A new short story, "Mononoke the Movie -Shobanashi-", for the completely new movie version of the popular TV anime "Mononoke" that was broadcast on Fuji TV's late-night anime slot "Noitamina" in 2007, has been released for free on the official note of the work. Written by Shinpachi, who wrote the screenplay for "Mononoke the Movie Chapter 2: Fire Rat" and the official novelizations of Chapters 1 and 2, two stories have been released: "Nami no Tomo", featuring Tokita Saburomaru and Saga Heimoto, and "Nanatsuguchi no Amatachi", featuring the Hiroshikiban of the Ooku.
Shinhachikaku commented, "I hope you will enjoy these two short stories before seeing 'Mononoke The Movie Chapter 2: Fire Rats.' In the main story, they are hidden behind the glamorous ladies-in-waiting, and these are scenes between 'Karakasa' and 'Fire Rats.' What is the influence of 'that medicine seller' that peeks out here and there into their peaceful everyday life? You may be able to see an unexpected side of them that wasn't fully depicted in the movie. In fact, the novelization of the main story is also full of unknown appearances of 'them.' If you're interested, be sure to enjoy the movie, the novelization, and the short stories together. And with the release of the movie 'Fire Rats' finally approaching, it is a work full of passion, where the world of the inner palace and the outside, the world of women and men, intersect and burn. Look forward to the medicine seller dancing in the flames!"
"Mononoke" is an anime produced by the staff of the popular episode "Bakeneko" of "Ayakashi", which was broadcast on Noitamina in 2006. The story depicts the supernatural tale of a medicine seller who appeared in "Bakeneko" facing off against a Mononoke.
"Mononoke the Movie" is set in the inner palace, where women's passions swirl, and follows a medicine seller as he pursues the true identity of the "Mononoke." There are three chapters in total, with the first chapter, "Mononoke the Movie: Karakasa," set to be released in July 2024, and the second chapter, "Mononoke the Movie: Chapter 2: Fire Rat," set to be released on March 14. Nakamura Kenji, who worked on the TV series and the first chapter, will be the general director of Chapter 2, and Suzuki Kiyotaka will be the director.
