What is 'Kamigyo to Iro', a cartoon based on the theme of 'Kamigyo' and filled with nostalgia and sentimentality with New Retro designs?
The manga ' Kamigyo Toiro ', which depicts four men and women who come to Tokyo with various thoughts, encounter various things in Tokyo, gain something, lose something, and move on, will be released in 2023. It has been serialized on Instagram and Twitter since April. It is produced by
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The main visual of the work looks like this.
Comics Wave Film Co., Ltd. 'Kamigyo Toiro' Producer Yumai Enami (hereinafter referred to as Enami):
On the last day of Golden Week, thank you for gathering while it was raining and my feet were bad. My name is Enami, and I was in charge of planning and producing 'Kamigyo Toiro' at Comics Wave Films. Today, I'd like to talk about the story of 'Kamigyo Toiro' from the planning to the present, and what we did with Machi Asobi in a radio format, so please look forward to it. .
(applause)
Comics Wave Film Co., Ltd. Design Department Mr. Daichi Feather (hereafter Feather):
thank you. We were called in a hurry, or rather, it was a story that we would be on stage rather suddenly, so we were really nervous. Excuse me, I'm Haneda, a designer who creates advertisements, designs, and posters for Kamigyo Toiro. Thank you for your time today.
(applause)
Comics Wave Film Co., Ltd. Design Department Ayao Okamoto (hereinafter referred to as Okamoto):
My name is Okamoto, and I was in charge of the logo for this project. thank you.
(applause)
Mr. Enami, Mr. Feather, and Mr. Okamoto who took the stage.
Enami:
Okamoto's nickname in the company is 'Omochi'.
Okamoto:
It is 'mochi'. I'm really nervous right now.
Enami:
I want it to be a soft 'mochi'. Today I will call you 'Omochi' as usual. All three of us are participating in Machi★Asobi for the first time.
(applause)
Feather fields:
Machi★Asobi is really fun. As for the story, I have heard that the comics wave film is coming out every time, and I heard the story from Mr. Miyakokawa, but I wondered if it was an event that was so close to everyone. Yesterday, the three of us worked as salespeople at the CWF booth, and there are a lot of passionate fans.
Enami:
That's right. I had a lot of people call me. Mr. Sota, who appears in 'Suzume no Toshimari', brought the chair to Tokushima, but everyone was happy to take pictures, and I thought it was good to come.
Souta and Daijin
Feather fields:
Do you know someone who took the photo? (Raising hands) Thank you.
Enami:
We have a booth today and Mr. Sota is doing his best to serve customers, so please come and visit us. Yesterday, Mr. Kawaguchi, the representative of our company, Mr. Hayashibara, an advertising producer of Toho, and Mr. Yuma Takahashi of Aniplex held an event at ufotable CINEMA called `` Produce advertising for Suzume no Tomari. However, the magnification was so great that numbered tickets were distributed in long lines. I heard that it was a lottery ceremony, but has anyone been there?
(Some hands raised here and there)
Enami:
congratulations. There was a lot of frank talk there, so I promised not to say anything, not to write, not to mutter, but since we are a project that is probably not known to the world at all, I said, 'You can say it. You can write, you can tweet.'
(applause)
Feather fields:
Well then, do you move more and more to make it easier to tweet?
Enami:
Well, I'm sure everyone hasn't followed up in time yet.
Feather fields:
For the time being, there is a QR code on the back of the handout we distributed, but we also have a slightly larger one, so please follow us from here.
Enami:
From late April 2023, I have been serializing the illustrated manga “Kamigyo Toiro” on Instagram and Twitter. I would like to ask you a question, but how many of you know about 'Kamigyo Toiro', or how many of you knew about it before you came here?
(with hand raised)
Feather fields:
You're lying...!? Are you serious?
Enami:
really? It looked like there were 2 or 3 people...
Feather fields:
I thought that this was going to be a scene, and I was trying to proceed on the premise that 'I don't know,' so while I'm happy, I'm more nervous about what to do.
Enami:
To put it simply, we have teamed up with an illustrator who draws cute, nostalgic, retro, and cute illustrations, and we are serializing 4 frames for SNS distribution. ……from?
Okamoto:
Please follow the script. Is 'Kamigyo Toiro' an in-house project?
