Funbarus Posture Support Plush Toys Get Short TV Anime In October
The production is built on a 2D and AI hybrid process, with traditional key animation paired with 3D CG and AI digital techniques for the animated sequences, making it a test case for how a small commercial property gets made at two-minute length.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
Dreams announced that its Funbarus posture support plush toy series is getting a two-minute short anime, premiering October 3 on BS Yoshimoto at 11:25 p.m. JST and October 5 on Tokyo MX. The show centers on Nossori the sloth, with Wataru Komada in the lead role. Kazumi Nonaka directs at MI Co., and hip hop group Ketsumeishi provides the image song "Kimi ni BUMP."
The anime runs two minutes per episode and uses a "2D x AI hybrid" production process. Key animation drawings are made from the planning documents, storyboards, and character and art designs through traditional 2D techniques; the animation sequences are then generated with 3D CG and "AI digital techniques."
Nossori the sloth works hard for humans and idly listens to their conversations, which fuel his imagination. Kazumi Nonaka directs at MI Co., Takeshi Takemura writes the scripts, and Ryu Kawasaki composes the music. 81 Produce is presenting the project.
- Wataru Komada: as Nossori, a laid-back sloth who loves daydreaming
- Kotaro Nishiyama: as Montan, an energetic and cheerful monkey
- Sayuri Hara: as Hop, a reliable, strong-willed, big-sister-type rabbit
- Kenta Miyake: as Brownie the Bear
- Kento Shiraishi: as Pentan the Penguin
- Hayato Kimura: as Shaomaru the Panda
- Ai: of the comedy duo Yoneda 2000, as Johnny the Duck
- Hiroaki Tajiri: as Zuzu the Koala
- Koki Miyata: as Kuromitsu
- Mitsuhiro Sakamaki: as Fairy
- Nanami Yamashita: as Nyanti
- Madoka Asahina: as Nuts
- Shiho Hisajima: as Narrator
- Shotaro Uzawa: voicing the humans
- Taiga Takano: voicing the humans
- Nene Hieda: voicing the humans
- Makoto: of the comedy duo Yoneda 2000, voicing the humans
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