Direct from Shochiku -- SciFi Japan has nearly 2 dozen high-res pics from LOVE, CHUNIBYO AND OTHER DELUSIONS! -TAKE ON ME-! Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production PartnershipSource: Shochiku Co., Ltd., TBS Official Site: anime-chu-2.com (Japan)
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Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production PartnershipDistributor Shochiku Co. has provided SciFi Japan with a preview of their upcoming film, LOVE, CHUNIBYO AND OTHER DELUSIONS! -TAKE ON ME- (?? ?????????? -Take On Me-, Eiga Chuunibyoo Demo Koi Ga Shitai -Take On Me-), the latest entry in the anime franchise based on the novels written by Torako. STORY Rikka is 18 and in the last year of high school. But she still acts like she’s in puberty. It’s spring break and high school seniors are looking ahead to their college entrance exams. Rikka Takanashi and her boyfriend, Yuta Togashi, have been an item for a long time and live together, but their relationship seems frozen in time, unable to mature to the next level. Then one day, Rikka’s elder sister, Tohka, declares she’s taking her sister and the family to Italy where she’s landed a stable job. Yuta panics despite agreeing with Tohka that Rikka can’t be left alone in Japan, and her chances of getting into college are slim. Still, the two lament the idea of being torn from each other. So at the suggestion of his friends, Yuta decides the two will elope, and a dramatic chase across Japan begins. CREDITS Release Date: January 6, 2018 (Nationwide) Cast Yuta Togashi: Jun Fukuyama Rikka Takanashi: Maaya Uchida Shinka Nibutani: Chinatsu Akasaki Kumin Tsuyuri: Azumi Asakura Sanae Dekomori: Sumire Uesaka Satone Shichimiya: Juri Nagatsuma Makoto Isshiki: Soichiro Hoshi Toka Takanashi: Eri Sendai Kuzuha Togashi: Kaori Fukuhara Nanase Tsukumo: Kikuko Inoue Rikka`s Mother: Junko Iwao Staff Original Story: Torako (KA Esma Bunko/Kyoto Animation) Director: Tatsuya Ishihara Screenplay: Jukki Hanada Character Design: Kazumi Ikeda Art Director: Mutsuo Shinohara Color Design: Makiyo Takeda Editor: Hiroyuki Takahashi Director of Photography: Akihiro Ura 3D Animation: Rin Yamamoto Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka Music: Nijine Theme Song: ZAQ Animation Production: Kyoto Animation Production: Chu-2byo – Production Partnership Distributor: Shochiku International Sales: TBS (Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.) © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
Rikka Takanashi. Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
Yuta Togashi. Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
Shinka Nibutani. Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
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Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
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Toka Takanashi. Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
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Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
Shinka Nibutani and Sanae Dekomori. Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production Partnership
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Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Torako/Kyoto Animation/Chu-2byo – Production PartnershipAbout Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Shochiku traces its origins to 1895 when Takejiro Otani presented his first stage play. They also produced the first color motion picture in Japan, and have expanded into TV dramas, video contents, Kabuki presentation, theater operations, and real estate. The company has become a symbol of enduring tradition as the exclusive promoter of the Kabuki theater in Japan as well as widely known as the creator of the world’s longest-running feature film series TORA-SAN. The company is making all possible efforts to develop business in various fields, including multimedia and co-productions, across generation, national, and cultural borders.