Enami:
There is. This is what I planned, albeit presumptively. Normally, a company called Comics Wave Films is a company that produces works directed by Makoto Shinkai and releases them to the world. There are a lot of very creative people among our employees, and many of them are planning their own works and wanting to put them out into the world, so Mr. Kawaguchi, the representative, gives the employees a lot of chances. In the midst of this, I planned a four-panel manga called 'Kamigyo to Iro', and Mr. Kawaguchi set up a meeting and proposed that I want to do it.
Feather fields:
This is amazing, isn't it? While we were busy with 'Suzume no Toshimari', we had put out a proposal and moved without knowing it.
Enami:
Certainly, the production of 'Suzume no Toshimari' was running all the time. For now, I'm thinking that I'd like to do it when 'Suzume no Tojirimari' has settled down.
Feather fields:
Were you originally interested in SNS comics?
Enami:
I agree. However, when asked, 'Why did you want to do SNS comics?'
Feather fields:
It doesn't have to be a good answer, does it?
Enami:
The best thing is that I myself often look at Instagram and Twitter. I don't think that kind of medium was originally created to serialize manga. However, the usage has diversified, and manga serialization on SNS has become the norm.
Under such circumstances, there was a major premise that I also wanted to try it.
Feather fields:
Vitality is amazing.... Besides, isn't it amazing that you're a producer, so you're not drawing manga?
Enami:
Since I can only say 'I want to do it', I received a lot of cooperation from various people, including these two.
Feather fields:
'Kamigyo to Iro' is based on the theme of 'Kamigyo'.
Enami:
The reason why I decided to use the theme of 'Come to Tokyo' is because I know that I have to do a digital detox before going to bed, but I still end up watching Twitter and manga in bed. I am a group that came to Tokyo in 2018.
Feather fields:
Where were you from?
Enami:
Fukuoka. So, when I was watching SNS late at night, there was a moment when I felt very nostalgic for my hometown. ``Why did you come to Tokyo?'', ``I used to be more excited about everything that happened in Tokyo,'' or ``It's natural for me to live in Tokyo now.'' be attacked by So, I thought I'd like to see stories about someone I didn't know about coming to Tokyo, what they did, what they got, and how they left for Tokyo. I decided to make a manga for
Feather fields:
Also, I like the title. It's like 'ten people, ten colors'.
Enami:
I really like the title 'Kamigyo Toiro'. Of course, it's because it's a project I'm doing, but when you hear the phrase 'ten people, ten colors,' don't you think, 'Isn't it the story of various people coming to Tokyo?'
Feather fields:
I got in easily.
Enami:
When I saw the title, I thought it would be great if I could immediately understand what kind of story it was. When I decided on the title, I got the company involved, and just told various people the title ``Kamigyo to Iro'' and asked them ``What do you imagine when you hear this word?''.
Feather fields:
I may have been in the early stages. I was asked something like 'Are you a group that went to Tokyo?' I'm from Tokyo, so I don't think the feeling of 'moving to Tokyo' is weak. I think that's why I left (laughs)
Enami:
Mochi isn't part of the Kamigyo group either.
Okamoto:
That's right.
Enami:
Now that I have explained the title, I would like to talk about the content. In 'Kamigyo to Iro', I drew the story of four men and women who came to Tokyo. Minami-chan is an 18-year-old girl who came from the countryside of Chiba to Harajuku, saying, 'I want to live in Harajuku,' and is going to school to become a fashion designer.
Enami:
28-year-old Tomoya is a serious love affair boy. I'm from Kochi Prefecture, and I was about to get married, but my girlfriend's affair was discovered, and I moved to Tokyo.
Enami:
Atsuko is a character who looks a little like me, and is an around 30 Korean idol otaku. I've been an otaku since I was little, and I moved to Tokyo early to enjoy my life as an idol otaku.
Feather fields:
There may be many such people in Tokyo.
Enami:
Also, when I was handing out flyers at Machi★Asobi, a few people told me that the visuals were good, Shin-kun with pink hair. I'm a lovable idiot who can't study, but I have good motor nerves and a cool face, so I was told that I could become an actor, so I moved to Tokyo.
Feather fields:
Where did Shin-kun come to Tokyo from?
