Corporate
mascots and promotional characters continue to demonstrate their potential to
star in larger-scale narratives. It has been officially announced that Komekami!
Girls, the multimedia franchise based on the anthropomorphic pets of rice,
will have an anime adaptation for television that will begin airing on April
2.
The
production committee confirmed this premiere window after the broadcast of a
promotional trailer in early March. This project transforms the characters
originally born in 2011 — who debuted in rice packaging, four-panel manga, and
light novels — into a full-fledged television series, featuring versions of the
protagonists roughly ten years younger than their original designs.
Detalles
de Komekami! Girls
The
animation production takes place at the facilities of the Daily Planet studio.
The general direction of the project falls to Mikinori Suzuki,
while Hideki Sonoda assumes responsibility for the composition
of the series and the writing of the scripts. Takahiro Seguchi's original
character designs are adapted to animation by U., with the chief
animation direction of Hikaru Kodama. Additionally, the design of
the Queen Goddess of Rice is the work of veteran illustrator Haruhiko
Mikimoto.
The 3D CG
sequences are generated by Logic Box Pictures. To ensure the
fidelity of the gastronomic theme, the culinary section is supervised by Tochi
Ueyama, with recipes created specifically for the series by Kei
Hamamura.
About
the franchise
The plot is
based on the ancient Japanese belief that seven deities inhabit within each
grain of rice. The story follows the seven Komekami sisters, daughters of the
Goddess of Rice, who reside in the city of Usa, within the prefecture of Oita.
After their mother's sudden call back to heaven, the young women are left in
charge of their own destinies in the earthly world as they are unable to follow
her.
To
strengthen and mature, the sisters undertake a journey throughout the Kyushu region,
visiting various Hachiman shrines. During their journey, they set about solving
local problems, learning about Japan's vast food culture, and engaging in
intense and fun culinary battles that will test their skills and family bond.
