Voice actress Inori Minase appeared at the preview screening of the theatrical anime "Tabekko Dobutsu THE MOVIE" (directed by Takekiyo Hitoshi, to be released on May 1st) held at Shinjuku Wald 9 (Shinjuku, Tokyo) on April 7th. In reference to the storyline in which "Tabekko Dobutsu save the world just by being 'cute'", the host asked "What do you want to save the world with?" When pressed for an answer, Minase panicked and replied "Me?! Ah, with manju...", drawing laughter.
Appearing at the event were voice actors such as Genta Matsuda from the popular group "Travis Japan," who plays the main character Koshi Mizukami who plays Elephant-kun, Akari Takaishi Akari who plays Pegasus-chan, Fujimori Shingo who plays Monkey-kun, Aoi Shouta who plays Hippo-chan, Ozawa Ari who plays Rabbit-chan, Minase who plays Cat-chan, Nao Toyama who plays Kirin-chan, and Ohno Riria-chan who plays Pero, as well as director Takekiyo, screenwriter Ikeda Tetsuro, and 10 of the Tabekko Dobutsu.
In response to the question "What would you like to save the world with?", Takaishi replied, "After all, humans need to eat, so rice please," while Mizukami replied, "I think the world would be at peace if we had fried food, tonkatsu sauce, and white rice," and Ririana declared, "I would save the world with just dance." Just when it seemed like that was the end of the question, Minase was suddenly asked to answer, and she replied, "Me?! Oh, with steamed buns. I'll dance while holding steamed buns."
The film is an animated feature film based on the popular snack "Tabekko Dobutsu" (Ginbis). The Tabekko Dobutsu take on the mission of defeating an enemy plotting to take over the world. In Sweets Land, where sweets and humans live together in harmony, the singing and dancing super idols "Tabekko Dobutsu" are extremely popular, but Pegasus-chan is captured by the evil Cotton Candy Army, who are trying to eliminate all sweets in the world and take over the world. For the sake of their precious friend, the Tabekko Dobutsu, who are only fluffy and cute but have zero fighting ability, take on the 1000% impossible "Pegasus-chan rescue mission."
The film will be directed by Takekiyo of "After School Midnighters" and produced by Marza Animation Planet, which has also produced "Lupin the Third : The First," "Sonic the Hedgehog," and "Captain Harlock."