Enami:
I'm from Sapporo. Why did these four people come to Tokyo, what did they gain, what did they lose, and what did they choose in the end? Illustrated comics that can be read during lunch break or before going to bed at night. That's why I made it in the form of 4 frames.
Feather fields:
What kind of process is going on with this, such as screenwriting and drawing?
Enami:
First of all, I proceeded with the script part. When I ask for a script, I usually don't know what the process is, but this time I put out a theme in a competition format and asked them to write a short story for it. Thankfully, three people participated, and among them, I decided to ask Mr. Nishioka to Neil . She is a scriptwriter who has a little relationship with Comics Wave Film, and is a female scriptwriter who usually writes scripts for dramas.
Feather fields:
I see.
Enami:
In terms of what to do with the script and the characters, he said that the four of them were normal people, not that they had amazing life experiences or had a special upbringing. Since it's a story about how to spend your time in Tokyo, I thought that if it wasn't someone who had a life experience that everyone could relate to, I wouldn't be able to get everyone's sympathy. With that in mind, I talked with Mr. Nishioka that I wanted a character who lived a really simple life and had something in common with everyone.
Feather fields:
Sounds good. There is no deviation from reality, or rather, the feeling that it is not too exciting is certainly easy to get into. I think I like it very much.
Enami:
Next is the story of drawing, but the theme is 'Kyoto', and my sentimental thoughts are the basis of the project, so it's nostalgic, sentimental, nostalgic ... and various generations It was absolutely essential for me to have someone who could draw a new retro-like pattern that is popular now so that people can sympathize with it. In fact, there was an illustrator who could draw that kind of pattern, and I had been following him for a long time, and that was
Feather fields:
Vitality is amazing. Even if I think about it, I think it's quite difficult to put it into action.
Enami:
I agree. I remember making a kind of presentation material asking, 'Why do you want Kayoubi-san to do this?' I went to Fukuoka on a day trip.
Okamoto:
very.
Feather fields:
Since you're from Fukuoka, I thought you'd come for one night.
Enami:
I don't know if this is the right process, but I've taken a lot of advice from a lot of people and I've done it recklessly. Can I go off the rails for a moment? Actually, Minami-chan has changed a lot since the proposal stage.
Feather fields:
Minami-chan, when I first saw your proposal, I thought you were really cute with black hair and a neat and clean look. I thought, ``This kind of girl came to Tokyo and wanted to become a fashion designer.'' After a while, she said she was going to make an advertisement, so when I looked, Minami-chan was gone. I said. Quite a few other characters have changed as well.
Enami:
Minami-chan has orange hair and looks like she's making her college debut, but she used to be a black-haired, childish character. When I was talking to Nishioka-san, Kayoubi-san, and the people who helped me with the production, they said, ``An 18-year-old from the countryside wants to make his debut, so he definitely dyes his hair.''
(smile)
Enami:
'That's the only thing I won't give up, Mr. Enami.'
Feather fields:
(Looking at Mr. Enami) It's definitely dyed.
Enami:
I thought, 'Oh, yeah,' and when I interviewed several people, there were many people who said, 'I dyed myself, too.' became. From now on, when Minami-chan enters a vocational school, her friend's character will naturally appear. I want everyone to know that when the character first appeared in the project, he had blond hair and long hair.
Feather fields:
blond and long hair.
Enami:
She's an urban girl from Tokyo, and she's friends with Minami-chan. But I got a lot of boos there too.
Feather fields:
Same as before.
Enami:
'A child born in Tokyo and raised in Tokyo would rather not have blonde hair,' he said. I'm blonde, but I'm not from Tokyo. I was told, ``People born in Tokyo don't rely on too many things, and draw out their charm as they are.'' I thought, 'That's a lie,' but do you know the two daughters of Takuya Kimura and Shizuka Kudo?
Feather fields:
With Cocomi and Koki.
Enami:
When I happened to see her on Instagram, she hadn't dyed her hair.
Okamoto:
Your hair is so beautiful.
Enami:
She wears fashion that makes the most of her natural beauty, and when I saw that, I thought, 'Is that so?' and changed the design of Minami-chan's best friend.
Feather fields:
All I can say is that it's not a small role.
