Toei Animation Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nakano-ku, Tokyo, President: Katsuhiro Takagi) and Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO “KAIJU DECODE Kaiju Decode” is a trans-media project with the theme of “The Story of Monsters and Girls” co-produced by Masayuki Nagatake, “Tsuraya Pro”. As a new development, we are pleased to announce the production of the new animation “Kaiju Decode Aidara Ring” set in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture. Along with the announcement, we will also release key visuals and special videos.

New animation “Kaiju Decode Aidara Ring” key visual & special footage unveiled

“KAIJU DECODE Kaiju Decode” is a transmedia project with the theme of “The Story of Monsters and Girls” co-produced by Toei Animation Co., Ltd. and Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd.
So far, the short animation “KAIJU DECODE Kaiju Decode” (9 minutes, streamed on TSUBURA IMAGINATION), VR animation “KAIJU DECODE -FIRST -First” CONTACT-” (distributed on the META store), and the MR game “KAIJU DECODE -SUPER MULTIMIVE MR-” (on sale at the META store), and many other developments.
And this time, as a new development, we will announce the production of the new animation “Kaiju Decode Aidara Ring” set in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture.
This work is Coco, a girl of the Aidara tribe living in a dangerous land where the super-limited creatures live in a peaceful society “City” freed from the constraints of body, brain, space and time. It is a story in which two people who are in a confrontational position search for a way to live together.
A special video of the monsters fighting fierce battles against the backdrop of the key visual and Sakai city is also released! Stay tuned for the follow-up.

“Kaiju Decoding: Ring of Aidara” Special Video <YouTube>

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oddsbx2bvew

Cast comments have arrived

In addition, comments from the cast members, Ki Yamane (role of Maru) and Mr. Karin Takahashi (role of Coco) have arrived.
Coco, a kind-hearted boy with a sense of justice, and a girl of the Aidara tribe who coexist with monsters. Please look forward to future information on how the story begins when the two meet.

The role of Maru: Ki Yamane

I’m Ki Yamane, I’ll play the role of Maru!
A boy named Maru is a kind-hearted character who is straight, has a strong sense of justice, and can help people without hesitation. I’d be happy if you could take a look at how he was born and how he’s changed after meeting the Aidara people!
For us today, it’s a very distant future story. However, the characters are clearly depicted as human beings and the conflicts of the heart, and the development progresses steadily, so I think it’s a work that you can watch until the end without getting bored!
We hope that this work will reach a lot of people!

The role of Coco: Takahashi Karin

I’m Karin Takahashi, who will play the role of Coco. Coco is a monster who lives in Aidara and is a smart and curious girl. Aidara, who coexists with monsters, is a very strong person who acts hard to fulfill his mission while borrowing the power of monsters. And I love the girlish side that I sometimes show.
Maru and Coco, who live in different worlds and cultures, meet each other, get to know each other, know the world in which each other lives, and live. This work made me think about human life. I also thought that there might be some similarities in our world. I sincerely hope to see the continuation of this story.

“Kaiju Decode Aidara’s Ring” Basic Information

◆ Main staff
Original: Tsuburaya Production, Toei Animation
Screenplay: Katsuie Shibata
Monster design: Masayuki Goto (Professional Tsuburaya Pro)
Character design (Maru): SEI NAKASHIMA
Character Design (Coco): Masatsugu Saito

◆ Cast
Maru: Yuki Yamane
Coco: Takahashi Karin

◆ Stage
Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture

◆ Story
In 2070 AD, multiple space stations crashed due to the effects of a supernova explosion, causing enormous damage to the earth. The accident was called “The Calamity of Skyfall”. “Skyfall” caused unknown bacteria to fly from space, eroded or assimilated the earth’s matter, and created a new creature, “Super Limited Life.”
Humans call the dangerous land inhabited by “Super Limited Life” “Zone” and has created a society “City” that is isolated from it and free from constraints of body, brain, space and time.
The boy, Maru, who lives peacefully in “City”, and Coco, a girl of the Aidara tribe left behind in “Zone”. The two people in a confrontational position are searching for a way to live together.

◆ Web
“Kaiju Decode Aidara Ring” Official Site:
https://www.kaiju-decode.com/
Official X:
https://x.com/kaiju_decode (recommended hashtags: #Kaiju decoding)

[Event information]
A talk show and an MR game experience session were held on Sunday, October 19th at the “Sakai Festival” in Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture, which is the stage of the story.
・Sakai Film Office Special Site: (Japanese) https://sakai-film.jp/feature06/
(English) https://sakai-film.jp/en/feature06/

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