[Motivation Switch Group Co., Ltd.] [Event Report] Tsutomu Sekine, Mari Sekine, and Yuno Nagao take on the challenge of dubbing in English! Experience “We Act!”, a new English conversation school for children
Mokiwa Switch Group Co., Ltd. Press release: November 6, 2024 [Event Report] Tsutomu Sekine, Mari Sekine, and Yuno Nagao take on the challenge of dubbing in English! Experience a new English conversation school for children, “We Act!” As Hello Kitty and Buddy Eddie cheer, Tsutomu Sekine expresses his enthusiasm, saying, “The secret to having fun learning is to combine things you like”
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/28894/700/28894-700-b1eb41b69f2d47496f67faed4a06d8a0-3814×2543.jpg (C)︎2024 SANRIO CO.,LTD. Copyright: Sanrio Co., Ltd. Motivation Switch Group Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President and CEO: Naoji Takahashi, hereinafter referred to as Motivation Switch Group) is a subsidiary of Sanrio Co., Ltd. (Headquarters:
Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director and President: Tomokuni Tsuji, hereinafter referred to as Sanrio). In conjunction with the opening of the new edutainment English conversation school “We Act!” jointly developed with Motivation Switch Group on November 30, 2024 (Saturday), the Sanrio Educational Business New Service will be opened on November 6 (Wednesday). We held a presentation. At the
presentation, in addition to presenting the outline of “We Act!”, special guests Tsutomu Sekine, Mari Sekine, and Yuno Nagao appeared on stage. Talk sessions and talks with Eddy and Hello Kitty, the characters “BUDDYEDDY” from Sanrio English Master, an all-English teaching material for children that has been adopted as part of the “We Act!” curriculum. Together, we experienced the lesson of “We Act!” ahead of time and conveyed its appeal. ■ Tsutomu Sekine, Mari Sekine, and Yuno Nagao challenge dubbing in English as Sanrio characters! Tsutomu Sekine commented with a lot of humor
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/28894/700/28894-700-df7e00371d3999fc0236b1bb1f3028dc-3900×2600.jpg At the recital, Tsutomu Sekine, Mari Sekine, and Yuno Nagao dressed up as the characters appearing in the video of “Sanrio English Master” and spoke English as part of a lesson for the new service “We Act!” I tried dubbing. The lecturer was James Gibson, a native trainer from the Motivation Switch Group. With the support of Hello Kitty and BUDDYEDDY, the participants were taught tips on emphasizing the rhythm of their lines and the intonation unique to English, and the event proceeded in a peaceful atmosphere from beginning to end. After actually dubbing, Tsutomu Sekine first commented, “It’s fun!” and showed his desire to take on a new challenge in acting in English. Mari Sekine said with a smile, “We were able to put a lot of emotion and excitement into it,” and Yuno Nagao said, “All the characters were cute and it was fun!” Yuno Nagao, speaking English is fun! “I learned Hello and Good morning!”
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/28894/700/28894-700-93188f1a9ed8ef038784cb992af6f205-3900×2600.jpg When Tsutomu Sekine appeared as a guest, he was asked why he was invited to the recital, and he answered, “My stage name is Rabbit Sekine, so is it a new character?”, which drew laughter. Afterwards, we held a talk session with all three of them, including Mari Sekine and Yuno Nagao. Regarding learning English, Mr. Nagao replied, “We have English classes in elementary school, so we speak it. It’s fun!” They talked about the English they had learned recently, saying things like “Hello and Good morning,” and Tsutomu Sekine also reflected, “That’s amazing! We started (learning English) when we were in junior high school.” Regarding her impressions of using Sanrio English Master, a home English teaching material that is part of the We Act! curriculum, Mari said, “The whole family can do it together, and the characters that appear are cute.” “There were also picture books and card games, and the card games in particular were a lot of fun.” Mr. Nagao answered, “It’s fun because characters like Buddy Eddie appear, and there’s singing and dancing, so I thought it was great to learn English while having fun!” He also talked about the appeal of learning English at home. Ta. Tsutomu Sekine: The secret to having fun learning is “combining things you like”
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/28894/700/28894-700-4fa0e89d47526300fc347f6882d5c393-3346×2231.jpg In connection with Sanrio’s edutainment business, when Tsutomu Sekine was asked how to enjoy learning, he answered, “It’s good to do it in a playful way, like doing scenes from your favorite movies.” “Multiply it with what you like!” he revealed the secret. Furthermore, Mr. Nagao, who is working hard to balance his acting work and school studies, said, “I think the key is to love and enjoy both work and study.I’ll do more and more fun things!” It makes me feel good,” he said, talking about his daily efforts. Mari continued, looking back on her experience, saying, “The best thing about studying with children is that they expand their interests, get inspired, and find it fun,” emphasizing that having fun is the driving force behind continuing to learn. did. Furthermore, at the end of the meeting, when the guests made comments one by one, Mr. Nagao said with a smile on his face, “It was really fun to study English with the characters today!” Mari commented, “It’s really fun to be able to enjoy Sanrio English Master at home and also experience WeAct! like today in the classroom.” Tsutomu Sekine concluded by saying, “It’s great that you can learn English while having fun, rather than feeling like you’re actually learning!”