Enami:
I can't say the details yet, but please look forward to the friendship story unfolding with Minami. ……I say Reina.
Feather fields:
Reina-chan. Just by hearing the name, I feel like there might be blonde hair too.
Enami:
right? But it's different, so please look forward to it. I think I once talked to Mr. Feather and Mr. Mochi, 'I've written a script, so can you give me your impressions?' May I ask what your impressions were?
Okamoto:
For me, 'Going to Tokyo' is nothing more than an image, but I think there are sentimental parts such as farewell and loneliness in my hometown, while there are longing, fun, and glittering images. On top of having a background that encompasses all of that, this work has a solid start, turn, and conclusion in four frames, and it's cute and laughable, which is really nice. It's like the opinion of one viewer, but I like it.
Enami:
thank you
Feather fields:
I'm also from Tokyo, so I've heard about 'going to Tokyo', but it's also an admiration. Perhaps, if I go abroad, there may be. 'Kamigyo Toiro' has a realistic feel that comes in smoothly. Also, Kayoubi-san's New Retro-like designs have become popular recently, but in the 80's and 90's, anime was hand-drawn, and that's because it's done entirely by hand. I personally think that the imperfection that is different from digital is a taste, and that it feels like the soul of the person, but because of that kind of design, it seems that the story is more human. I thought it would be nice to be coupled with.
Enami:
thank you.
Feather fields:
I praised you so much! Please do something later (laughs)
Enami:
I'm sorry that I feel like I'm throwing a question because I want to hear that word. There was a script, and it was decided that Tuesday Bis would do the drawing. Of course I can't draw.
Feather fields:
You're a producer.
Enami:
At that time, I thought that our company has about 70 employees, and about 45 of them are creators and painters. It's the same with us, but when Shinkai's work is in motion, the artists concentrate on that work as much as possible and only work on that work.
Feather fields:
in full focus.
Enami:
As a matter of course, I concentrate completely, but there is a timing when the work settles down once. I wonder if the timing of that one paragraph is possible. What?
Feather fields:
I will make you work. It fills the empty space.
Enami:
Of course, I asked them to take a break, and then aim for a time to calm down. I gave a presentation to the creator, saying, 'I'm thinking of doing this kind of project in the company, and I have a script, but what's missing is the name. If you're interested, can you help me?' Then, nine creators raised their hands, so we divided up the names and asked them to draw. Consistency was put together by me, and I asked Mr. Tuesday to draw, and it became such a process.
Feather fields:
That's amazing.... It's already mobilized in the company.
Enami:
Among those 9 players, there are really all kinds of section aces.
Feather fields:
From veterans to those who wonder, 'Is it really okay to ask this person?'
Enami:
I am so grateful. What made me particularly happy was when I was presenting a project to a veteran animation artist who asked me if I was going to do it with someone from the company, and I said, 'Yes, Mr. Kawaguchi gave me the OK, so I want to do it.' When I said, 'You should definitely do it.' Our company is on good terms overall, and we communicate with each other, so there is cooperation between departments, but it's quite difficult to grasp in detail who is doing what kind of work. But if you do one project like this, that area will be very clear, and they said, 'Please use yourself more and more.'
Okamoto:
That's nice.
Feather fields:
With that kind of feeling, we also got something like 'Make that, make this'.
Okamoto:
i have a logo
Feather fields:
Before I knew it, I was doing a logo.
Okamoto:
Well, before I knew it, I was doing a logo.
Feather fields:
Wasn't it pretty hard?
Okamoto:
There was a rough drawing by Kayoubi-san, but the first request was something like 'simple, readable, detailed touch, handwritten, youthful, sparkling, but also emotional and stylish'.
Feather fields:
I'll fill you up.
Enami:
Did I say that...
(smile)
Okamoto:
Kayoubi-san's paintings are pop, new retro, and sparkly, but... it was hard. I tried writing 100 times, 200 times, using different types of paper and pens, and submitted 3 or 4 patterns from there to brush up.
Enami:
What is it? It's just this time of year, the smell of fresh greenery on the way home from club activities in this sunny season, it feels like something is about to begin...
Feather fields:
Excuse me. The 'smell of returning home from club activities' is the smell of sweat and something like Gatsby.
