Hikari Mitsushima is nervous about greeting her on stage as a singer “I'm usually an actor, so…'' I watched the entire anime for the new chapter “Code Geass'' song

Singer and actor Hikari Mitsushima took the stage on the 10th to commemorate the screening of the first act of the new animation “Code Geass: Recapture of Rose'' in the popular anime “Code Geass'' series, which was held in Tokyo.

Mitsushima is in charge of singing the ending theme song “Rosé (Prod.TeddyLoid)”.

In his stage greeting, Mitsushima said with a shy smile, “I was in charge of the ending.I'm usually an actor, but it's my first time to be in charge of a theme song, so I'm nervous.''

It was while he was staying in Denmark that he received the offer. “I had quite a few friends in Denmark who liked anime, so I asked them, “Do you know Code Geass?'' and they said, “I do!'' One of my friends was a singer, and she said, “I don't sing that Code Geass song.'' “I got an offer like this.'' and he said, “You should definitely sing!'' “I was wondering if someone who normally works as an actor would sing the theme song for an animation, but this girl encouraged me to participate.

From the beginning, I realized that we really had a lot of fans around the world,” he says. When she was in charge of writing the Japanese lyrics, she revealed that she had watched the animation from “Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion,'' and her dedication drew warm applause from the audience.

The new anime will be released in May with a total of 4 acts, the first act will be released in theaters on May 10th, the second act on June 7th, the third act on July 5th, and the final act on August 2nd. be done. Additionally, all 12 episodes will be distributed exclusively worldwide on Disney+ from late June.

The “Code Geass” series is a popular work that was aired as a TV anime in 2006 with all 25 episodes of “Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion” and the sequel “Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion R2” with all 25 episodes in 2008.

A media mix has been developed, including spin-off works, comic adaptations, events, and stage adaptations. In 2017, NHK conducted a project called “Best Anime” in which viewers voted to select the best anime from approximately 10,000 titles produced in Japan.・It is known as one of the most representative anime works of the 2000s, ranking 7th on “Anime 100”.

“Code Geass: The Redemption of Rose” is a story of “recapture” between the new protagonists, Rose and Ash, two brothers. The director is Yoshimitsu Ohashi, the series composition is Nobu Kimura, the original character design is CLAMP, and the character design is Takahiro Kimura, Shuichi Shimamura, and the luxurious staff who have supported the series so far will also be gathered together. Kohei Amasaki will play the role of Rose, and Makoto Furukawa will play the role of Ash.

Amasaki, MIYAVI, and director Ohashi also participated in the stage greeting.