555 Comic Brings "All Night Arcade” Anime to TikTok

Live-tweeted manga co-created by Magodesu (Studio Trigger's Space Patrol Luluco) to star Jenny Yokobori (Genshin Impact) in lead role of Ame alongside all star cast

TOKYO, JAPAN, July 15, 2023 / – 555 Comic Co, a leader in storytelling that blurs the lines of canon between official characters and fanfic, announced today that All Night Arcade, its live-tweeted manga co-created by Benjamin Koji Watanabe, Magodesu (Studio Trigger's Space Patrol Luluco), and Mikey Moore, is being adapted into a TikTok anime in 555's industry-leading format. The All Night Arcade teaser is available now at https://tiktok.com/@amekicks.

All Night Arcade follows main character Ame (voiced by Romantic Killer, Genshin Impact, and the Simpsons' Jenny Yokobori) in the city of Nokyo as she works for Mami the orc hostess (voiced by Persona 5 and Hunter x Hunter's Xanthe Huynh) at a late night arcade running contraband requests for demon yazuka to fund her sneaker habit.

All Night Arcade joins Conspiracy Research Club on TikTok as 555 Comic's second story universe to be adapted into an anime on the platform. Conspiracy Research Club is currently the world's #1 TikTok original anime with nearly three million followers across its multi-language accounts and has spawned a Twitter comic spinoff (Paranormal Research Club), a fan character creation program, numerous fashion items, collectibles, other merchandise lines, and even a Minecraft mini-game as an official Minecraft Marketplace partner. 555 Comic has similarly big plans for All Night Arcade.

"We are thrilled to bring Ame's anime urban fantasy world to TikTok and have fans be able to talk to the whole 'All Night Arcade' cast,” said Ben Watanabe, Founder and CEO of 555 Comic. “Never before has anime been better for on the go than with 555, and we look forward to how the anime community will shape Ame and her friends' world on TikTok.”

New episodes of All Night Arcade will be available to watch and interact with on TikTok for free at https://tiktok.com/@amekicks.

Production Credits:
Showrunner, Executive Producer & Co-Creator: Benjamin Koji Watanabe
Co-Creator, Anime Character Designs & Supervision: Magodesu
Scenario & Co-Creator: Mikey Moore
Original Illustration Assistant: Kazu Takase
Animation Supervising Director & Executive Producer: Pedro Marcelino
Executive Producer: Rob Pereyda
Producer: Nice Boschi
Script Adaptation Writers: Cecilia Machi, Mikey Moore
Animation Director: Guilherme Klein
Art Direction: Lucas Moraes
Storyboard Supervisor: Desirrée Biskup
Post-production Supervisor: Melissa Sartor
Rigging Supervisor: Kevin de Aguiar
Voice & Casting Director: Jenny Yokobori

Voice Cast:

Jenny Yokobori as Ame

Xanthe Huynh as Tomo

Bill Butts as Hideo

Zeno Robinson as Sachi

Co-Creator Bios:
Benjamin Koji Watanabe is the Founder and CEO of 555 Comic and has over 15 years of storytelling experience. After starting his career in skateboarding, streetwear and reality TV, he worked on content and social strategy for rapper 50 Cent, a top 20 Twitter account at the time. Prior to founding 555 Comic, Benjamin designed and built numerous consumer-facing apps.

Magodesu is a Japanese anime illustrator and designer based in Tokyo with a reputation throughout the anime industry for pushing the boundaries of SD (“super deformed,” also known as “chibi” to fans) designs. In addition to serving as the character designer for Studio Trigger's Space Patrol Luluco anime, her other works include official SD designs for Studio Trigger's Kill la Kill, Promare, and SSSS. GRIDMAN, Crypton Media's legendary vocaloid Hatsune Miku. Magodesu's obsession with sneaker culture alongside an accomplished career in SD anime designs helped lead her to co-create All Night Arcade with 555 Comic founder Benjamin Koji Watanabe, which is one of the company's most popular live-tweeted manga and is now being adapted into a TikTok original anime.

Mikey Moore is a longtime self-published comic writer, early employee of 555, and the original writer of the All Night Arcade live-tweeted manga. A lifelong dungeon master and huge anime fan, Mikey continues his storytelling with his fantastical take on the underbelly of Tokyo.

Voice Cast Bios:
Jenny Yokobori is a Japanese American voice actress based in Los Angeles. She's currently the youngest cast member on the long-running animated series, The Simpsons, where she can be heard as Kumiko Albertson as well as various other characters. Jenny is also known for her work as Yoimiya (Genshin Impact), Kuromi and Cinnamoroll (Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures), Horace and Hatterene (Pokemon Master Journeys), Xueyi (Honkai Star Rail), Evie (Fortnite), Wanda (One Piece), Laser Baby (The Boys: Diabolical), and more!

Xanthe Huynh is a Los Angeles based voice actor known for her roles in video games such as Haru Okumura (Persona 5), Marianne (Fire Emblem: Three Houses), Altina (The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III), Agnea (Octopath Traveler II), and Pela (Honkai Star Rail). And also in anime roles such as Alluka (Hunter x Hunter), Menma (Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day), Palla-Palla (Sailor Moon SuperS), Yuna Yuki (Yuki Yuna is a Hero), Hanayo Koizumi (Love Live School Idol Project), Ui (K-On!), and Platelet (Cells at Work).

Bill Butts is an African American actor, martial artist, and fitness enthusiast! You can hear him as the host of Honkai Star Rail, Owlbert! He's also Rudra in Street Fighter 6, Ogre in Tekken, Mask De Masculine in Bleach, Douglas in Cyberpunk Edgerunners, Miguel in Jujutsu Kaisen 0, Jack the Drought in One Piece, Cioccolata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, and many more!

Zero Robinson is an actor residing in Los Angeles, California. Zeno began his acting journey in middle school, and after taking a program called “All About Kids”, signed with CESD Talent. He would gain his professional voiceover start soon after as “Alan Albright” in Ben 10 Alien Force at 14 years old, and has since studied under industry pioneers such as Charlie Adler, Tony Gonzales, Kris Zimmerman, Phil Lamarr, Ginny McSwain, and Tony Oliver. Zeno can now be heard as “Remy” in Big City Greens, “Hawks” in My Hero Academia, “Cyborg” in Young Justice, and “The Green Poncho” in Craig of the Creek.

About 555 Comic Co
With a community of millions and the world's biggest anime TikToker, 555 opens characters' worlds to fan creations. Fans collectively shape stories like Conspiracy Research Club by interacting with Luna Gardner, Jaime Taylor, and Katya Petrikov, building their own original characters and becoming part of the lore in the process. As fans' OCs (original characters) level up, they progress towards becoming an official part of the story.

To learn more about 555 and get a full story directory, go to https://555comic.com.