INFORMATION
Cannes Film Festival/ Marche du Film 2019
May.14-May.19, 2019 Booth: Riviera C10
NO GUNS LIFE
TV series TBA/ Action, Sci-fi
In this society, humans live side by side with the “Extended”, people whose bodies have been turned into cyborgs to give them enhanced abilities. In a certain slum, Juzo Inui, a man with a giant revolver for a head, makes a living dealing with Extended who cause problems. One day, an Extended who’s being chased by the security bureau asks him to take care of the boy he kidnapped. He agrees, but the boy is stolen by Beruhren corporation agents. Inui fights Beruhren to take back his real client, a boy named Tetsuro.
Infinite Dendrogram
TV series TBA/ Fantasy, Action
The adventure you’ve been longing for is here.
On July 15th, 2043, a revolutionary new virtual reality MMORPG, “Infinite Dendrogram”, takes the world by storm. It features revolutionary systems like the “Embryo”, a system that evolves a player’s abilities to match their actions, personality, and play style, and NPCs called Tians, who are so realistic that you could almost mistake them for humans. After finishing his entrance exams and starting life on his own in Tokyo, Reiji Mukudori decides to celebrate by booting up Infinite Dendrogram, a game his brother has long been recommending to him, for himself…This is the story of a world, or of a game.
And it’s also a story of memories.
SPECIAL CRIME INVESTIGATION UNIT - SPECIAL 7
TV series TBA/ Crime, Action, Original Story
In the distant past...Elves, dwarves, vampire, homonculi, humans, and other races all lived in the same world, and the dragons were the greatest of them all. The overwhelming power differences between the races created a caste system, and at the bottom of the caste system was humanity. But as the years passed, the bloodlines of each race thinned, and now most people look no different than humans, with just small traces of their former abilities and appearances left. But there is an organization that lurks in the shadows of society, committing terrible crimes in an attempt to bring back the old world where dragon ruled. The name of this organization is "Nine". In the name of bringing back dragon rule, they kidnap, bomb, and commit other terrorist acts. To handle the special crimes caused by Nine, an organization of experts from every genre is assembled by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police. Their name: Special Violent Crimes Unit Section 7. People call them "Special 7".
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Season 2 (Working Title)
TV series TBA/ Fantasy, Action
Orario is a megapolis with a magnificent underground labyrinth known as Dungeon. It is a place of excitement for the unknown, triumphant honor and romance with a pretty girl. While all dreams and desires lurk behind the scene, a boy meets a tiny "goddess". "Follow me, Bell! It's time for the Familia initiation ritual!“ "Yes! I'm going to get stronger!“ A would-be-adventurer boy who has been rejected by all other Familia has a fateful encounter with a goddess who has no followers. The boy's journey is recorded by the goddess in "Familia's Myth".
Demon Overload, Retry!
2019/ TV series TBA/ Fantasy, Adventure
An ordinary man named Akira Ohno logs into a game he runs as a character called the “Demon Overlord”, and is sent to another world. There he meets a girl with an injured leg, and together they begin a journey, but the rest of the world isn’t just going to ignore the overwhelming power of the Demon Lord. This is a fantasy story about mistaken identity, and a man with the body of a Demon Overlord and the mind of an ordinary Japanese guy!
COP CRAFT
2019/ TV series TBA/ Fantasy, Adventure
Tilarna Exedilica, an apprentice knight from another world. Kei Matoba. An ace detective with the Sun Teresa city police. The two are ordered to work together on an investigation in the city of Sun Teresa, where a hyperspace gate connects to another world. The two are constantly at odds and screaming at each other, but Kei and Tirana both chase after their common enemy. thrilling police action story!
ARIFURETA: from commonplace to worlds's strongest
2019 July/ TV series TBA/ Fantasy, Adventure
Hajime is a geek in school and his classmates make fun of him all the time. One day Hajime and his classmates are transferred to another world, and each of them receives a special power to survive in the mysterious magic world. However, poor Hajime is assigned as a smithy, which is useless in their deadly adventure, and his classmates abandon him in the dangerous dungeon…
CAROLE & TUESDAY
2019 April/ TV series TBA/ Fantasy
There's a girl scraping a living in the metropolis of Alba City, she's working part-time while trying to become a musician. Her name is Carole. There's another girl. Born to a wealthy family in the provincial town of Herschel City, she dreams of becoming a musician, but nobody around her understands. Her name is Tuesday. The two of them may only create a tiny wave. But that wave will eventually grow into something larger…
LAIDBACKERS
2019/ Length: 59min/ Fantasy, Comedy, Original Animation, Theatrical Animation/ Theatical Release: 2019 Apr 5th
Kumi Honamanuma has moved to Kyoto to take over her grandmother’s candy shop. She expects to find an empty store, but instead three pretty girls, Harami, K, and Mai, are living there with their dog. Then a young girl with black hair and a backpack comes to the candy shop. She’s timid and frail-looking, but she’s actually Valvaran, the beautiful and terrible demon overlord fromthe fantasy world. She’s lost her power, and now become an 11 year old girl named Ran. When she was reincarnated, fragments of her power scattered all over the world, and now they’re causing strange things to happen. She tells the heroes that she wants their help to solve these problems.
