Tsukiuta
Tsukiuta (; Stylised: "Tsukiuta.") is a character CD series which started as a collaboration between Vocaloid producers and popular voice actors, but expanded into a media franchise with its own animation, multiple stage plays, manga anthologies, video games, and merchandise. Characters. The characters of Tsukiuta are split into four idol groups under the fictional Tsukino Talent Production. There are twelve men and twelve women, each representing a month of the year. Tsukino Talent Production also manages the fictional idol groups under TsukiPro. The men are split into rival units named Six Gravity and Procellarum. The members of Six Gravity come  from Eastern Japan, while the members of Procellarum come from Western Japan. The women belong to the units Fluna and Seleas. They are goddesses from a different dimension, unknown to anyone on Earth. Six Gravity. Also known by the nicknames "Gravi's prince" and "Refreshing Prince" due to his princely charm. He is the childhood friend of Uduki Arata and has been hinted to be very good-looking. He has platinum blonde hair and sky blue eyes. His elder brother is Satsuki Chihiro. He is 17 years old in the first season of the anime. He is part of Six  Gravity's middle pair along with his best friend Arata. Ao's hobbies include watching movies, reading books, and baking. He is generally quite level-headed and mature but also has a cute childish side. His name means "hollyhock" and can also mean "blue" if written in a different way. He smiles a lot and is often seen with his smartphone. His character theme color is light blue. Media. Anime. An anime for the series was announced at Animate Girls Festival 2014. The anime titled (shortened as ), aired between July and September 2016 on Tokyo MX, BS11 and several other  TV channels. The anime was produced in celebration of Animate's 30th anniversary. The anime focuses on the members of Six Gravity and Procellarum, with a different character being the main focus of each episode. The character's name is incorporated into the title of the episode. On November 9, 2018, it was announced that the series would receive a second season. The second season is animated by Children's Playground Entertainment, with Yukio Nishimoto replacing Itsuro Kawasaki as director and Natsuko Takahashi replacing Itsuro Kawasaki as script supervisor. The rest of the cast reprised their roles. Originally set to  premiere in 2019, it was pushed to April 2020, and delayed again to July 2020 due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, but was delayed again to air from October 7 to December 30, 2020. Funimation acquired the series, and streams the series on its website in North America and the British Isles. On November 11, 2020, the company apologized for the poor quality of the sixth episode of Season 2. Film. On April 3, 2022, it was announced that the series would be receiving an anime film titled "Rabbits Kingdom the Movie". It is set to premiere in  December 2023. Music. The opening theme alternates between "GRAVATIC-LOVE" by Six Gravity and "LOLV –Lots of Love-" by Procellarum. The ending themes are sung by each character in the order of their representative months, starting with December. Episode 13 finished with , a combined song by Six Gravity and Procellarum. Episodes. Season 1 Season 2 Stage Play. 2.5 Dimension Dance Live "Tsukiuta." Stage. 2.5 Dimension Dance Live "Tsukiuta." Stage (Japanese: 2.5次元ダンスライブ「ツキウタ。」ステージ, "2.5-jigen Dansu Raibu "Tsukiuta". Suteeji)" was the first stage play of the Tsukiuta. series and ran between April 23 to May 1, 2016, at Seiryokaikan Hall, Japan. It  alternated between “ver. Black” which featured Six Gravity, and “ver. White” which featured Procellarum. 2.5 Dimension Dance Live "Tsukiuta." Stage: Act II: ~The Legend of Tsukiuta: "Yumemigusa"~. 2.5 Dimension Dance Live "Tsukiuta." Stage: Act II: ~The Legend of Tsukiuta: "Yumemigusa"~ (Japanese: 2.5次元ダンスライブ「ツキウタ。」ステージ 第二幕 ～月歌奇譚「夢見草」～, "2.5-jigen Dansu Raibu "Tsukiuta". Suteeji Dai-ni-maku ~Tsukiuta Kitan "Yumemigusa"~") is the second instalment of the stage play series of Tsukiuta. It was held in Roppongi Blue Theatre during October 27 to 31, 2016. Two versions of the show were performed once per day; the Sakura Chapter (桜の章, "sakura-no-shou") with  more focus on Six Gravity members Arata and Aoi and the Moon Chapter (月の章, "tsuki-no-shou"), centralising Procellarum's You and Yoru. All members of the cast were featured in these performances. 2.5 Dimension Dance Live "Tsukiuta." Stage Tri! School Revolution! 2.5 Dimension Dance Live "Tsukiuta." Stage Tri! School Revolution! (Japanese: 2.5次元ダンスライブ「ツキウタ。」ステージ Tri! School Revolution!, "2.5-jigen Dansu Raibu "Tsukiuta". Suteeji Tri! School Revolution!") is the third in the stage play series of Tsukiuta. Similar to the first stage, two versions were produced, ver. Black featuring Six Gravity (Kakeru and Koi) and ver. White with Procellarum (Shun and Kai ). Ver. Black was held at Roppongi Blue Theatre during March 8 to 12, 2017. Ver. White was shown at Hakuhinkan Theatre during March 17 to 26, 2017. 2.5 Dimension Dance Live "Tsukiuta." Stage: Lunatic Party. 2.5 Dimension Dance Live "Tsukiuta." Stage: Lunatic Party (Japanese: 2.5次元ダンスライブ「ツキウタ。」ステージ 第4幕『Lunatic Party』, "2.5-jigen Dansu Raibu "Tsukiuta". Suteeji Dai-4-maku "Lunatic Party"") is the upcoming 4th instalment of the Tsukiuta. stage play series. It is scheduled to be held at Roppongi Blue Theatre from October 11 to 15. Arata Uduki's actor will be replaced by Ryouhei Takanaka. Cast. The initial cast, along with the  staff, venue and performance dates, was announced by Animate. Games. Mobile. There were two mobile applications for Tsukiuta. – "Tsukino Park", an application featuring mini games and media release information; and "Tsukino Paradise" (Tsukipara.), a rhythm game published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. Both mobile games also featured characters from the other groups under TsukiPro. The two games were available on both iOS and Android. Tsukino Park was discontinued on November 30, 2018. Tsukino Paradise was discontinued on February 5, 2020. PS Vita. A PlayStation Vita game titled "Tsukitomo. -Tsukiuta. 12 memories-" (ツキトモ。- Tsukiuta. 12 memories-) was released on June 1, 2017 . Unlike the mobile games, the Vita game solely features the Tsukiuta. groups of Six Gravity and Procellarum. The game was released both as a packaged version and as a digital download, with Animate receiving a limited edition which included physical goods and extra downloadable content. References. animeonegai.com