‘FRIEREN’ FRENZY

Sony Music Options has unveiled a collaboration between hit anime sequence “Frieren: Past Journey’s Finish” and “Dungeon ∞ Spiral,” the live-action role-playing sport (RPG) attraction at Tokyo’s Tokyu Kabukicho Tower. Operating July 18 by Sept. 23, the partnership permits gamers to pick one in all 4 sequence characters — Frieren, Fern, Stark, or Himmel — as “Buddy Characters” that includes over 140 new Japanese voice strains with English subtitles.

The bodily sport expertise, which opened in March, challenges groups of 2-3 gamers to defeat monsters by rope-pulling, ball-kicking, and rhythm-based motion in an immersive dungeon setting. Not like conventional online game RPGs performed on screens, this attraction requires gamers to bodily transfer their our bodies to manage their avatars, mixing strategic gameplay with real-world bodily exercise and teamwork.

Gamers obtain limited-edition “Buddy Crystal” acrylic blocks as proof of their character bonds, with premium units together with “Reminiscence Crystal” keychains that can be purchased. The collaboration extends all through the tower, with themed meals and crane video games launching Aug. 1.

The manga sequence has offered over 22 million copies, with Season 2 of the anime presently in manufacturing following the profitable first season that aired September 2023 to March 2024.

ANIME ARRIVAL

India’s inaugural large-scale anime conference, Anime India, will run Aug. 22-24 at Mumbai’s NESCO Bombay Exhibition Centre, concentrating on the nation’s 100 million Japanese anime lovers. The occasion marks animation director Tetsuro Araki‘s first go to to India, with the “Assault on Titan” and “Demise Word” helmer serving as keynote visitor.

Additionally attending can be Hideo Katsumata, president of Avex Footage, the corporate behind “Black Clover” and Crunchyroll Anime Awards winner “Look Again,” plus Pokémon Firm company officer Susume Fukunaga on the concurrent Animation & Extra Summit.

The conference options unique panels and Q&A classes with Araki, meet-and-greets with Japanese voice actor Tsunko, cosplay competitions, and an anime live performance on Aug. 24. An expansive merchandising zone will provide official licensed merchandise from “Demon Slayer,” “Spy x Household,” “Tokyo Revengers,” and “Naruto.” Further sights embrace India’s first maid cafe expertise, an anime movie pageant, and over 24 unbiased artists within the Artists Alley part.

‘MILLIONAIRE’ MOMENTUM

Stellify Media, the Sony Footage Tv three way partnership, has secured an ITV fee throughout its “Millionaire” franchise. The Belfast-based indie will produce 18 30-minute episodes of “Millionaire Sizzling Seat,” the U.Okay. debut of the fast-paced Australian format, hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, plus 19 60-minute episodes of “Who Desires to Be a Millionaire?,” together with seven movie star specials.

“Sizzling Seat” options six contestants competing round a titular chair, with solely the seated participant answering questions on the Million Pound Cash Ladder. Gamers face tactical choices below time stress, with incorrect solutions eliminating contestants and decreasing the highest prize.

Filming begins November for a 2026 launch.

FACULTY FRONTRUNNERS

The Chanel X BIFF Asian Movie Academy has appointed acclaimed Korean director Kim Jeewoon as dean for 2025, with Laotian filmmaker Mattie Do serving as directing mentor and cinematographer Park Junghun as cinematography mentor. Kim, identified for “I Noticed the Satan” and “A Story of Two Sisters,” brings worldwide pageant expertise together with Cannes screenings.

The academy obtained a file 625 purposes from 40 international locations, marking the very best range since its 2005 inception. Alumni proceed making world impacts, with 2010 enhancing graduate Nitin Baid‘s “Homebound” chosen for Cannes’ Un Sure Regard and a number of graduates featured at Berlinale.

The intensive 20-day program runs Sept. 7-26, culminating in eight quick movies premiering on the thirtieth Busan Worldwide Movie Pageant. Do (“The Lengthy Stroll”) notably grew to become Laos’s first feminine function filmmaker, whereas Park’s “The Villainess” performed at Cannes.