A huge advertisement has appeared in Shibuya, Tokyo, in response to the broadcast of the TV anime "Chi. -About the Movement of the Earth-", based on the manga by Uo Yutaka, which was also selected as the Manga Grand Prize winner of the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, on NHK General TV from 11:45 pm on October 5th. A large poster featuring illustrations of famous people such as Sakamoto Maaya, Tsuda Kenjiro, Takahashi Kaito, Nagahama Neru, and Noguchi Soichi, who designed the covers of the first to seventh volumes of the manga, has been put up on the Dogenzaka Happy Board at Tokyu Shibuya Station. There is also a poster with the cover design of the eighth volume using a mirror sheet, so you can project yourself onto it. It will be on until October 6th.
The famous people who appear on the giant poster have left comments. Sakamoto, who also appears in the anime, said, "The characters give us questions, and the Chi inside us tingles. I think it's a work that you experience, not just look at." Tsuda, who also stars in the anime, commented, "The beauty of the starry sky that those who risk their lives to follow their own path look up at. I'm happy to be able to stand in the world of 'Chi.'" Takahashi commented, "I'm very happy to be able to participate in a project that truly embodies 'Chi.' If you haven't read it yet, please do so. 'The universe will change.'" Nagahama said, "As I read this work that connects the past and the present, I feel a strange and comfortable sense of connection with a deep part of myself, and I'm a big fan of the work. I'm looking forward to the start of the anime broadcast!" Matayoshi Naoki said, "It's a story of determination that refuses to let go of imagination that seeks the truth, even when it brings suffering." The work was serialized in "Weekly Big Comic Spirits" (Shogakukan) from 2020 to 2022. Set in 15th century Europe, it depicts people who risk their lives to study the heretical theory of heliocentrism. Child prodigy Rafał declares that he will major in theology, which was considered the most important subject at the time, in order to live up to the expectations of those around him, but he is unable to abandon his passion for astronomy, which he has been passionate about for a long time. One day, Rafał meets Hubert, an enigmatic scholar who is researching a shocking "hypothesis" about the universe... This is the story.
The anime will be produced by Madhouse, which also produced "Summer Wars." Sakamoto will play Rafał, a child prodigy who has been allowed to skip a grade and enter university, Tsuda will play Novak, the examiner for heresy, and Hayami Shou will play the mysterious scholar Hubert.
