FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 30, 2020
Avex Technologies Announces the First Anime Made Using “AniCast Maker”, a Tool That
Lets Anyone Make Anime in VR, Produced Under Full Remote Working Conditions
Avex Technologies announced an original anime, She Sings, as If It Were Destinycreated using
the VR anime creation tool “AniCast Maker”, a tool that lets anyone quickly and easily makeanime in VR. This anime was produced in fully remote working conditions.

As part of its commitment to creating strong IPs, Avex created Avex Technologies in May oflast year, as a way to research and develop new technologies to help support creators. One ofthese technologies is the next-generation VR anime creation tool, AniCast Maker, which lets
anybody create anime with just a VR headset. Not only does this new method allow for anime
to be made with far fewer people and in a much shorter time than is traditionally required, it
can also be done at much lower cost. Development on this project was pursued in conjunction
with Avex Pictures.
To prove that with AniCast Maker, it’s possible to create anime in fully remote working
conditions, Avex Technologies created a full 7-minute anime, which it has now made availableon YouTube.

“She Sings, As If It Were Destiny”
https://youtu.be/YI_89OBuQX0
The anime required only 6 main staff and a time period of 2 months to go from start to finish.
The director was Nobukazu Sakai, formerly a creator, director, and producer at the PC gaming
company “minori”. As the effects of COVID-19 have brought the anime and film industries to astandstill, the team was still able to create an anime in fully remote conditions.
Using AniCast Maker not only drastically cuts down the production cost, it also allows
individual creators to pursue their creativity in a way that would never be possible under a
traditional system.
Going forward, Avex Pictures and Avex Technologies will continue to combine their expertise,working together to use AniCast Maker to build new intellectual properties and growing
existing ones. Even under the effects of COVID-19, we will continue to create new things for
our fans to enjoy.
▼Direct inquiries to:
Avex Technologies
acm_pr@av.avex.co.jp■AniCast Maker
AniCast Maker is a VR anime creation tool that lets you place characters, cameras, props andbackgrounds in VR space, and then take control of them to make anime!
Promo Video：https://youtu.be/NPaYxXzEJaU■"She Sings, As If It Were Destiny"
Original Story, Screenplay : nbkz Sakai
Executive Producer : Asahi Iwanaga
Character Design : Kina Kazuharu
Visual Artist : IURO, BoCuden
AniCast Motion Design : MonkeyChop
Cinematographer : Tatsuya Yuki
3D Visual and Technical Artist : Yuki Sato
Voices : Yuki Wakai, Kei Kobayashi
Music : Yuki
Producer : Kensuke Sadanaga
Director : nbkz SakaiAnimation Production: Avex Technologies

■CEDEC2020 Appearance
Director Sakai will be speaking at this year’s CEDEC2020, held this September 2nd toSeptember 4th, about how he created this anime and what he learned doing it. He’ll bedemonstrating an entirely new way to make anime, using this original as an example. All areinvited to attend.
Session Name: Using AniCast Maker to Make Live Session Animation ~An Example ofProduction in a Remote Working Environment~
url: https://cedec.cesa.or.jp/2020/session/detail/s5f069d57653c8■Company Introduction
・Avex Technologies
URL:https://avex-technologies.com
Date Established:May 14th 2019
CEO:Asahi Iwanaga
Address:3-1-30 Aoyama, Minato-ku Tokyo-to Avex Building
Business Description:Blockchain, Cloud Entertainment, etc.
・Avex Pictures
URL:https://avex-pictures.co.jp/
Date Established:April 1st 2014
CEO:Hideo Katsumata
Address:3-1-30 Aoyama, Minato-ku Tokyo-to Avex Building
Business Description:Planning and production of video content and sales of video package
products service

For Media Inquiries:
Avex Inc. PR Office PR Unit
Contact: Maebashi (080-7026-8943)
pr@av.avex.co.jp