Menma is Back! KokoSake and AnoHana Collaborate Through Meiji Chocolate

Menma is Back! KokoSake and AnoHana Collaborate Through Meiji Chocolate

The movie The Anthem of the Heart, releasing on Sept. 19, is another original theatrical anime created by the staff of Anohana the Movie: The Flower We Saw That Day (AnoHana), which became a huge hit during summer 2013. It is a teenage drama anime revolving around Jun, a girl locked inside her own heart and her bonds with the people surrounding her.
Director Tatsuyuki Nagai, screenwriter Mari Okada, and character designer Masayoshi Tanaka once again join as staff, and the story will take place in Chichibu, making it a movie no AnoHana fan could miss out on.

Not only do these two movies have much in common, they will also be collaborating between June 2 and Oct. 16 with Meiji chocolate. Those who purchase the products included in the campaign during the campaign period will be entered into a lottery where 1,000 customers will win two QUO cards each (two ¥500 cards). These cards feature Jun, the heroine of KokoSake, and Menma, the main character of AnoHana, standing still holding chocolate in their hands. They are original illustrations specially drawn for the campaign.

The idea of collaborating with chocolate came from the concept of neutralizing the bittersweetness of adolescence with Meiji chocolate, that there is a kind of gentleness wrapped in the chocolate as to alleviate the hardships and spoil the characters of KokoSake who face pains of the heart, conflict, and sorrow. The campaign products are limited to Meiji’s representative chocolate products. How about tasting adolescence as drawn in KokoSake and AnoHana together with some slightly bitter chocolate?

In addition, a collaboration commercial between KokoSake, AnoHana, and Meiji is planned to air in June. The details are yet to be announced. Will any of our favorite characters be co-starring? That’s another thing we’d like to know.

The Anthem of the Heart
All-Japan Premiere on Sept. 19 (Sat.)

Distribution: Aniplex
Production: A-1 Pictures, The Anthem of the Heart Production Committee

Cast:
Jun Naruse - Inori Minase
Takumi Sakagami - Kouki Uchiyama
Natsuki Nito - Sora Amamiya
Daiki Tasaki - Yoshimasa Hosoya

Staff:
Director: Tatsuyuki Nagai
Script Writer: Mari Okada
Character Designer/Chief Animation Director: Masayoshi Tanaka

The Anthem of the Heart
© KokoSake Project

Source: animeanime

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