GRISAIA Phantom Trigger THE ANIMATION
2019/ Length: 91min/ Action, Theatrical Animation/ Theatical Release: 2019 Mar 15th
Mihama, a new school for special skills created by the government organization CIRS… For young girls who’ve lost their homes for a variety of reasons, it offers them a gun and bullets...Rena, a girl who uses a hand gun. Touka, a sniper. Chris, a hacker and bomber. Murasaki, a ninja spy.
They are the members of SORD,and every day they handle the dangerous missions that the police and Self-Defense Forces can’t. In the name of national defense, these girls carry out dangerous and extralegal missions that put their own lives at risk. If they’re going to die anyway, they choose to take up guns and fight...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? － Arrow of the Orion －
2019/ Length: 82min/ Fantasy, Theatrical Animation/ Theatical Release: 2019 Feb 15th
Orario is a megapolis with a magnificent underground labyrinth known as Dungeon. It is a place of excitement for the unknown, triumphant honor and romance with a pretty girl. While all dreams and desires lurk behind the scene, a boy meets a tiny ""goddess"".
"Follow me, Bell! It's time for the Familia initiation ritual!“ "Yes! I'm going to get stronger!“ A would-be-adventurer boy who has been rejected by all other Familia has a fateful encounter with a goddess who has no followers. The boy's journey is recorded by the goddess in "Familia's Myth".
W'Z
2019 January/ TV series 30minx13eps / Fantasy, Action
The protagonist, Yukiya Arashiro, is a 3rd-year middle school student who spends his days testing his skills by uploading self-produced DJ sets to the internet anonymously. He is one of the New Humanity, and anyone whose hand he holds will be drawn into the other world. Fortunately, after they return to the real one, they lose their memories of what happened there. Since he can’t remember the messages he receives from God, he feels no sense of duty, and doesn’t care about the battles in the other world or the rumors of the new land. But some challenge Yukiya, seeking his powers. And other organizations seek to use him…
Toshimaen:Haunted Park
2019/ Length: 81min/ Horror/ Release: 2019 May 10th
There are three rules at Toshimaen. 1. Don’t knock on that door. 2. Don’t look in that mirror. 3. If someone says your name in that place, don’t answer…When you break the rules, an unending merry-go-round of terror begins to spin…Your best friend, Yuka, is dead. It’s not clear what the cause of death was, and the funeral wasn’t open to visitors. The family quickly moved away after that, and you’re still not sure how she died. The one thing you do know is that on the day she died, she was with her friends at Toshimaen Amusement Park. Several years later, Saki, Anju, Chiaki, Ami, and Kaya reunite for the first time in years. The five of them excitedly decide to go Toshimaen Amusement Park, a place that was very important to them when they were younger. None of them know that they’re about to enter a nightmare…
All of Them Are Troublesome Girls!
2019/ Length: 79min/ Romance, Comedy/ Release: 2019 Febraury 23rd
Language teacher Kunihiko is approached by a lonely female student, Kazumi, and agrees to be her “friend” until she can make friends of her own. But Kazumi spends the whole day following him around, and shows no signs of attempting to make friends at all! Kunihiko does his best to help her, but then even stranger students appear… This school heaven romantic comedy shows how the life of a teacher is made into a mess by his “incomprehensible, pain in the butt” students!
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Revenge of Nero
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Geeko Awakens
2019/ Length: 52+54min / Action, Violence/ Release: 2019 February 22nd
Giko Nokomura is a female student at Uguisu school, who carries around her very own chainsaw. One day she begins to be attacked by modified corpses created by one of her classmates, Nero Aoi. She tears her way through the corpses and busts into Nero’s hideout. Why is Nero so intent on attacking Giko?! The reason will shock you!After her battle with Nero, she encounters a new enemy. It’s the leader of the Uguisu school Student Council Guardians, Nemesis. Giko is in greater danger than she’s ever been before!
When My Mom Died, I Wanted to Eat Her Ashes
2019/ Length: 108min/ Family, Drama/ Release: 2019 February 22nd
"Someday, the person you love most will be gone. How do you live after that?" That’s the theme of this movie, based on autobiographical essay manga written by a man who lost his mother. An author makes a discovery in the empty days after his mother’s death. As he faces reality, he begins to see the meaning of her death – An autobiographical essay comic that depicts how the world changes when your mother is gone. His strong feelings for his mother, depicted in his cold and distant writing, will move your heart.
TIGER: My Life as a Cat
2019/ Length: 91min/ Drama/ Release: 2019 February 15th
Failed manga artist Suzuo Takahata spends his days getting drunk and gambling. One day, he’s overjoyed to get a big win in pachinko, only to fall off a bridge on the way home and die. He dies before he’s ready, and before he’s even announced his next book, and before he’s taught anyone anything, leaving behind a wife and daughter. When Suzuo wakes up, he finds himself at a gate. There the dead are interviewed and their next life is decided. The judge is astonished at what a loser Suzuo is. His sentence: Reborn as a cat and returns to his wife Natsuko and daughter Miyu…