COLORFUL PERIOD! The movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing will open in Japan on January 17, 2025
CyberAgent announced on Monday that Color Palette, a subsidiary of Craft Egg, and Sega are collaborating on an anime film based on the Project Sekai: Colorful Stage. The Hatsune Miku smartphone game is titled COLOR STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (Gekijо̄ban Project Sekai: Kowareta Sekai to Utaenai Miku). The film will hit theaters in Japan on January 17, 2025. The company released a video and images:
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Image via COLORFUL Stage! Movie: X/Twitter account of the anime Miku Who Can't Sing
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Saki Fujita will reprise her role as Hatsune Miku from other works in the series:
Image via COLORFUL Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing anime website
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The cast (featuring returning members from the franchise) includes:
The story follows Ichika Hoshino, who hears a Miku song she has never heard before at a CD store and sees Hatsune Miku, whom she has never seen before. Ichika calls out to Miku, who is surprised by the voice and disappears immediately after eye contact. Miku then appears on Ichika's smartphone to tell her that she wants to reach others with her songs, but no matter how much she sings, her songs cannot reach them. After seeing Ichika touch the hearts of others with her live performance on the street, Miku asks for her help.
Hiroyuki Hata (Lapis Re:LiGHTs) is directing the anime at PA Do. Yoko Yonaiyama (Ya Boy Kongming!) is writing the script. Yuki Akiyama (IRODUKU: The World in Colors) is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director, with Masatoshi Tsuji (Summer Time Rendering's chief animation director) also serving as supporting character designer. Satoshi Hōno (Aggretsuko) is composing the music.
Other staff include:
Image via Project Sekai: Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku Project website
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An official teaser website teased a new project for Sega Games last week.
Project Sekai: Colorful Stage Achievements. The Hatsune Miku smartphone game launched in Japan in September 2020. The game is a collaboration between Sega, Crypton Future Media, and Colour Palette, a subsidiary of Craft Egg. Sega and Colour Palette released the game globally as Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage! on iOS and Android devices in December 2021.
Sega describes the game as a “mobile rhythm and visual novel”:
Hatsune Miku: COLOR STAGE! is a rhythm game featuring Hatsune Miku and her virtual friends, including virtual singers Kagamine Rin, Kagamine Len, Megurine Luka, KAITO, and MEIKO. Players will explore a cast of 20 original characters, divided into five bands, each with their own musical style and storyline. Hatsune Miku's biggest hits, including kz's “Tell Your World,” ryo's “Melt,” and Mikito-P's “ROKI,” as well as brand new songs produced for the game, will be featured in the game. Players will tap into the rhythm and face challenges with five different difficulty modes for each track that can be played alone or with friends. By earning rewards and XP for completing challenges, players can level up and unlock additional character cards through the gacha system. As a unique feature of Hatsune Miku: COLOR STAGE!, players can join virtual live performances from their favorite in-game bands and interact with the community, participate in online events, and earn rewards such as exclusive stamps.
The game inspired an anime miniseries adaptation titled Petit Seka (Puchi Seka). The anime has 10 episodes and is available to stream for free on YouTube.
Source: Email correspondence, COLORFUL PERIOD! Movie: X/Twitter of the anime Miku Who Can't Sing account and website
