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Gaina, Gundam Seed Director, Evangelion Designer Make PR Anime for Fukushima Town
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
The animation studio Gaina (formerly Fukushima Gainax) are still helping promote the Fukushima area despite recently relocating to Koganei, Tokyo. The animation studio has signed on to produce a promotional anime for the city of Miharu, Fukushima starring Megohime, the promotional character is based on daimyō Masamune Date's real wife.
The promotional anime is titled Aihime MEGOHIME and premiered online on Friday.
The anime was directed by Mitsuo Fukuda, the director of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed and the Future GPX Cyber Formula series. Mari Araki designed the characters, and Mamoru Yokota (Naruto Shippūden, Gatchaman Crowds) directed the animation.
Instead of developing a strictly historical story, the anime looks into the near future where a virtual game called "IXA" exists. Within "IXA" are artificial intelligence versions of Megohime and historical warlords.
Nao Tōyama (Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, Laid-Back Camp) voices Megohime. The rest of the cast includes Hiro Shimono, Misato Fukuen, Tetsu Inada, Yuka Saitou, Sora Tokui, and Ayuru Ōhashi.
Neon Genesis Evangelion character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto designed Megohime last year. He's credited with supervising the promotional anime.
Gaina previously created the Masamune Datenicle multi-episode promotional anime for the town of Date, Fukushima beginning in 2016. The anime focused on the 16 former Date clan heads with whom young Masamune fights for the future of his family.
Source: Anime! Anime! (仲瀬 コウタロウ)
