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Yoyogi Animation School (commonly known as "Yoani") has announced that its collaboration with HoneyWorks’ Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai is ready to go! Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai is an anime film series that gives students and graduates a chance to get involved in the industry, so through this collaborative project anime fans can enjoy the creative talents of up-and-coming artists.
Current Yoani students and graduates will be selected to be on site during the creation of the second HoneyWorks film Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o. The project also creates the opportunity to work on the production of the film and to assist with tasks like dubbing. Auditions will be held for voice actors, and Yoani students and graduates will make their professional debut by joining the talented lineup of voice actors.
From October this year, the collaboration will include the monthly taiken nyuugaku taster lessons at each Yoyogi Animation School as well as the shucchou taiken nyuugaku taster lesson tour that will be held at locations across Japan. The taster lessons during the collaboration period will use animation materials from the first HoneyWorks anime film Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai. The lessons are arranged around each course, with the opportunity to have a go at dubbing, animating, and more. Production materials from the film are also on display, so it's an incredible opportunity to check them out. You can apply to take part in a taiken nyuugaku through the homepage of each institution.
■ The First HoneyWorks Anime Film - Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai
*Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai* is the first film in the definitive high school romance story series from HoneyWorks! Over 250,000 fans flocked to cinemas to experience this smash hit film which took in over ¥300 million at the box office.
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■ The Second HoneyWorks Anime Film - Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai
*Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai* is the second film in the definitive high school romance story series from the HoneyWorks Vocaloid circle, whose videos have attained more than 100 million views!
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■ Yoyogi Animation School
Address: Misakicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Headmaster: Hiroshi Hashimoto
Producers: Yasushi Akimoto, Tetsuya Komuro, Tsunku, and Rino Sashihara
Yoyogi Animation School was established as Japan's first animation school in 1978. It currently has a total of eight branches across Japan in Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Sapporo, Sendai, Hiroshima, and Kanazawa. Over 120,000 students have graduated from Yoyogi Animation School, and they're working at the forefront of a variety of fields as voice actors, manga artists, animators, and illustrators.
Yoyogi Animation School Website (full-day school)
Yoyogi Animation School Website (high school)
Yoyogi Animation School Website (entertainer evening course)
Source: @Press
