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Makoto Shinkai “Novel Suzume no Tobari” Search for “doors”, “chairs” and “cats” at bookstores! The campaign is being held from September 23rd!
The Metaverse service provided by X Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo), which develops businesses that make it easy to introduce Metaverse services, will be available from KADOKAWA Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) from September 23 (Friday / holiday). ) will be introduced in the “Novel Suzume no Door Lock” campaign that can only be tasted at bookstores provided by ). Makoto Shinkai’s latest feature-length animated film “Suzume no Tojimemari” is scheduled to be released on Friday, November 11th. The novel Suzume no Tojimemari, written by director Shinkai, was published on August 24, prior to its release, and won first place in the Oricon Weekly Bunko Ranking for the first time! (September 2, Oricon research)
“Doors”, “chairs” and “cats”, which are the keys to the story, have appeared in 10 bookstores nationwide! However, if you go to a bookstore, you won’t be able to meet the “cat” that appears and disappears and the “chair” that follows it. Step into the world of the story through the following “gimmicks”.
Find “doors”, “chairs” and “cats” at bookstores! campaign
(1) “Door” appears in 10 bookstores nationwide! “Open the door to the story!” (2) Chase the “chair” that moves through bookstores nationwide! (3) Find the “cat” lurking in the bookstore with your smartphone! (1) “Door” appears in 10 bookstores nationwide! “Open the door to the story!” [Image 1
From September 23, all 10 bookstores in Japan (Miyazaki, Ehime, Fukuoka, Hyogo, Osaka, Aichi, Tokyo, Saitama, Miyagi, Hokkaido) will have a 2-meter tall bookstore. A “door” appears! From the “door” of the bookstore, you can enter a new world of stories.
・Enjoy the AI “Recommendation of the Sparrow’s Chair” on the tablet inside the “door”
If you answer various questions on the tablet attached to the “door” of the bookstore, “Sparrow’s Chair” will tell you the perfect book for you. Please look for that one book at the bookstore where the door is set up.
・From the QR code in the “door” to “Kadokawa Bunko Metaverse Bookstore” “Kadokawa Bunko Metaverse Bookstore App”, which allows you to enjoy selecting books in virtual space from your smartphone, will be available from 10:00 on September 23rd with “Suzume no Tojimeri” specification! , allows you to communicate with other users. In addition, you will receive a Metaverse bookstore original “Suzume no Toshimari” smartphone wallpaper.
(The app is available in 10 bookstores nationwide, as well as book-sized “Kadokawa
You can also DL from “Bunko door”)
*The “doors” of 10 bookstores nationwide are scheduled to be installed by November 30 (Wednesday).
*The installation period of “Kadokawa Bunko door” varies depending on the store. [Image 2
(2) Chase the “chair” that moves through bookstores nationwide! “Suzume no Isu” Nationwide Bookstore Caravan, in which “Suzume no Isu” visits 10 stores where “doors” appear! Akiya Bookstore Chuodori branch. After that, where will the “chair” go around? Please keep an eye on my journey.
(3) Find the “cat” lurking in the bookstore with your smartphone! Daijin is the elusive “cat”, but you can capture it in a photo by holding the AR marker printed on the poster displayed at bookstores only when the “chair” visits the KADOKAWA app on your smartphone! (AR photo frame) and photos taken using this frame.
You can participate in the Daijin discovery Twitter campaign at the #bookstore where you can win prizes signed by Nohana Harana, who plays the role of the heroine Suzume, by lottery.
For details on the full schedule of the caravan and the Twitter campaign, please visit the official website for “Suzume no Tojimemari” related books.
You can check it at it.
“Suzume no Toshimari” Related Book Official Site
https://kadobun.jp/special/suzume-tojimari/
KADOKAWA app official site
https://promo.kadokawa.co.jp/kadokawa-app/
Directed by Makoto Shinkai himself, “Novel Suzume no Toshimari” is now on sale! A 17-year-old girl, Suzume, who lives in a quiet town in Kyushu, meets a traveling young man and sets out on a journey to close the “doors” that are the source of disasters that open all over the country. The story of Suzume’s “door closing” that connects the past, present and future.
“Novel Sparrow’s Door Lock”
Author: Makoto Shinkai
List price: 680 yen + tax
ISBN:978-4-04-112679-0
Kadokawa Bunko
https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322203001170/
The movie “Suzume no Toshimari” November 11 (Friday) national road show Original/Screenplay/Director: Makoto Shinkai
Voice appearance: Harana no Hana Hokuto Matsumura
Character design: Masayoshi Tanaka
Animation director: Kenichi Tsuchiya
Art Director: Takumi Tanji
(C) 2022 “Suzume’s Door Lock” Production Committee
Official website
https://suzume-tojimari-movie.jp/
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