What is We Act!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/28894/700/28894-700-084c1fbd14f5161747508c21be7524bc-1000×541.jpg The newly jointly developed “We Act!” is an edutainment (*1) English conversation school that offers lessons modeled on film production in an immersive classroom modeled after a film production studio. Each month consists of 4 weeks of “audition”, “dubbing”, “rehearsal”, and “actual shooting/preview screening”, for a total of 10 sets per year to complete the story of one movie each month. In addition, Sanrio characters, including the original character “BUDDYEDDY” who appears in “Sanrio English Mater”, will appear as movie staff. By experiencing the authentic film production process as actors, such as auditions and dubbing, children not only acquire English conversation skills, but also the power to create their own futures. *1Edutainment: A general term that combines education and entertainment. [We Act! 1st School Overview]
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/28894/700/28894-700-723bc992e8d313f994f6bd98ac8570cf-801×348.png • Classroom name: We Act! Bajikoen • Address: 3-7-12 Sakura, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo • Opening date: Saturday, November 30, 2024 • Management: Motivation Switch Group • Target age: All year round to junior high school students • General inquiries regarding classrooms: 0120-79-0415 *10:00~18:00 (excluding Sundays and holidays) • Details page: https://bit.ly/3YCLrWt What is Sanrio English Master This is an all-English teaching material that aims not only to “learn English” but also to “learn in English.” In addition to the creative power that Sanrio has cultivated over the past 60 years, we also have the expertise of early childhood development expert Kazuo Kai (professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate School and supervisor of “Shinapushu”) and English education expert Kumiko Sato ( It was developed by utilizing the knowledge of Professor Emeritus of the Graduate School of Tamagawa University (Supervised by “Eigo de Asobo”). Original characters developed for this teaching material based on the results of demonstration experiments with young children “BUDDYEDDY” Eddy featuring a spinning tail Mainly, your friend Pita and other popular Sanrio characters will also appear. Official website: https://english.sanrio.co.jp
Mokiwa Switch Group Co., Ltd. Mokiwa Switch Group Co., Ltd. operates the individual instruction school “School IE(R)”, the early childhood classroom “Child Eyes(R)” for intellectual development and exam preparation, and the English/English conversation school “WinBe(R)” for children. “Kids Duo(R),” an after-school child care facility in English, “Ninja Nine(R),” a sports class for infants and elementary school students, and “Kids Duo International(R),” a bilingual preschool. As a comprehensive education service company that operates eight school brands: KDI), i Kids Star(R), and Programming Education HALLO(R), we currently have over 2,300 schools in Japan and overseas *1 We have developed classrooms and support the learning of more than 130,000*2 children. Joined TBS Group in June 2023. We aim to integrate educational services and media. Motivation Switch Group supports the dreams and lives of children around the world by finding the “gems” that each person has and bringing out their infinite potential. Official website URL: https://www.yarukiswitch.jp/ *1 *2 As of the end of February 2024