for around half a year now. Tbh, I would have expected them to do the main story first, but a completely original story? Hell yeah. I just want to see them move lol.

And considering its the same studio that did the digest animations, I am looking forward to how it looks too

Jul 29, 2024 12:41 PM by PixiePuffer

I was just thinking recently how on earth is there no miku anime. Hmm

January isnt that far off

The cast list is ridiculously huge though, how are they going to fit this many in just one movie?

Kinda confused, so is it or is it not a original based on a game?

Jul 29, 2024 12:31 PM by CocoaGalaxy

@Hoppy If I remember the franchise correctly, she's more of a side character here.

Jul 29, 2024 11:36 AM by RobertBobert

@EcchiGodMamster

Finally, we get Miku in a Vocaloid anime after almost decades of not having such.

Jul 29, 2024 11:28 AM by Hoppy

HATSUNE MIIIIIIIKKKKKKKKUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

Jul 29, 2024 11:21 AM by EcchiGodMamster

PAWORK seems to really wants to become the next MAPPA in terms of overworking. Also, a movie right away? Without any full-fledged TV show? Who will be the protagonist? Or are they going to make a salad of different units?

Jul 29, 2024 11:14 AM by RobertBobert