Enami:
Girls are different, maybe. I wanted the logo to have a simple, aoharu feel, like the smell of fresh greenery, the scent of the rice fields you get when you go home on your bike. I think they made something really great. thank you.
Feather fields:
wonderful. What I would like to take this opportunity to say to Enami P is that it is better to have a long schedule.
Enami:
excuse me.
Feather fields:
There were no posters, flyers, clear files, or T-shirts for a week. It's like 'Please' just before. “This is the material.
Enami:
You're lying!?
Feather fields:
I was a little excited (laughs), but I said, ``I can't do it so soon.'' Moreover, Kayoubi-san's illustrations are bright and colorful. There are CMYK and RGB in printed matter, and when I use a printer, I use CMYK, but this color doesn't come out. It usually becomes more muddy and does not produce a good color. I probably don't know that.
(smile)
Feather fields:
However, we were in a situation where we didn't even have time to explain. At first, it was probably about making posters, but when I saw them making posters, I thought, 'I really want flyers.' wait wait!
Enami:
Did I say (smile)
Feather fields:
On the contrary, it was the last minute to the extent that I thought, 'I'm glad I made it.' It's my first time, so please make arrangements properly in the future and don't think you'll be able to do this. I will die thank you.
Enami:
I'm sorry. I would like to take this opportunity to thank you once again.
Feather fields:
Even though it was my first time, I was nervous as I spoke, but surprisingly...
Enami:
Well, I was worried that it would end in about 15 minutes, but Mr. Miyakokawa informed me that there are only 10 minutes left.
Feather fields:
This time, I am taking pictures while smiling because I will not be on stage.
Enami:
At my event, I said, 'You don't have to come' (laughs).
The event that Mr. Miyakokawa mentioned by Mr. Enami is as follows.
Okamoto:
It's 'Kamigyo to Iro', which started serialization on April 28th, but since it's a big deal, the producer will talk about future goals here.
Enami:
The number of followers is still very small, but let's make it 30,000!
Feather fields:
Ohhhhh...
Okamoto:
30,000 people.
Enami:
I would like to aim for 30,000 people on Twitter and 30,000 people on Instagram. And of course, since it's a project that the company has a budget for, Mr. Kawaguchi, I'll definitely return the budget I received.
Feather fields:
From here.
Enami:
As a major premise, I really like Kayoubisan's art, and I want people to enjoy his manga, and I want people to know about his art.
Feather fields:
Sounds good. I want to do goods.
Enami:
Also, isn't there a tie-up with a company? I want to do that. Kayoubisan's comics show our company's products
If you are here and would like to advertise, please feel free to contact us. I would also like to hold an exhibition.
Feather fields:
I like the exhibition. But the exhibition can't be done in about a week. If you don't tell me early and make a reasonable schedule, it's useless.
Enami:
how much?
Feather fields:
We'll do that later in the background.
Okamoto:
It would be nice to do something like planning on SNS.
Feather fields:
If you comment on the manga post and say, 'There's something like this when you go to Tokyo,' that can also be a good story.
Enami:
I agree. I want 'a certain story in Tokyo'.
Feather fields:
Everyone's existence is also real, isn't it?
Enami:
I think it would be nice if you could reply and release it in a sequel or something. I talked about various things on my own, but it seems that the time will go by quickly, so Mr. Feather, Omochi, please give a message to the 10 million customers at the end.
Feather fields:
Thank you very much for coming to our event today and listening to us until the end. It's a work that all the employees are working on together, so I think it's still rough, but it would be really helpful if you could support me. I also want to properly convey the goods and the exhibition, 'If you do it with this schedule, you can make it' and 'You can't do it with this schedule.' Thank you.
Okamoto:
It was my first time to be on stage in such a situation, so I was wondering what I should talk about. It's warm. I thought that would be the best thing about Machi★Asobi. Thank you for giving me this opportunity.
Enami:
I talked a little bit about various things, but Kayoubi-san drew a really cute and lovely illustration, and with the cooperation of a screenwriter named Nishioka To Neil-san, a wonderful work was created. it's finished. I will do my best to become a work that everyone can love. Thank you for today.
The SNS serialized manga “Kamigyo Toiro” is being serialized on Instagram and Twitter.
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