Summary
- The unexpected anime adaption of Hatsune Miku's mobile game premieres in January 2025 by P.A. Works.
- The film's plot follows a girl helping a struggling Miku connect with her audience through music.
- The upcoming movie is based on the popular game "Hatsune Miku: COLORFUL STAGE!" Featuring unique characters.
Something that most likely wasn't on any anime fan's bingo card for 2024 is Hatsune Miku, the Vocaloid virtual idol, getting an anime project produced by P.A. Works in early 2025.
The film titled, Project Sekai the Movie: The Broken World and The Miku Who Can't Sing, is an adaptation of the HATSUNE MIKU: COLORFUL STAGE! Mobile game and will premiere in Japanese theatres on January 17, 2025.
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Production Information For the Hatsune Miku Anime Adaptation Known So Far
What We Know So Far
The story for Project Sekai the Movie: The Broken World and The Miku Who Can't Sing is based on original work by Sega, Colourful Palette and Crypton Future Media, the company responsible for the development of the Vocaloid software through which Miku's, and all subsequent Vocaloids', music is produced. The movie will be produced by staff at P.A.WORKS (Angel Beats), with Hiroyuki Hata (storyboards & episode director, several episodes of Another) serving as director, Yoko Yonaiyama (series composition, A Sign of Affection) writing the script, Masatoshi Tsuji (chief animation director, several episodes of Summer Time Rendering) and Yuki Akiyama (animation director, Shirobako) as chief animation directors and character designers, art direction by Kurumi Suzuki (background art, Jujutsu Kaisen: 0) sound direction by Jin Aketagawa (sound director, Fire Force) and music by Satoshi Hōno (music, Aggretsuko).
Cast members announced include the original voice actors of the various Vocaloid virtual idols, with Saki Fujita as Hatsune Miku; Asami Shimoda as Kagamine Len and Rin; Ai Furihata as Airi Momoi of MORE MORE JUMP; Akina as Kohane Azusawa of Vivid BAD SQUAD; Carin Isobe as Saki Tenma of Leo/need; and Daisuke Hirose as Tsukasa Tenma of Wonderlands×Showtime.
What's the Plot of the Movie?
The Miku Who Can't Sing
The plot of Project Sekai the Movie: The Broken World and The Miku Who Can't Sing follows Ichika Hoshino, a high school girl and street musician who finds an unknown version of Hatsune Miku after hearing a song by the virtual idol that she'd never heard before when browsing a Shibuya music store. She learns that this Miku is struggling to reach people through her songs, so Ichika teams up with her to try to get Miku's music to touch the hearts of her audience.
Miku has been referenced various times in media, especially in anime, where the character has been parodied or paid homage to in a large variety of genres, including her recurring guest appearances in Dropkick on My Devil! X (2022), where, like the upcoming Project Sekai the Movie, Miku is voiced by Saki Fujita herself rather than having lines recorded through the Vocaloid software.
The COLOURFUL STAGE! Smartphone Game
The Work Being Adapted Into A Movie
Hatsune Miku: COLORFUL STAGE! Is a "mobile rhythm and visual novel" game that features a cast of 20 characters, including Hatsune Miku and her virtual friends, all of whom have their own distinct musical style and backstory. The game features various hit songs and new music recorded specifically for the game, all of which have five distinct modes of difficulty for players to tap through solo or with friends. Completing challenges and earning XP can enable players to level up and unlock new character cards through the game's gacha system. The game first inspired a mini anime called Petit Seka, which ran for ten episodes and was made available for free on YouTube.
The upcoming Hatsune Miku film is set to hit Japanese theatres on January 17, 2025.
Source: Crunchyroll
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Mega Mix
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