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Animation production company Gonzo is currently holding an event called Gonzo Bacca . The upcoming fifth edition, held on June 28, will celebrate the 10th anniversary of the TV anime Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue . Keiya Nakano , who served as the character designer and chief animation director for the anime, drew a new key visual for the 10th anniversary event. According to his X (formerly Twitter) post , it had been a long time since he drew an official copyrighted illustration for the anime. The event titled "Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue - 10-shunen karaga, Hontou no Shoubu" ('The real bout starts with the 10th anniversary') is scheduled to be held at Tokyo Tower Red゜Areana (Tokyo Tower Foot Town 5F) in Tokyo on June 28, 2025. Director Fumitoshi Oizaki , Asuka Kurashina voice actor Misato Fukuen , and Mashiro Arisaka voice actor Nozomi Yamamoto will appear as guests. They will talk about their memories...

The official YouTube channel for voice actor Shugo Nakamura is now streaming a music video for his upcoming eighth CD single song "Illuminate." The pop tune is now featured as the opening theme for the spring 2025 TV anime The Gorilla God's Go-To Girl , in which he is also cast as one of the main characters, Arshent Adler. According to his official X (formerly Twitter) post , this was the first time he had appeared in a drama-style music video. Shugo Nakamura "Illuminate" Music Video Meanwhile, Gorilla, the chief promoter of the anime, visited Nakamura's dressing room just before the first day performance of his live tour “Shugo Nakamura 4th Live Tour ~Leisure Line~” and offers him bananas and dorayaki to cheer him up. Nakamura's 8th CD single "Illuminate" is set to release in Japan on April 23, 2025. It will have been two years and one month since the release of his...

The official website for the upcoming spring 2025 TV anime The Gorilla God’s Go-To Girl has announced two additional voice cast members — Nozomi Yamamoto (Rika Jogasaki in The Idolm@Ster Cinderella Girls ) as Carissa, a classmate of the protagonist, Sofia, and Kyoka Moriya (Shiho Kano in Cue! ) as Arene, another classmate of Sofia. The site describes Carissa as: "She is the daughter of an influential aristocrat and has a high-handed personality. Because she admires Louis, she does not like Sofia who is close to him." The site describes Arene as: "Sofia's classmate. She is the daughter of an aristocrat and has a kind personality. She is very shy and is not good at taking action on her own." Additionally, the site also announced a collaboration campaign with the Japanese curry restaurant chain "Go! Go! Curry." The original menu “Blessings to You Too: Gorilla God Face Curry”, created by Kanna Nakamura,...