[New anime] Aoki Macho, who plays Jiggly Jelly in his first lead role as a junior high school student, participates with muscle sound effects! Short animation “SWEETS MATE” depicting a fierce sweets battle is released
Chocolate Co., Ltd. Press release: December 10, 2024 Macho Aoki, who plays Jelly in his first lead role as a junior high school student, participates in muscle sound effects! Short animation “SWEETS MATE” depicting a fierce sweets battle has been released Ai Fairuz plays the role of the main character’s partner, Kenta Miyake and Maaya Uchida play the villain roles Image
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https://www.youtube.com/@CHOCOLATEANIMATIONS ) ・Work official X ( https://x.com/sweets_mate ) ■ Cast: Prue (CV: Already a middle school student) Chel (CV: Fairuz Ai) Dots (CV: Kenta Miyake) Mini donuts (CV: Maaya Uchida) Live commentary (CV: Hiroki Yasumoto) Muscle sound effect (Kakeochi/Aoki Macho) About the short animation “SWEETS MATE” “SWEETS MATE” is an original short animation work that depicts a fierce battle between fancy sweets, set in “Annie’s Dish” in the mind of Annie, a girl who loves sweets. Using 3DCG, we reproduce the elasticity of the main character’s kids’ jelly and other sweets. The director and character designer is Takashi Tominaga, who is making his directorial debut, and the CG director is Mametaro, a 3D artist. Image
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/24007/458/24007-458-99c93a5a6499cb3c2eace7823a399ff6-1920×1080.png ■ Synopsis: 3 o’clock snack, the battle gong sounds. Being chosen as Annie’s snack is the sweets’ greatest honor. Kids Jelly’s Plu has been completely forgotten as it has been lost in the trend. Prue, who has lost all confidence, takes on a grueling sweets battle with her partner Chell. To see Annie’s smile again. ■ Characters appearing:
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/24007/458/24007-458-c8bcba123e03c5ebb8fcbdad61559b91-900×1200.jpg PLOOH [Orange Jelly] (CV: Already a junior high school student) “It’s impossible after all” Jiggly Mental Jelly (orange flavor). The first champion of Annie’s Dish. However, that was the glory of the past, and even today I am losing all my self-confidence. My dream is to make Annie smile again. The problem is that I can’t cover my back. Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/24007/458/24007-458-168c35193e78837842386b1385499097-900×1200.jpg CHELL [Cherry] (CV: Fairuz Ai) “How long have you been jiggling!” A chewy cherry that won’t shake. Going my way. The language is a little rough. A former member of the powerful Cherry Pies, he left because his overly straightforward personality didn’t suit him. When I’m happy, I dance.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/24007/458/24007-458-141d18beb2191128701277577cf1b88c-900×1200.jpg DOTTS [Donuts] (CV: Kenta Miyake) “Sleep at home” Powerful donuts boasting muscles. Originally, he was active with his bare face, but one day he made his debut with a chocolate mask. Although he has a mountainous personality, he also has a warm side that cares about his friends.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/24007/458/24007-458-ff0f1492389647445a01e3064d8fd692-900×1200.jpg Donna & Nana & Tuna/DONNA & NANA & TUNA [One-bite donut] (CV: Maaya Uchida) “I won’t let it pass! It won’t pass! Paon!” Three bite-sized donut brothers. I admire Dots who is strong and has a big voice. It imitates the attack of the respected Dots, but because it is bite-sized, it does not have the same effect. The unit name is “Triple Rings”. Cast comment
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/24007/458/24007-458-34e90df32cd3affbcf4570aa3e44bc63-400×400.jpg ■ Prue role: Comments from a junior high school student I’m already a junior high school student. I thought I was living a life that allowed me to fully enter the world of “SWEETS MATE,” but the world of “SWEETS MATE” is grand and grand, and I’m not sure I was able to enter it properly, but I hope you enjoy it to the fullest!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/24007/458/24007-458-dc5252765d664929cd4d4407146facd0-1835×1835.jpg ■ Comment from Ai Fairuz, who played the role of Chel The textures and reflections of the sweets that appear are so realistic and amazing, it’s an animation that gives you a mysterious feeling that the texture spreads in your mouth just by looking at it! The story is crazy, the movements are surreal and cute, and you’ll definitely get addicted to it! It had a good tempo, so I had a lot of fun performing it. Please enjoy!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/24007/458/24007-458-7d8759eb56387a3cb7ffd52c900c09be-400×400.jpg ■ Muscle sound effect person: Kakeochi/Aoki Macho comment I’m Aoki Macho, and I played the muscle sound. When I read the script, I was worried whether I would be able to express Dots’ emotions well, but I was able to express my own feelings and beat my heart. I hope that as many people as possible will enjoy this work, which I poured my all into. Episode during dubbing recording Junior high school students already performed their original “donut song” When playing the role of the main character, Prue, the junior high school student was conscious of “no pilling” and appeared at the dubbing scene wearing a refreshing blue shirt with no pilling. When the director envisioned the main character of Jiggly Jelly at the planning stage of the work, he said, “I can already hear the voice of a junior high school student.” His voice was a perfect fit for the image, and he had a unique, al dente voice with a firm core. They brought the characters to life. In an interview after the recording, when asked about a character that left an impression on him, he mentioned Dots (donuts), who was to be his enemy this time, and said, “There are some donuts that are so scary,” and was shocked, but said, “The way people look at donuts… “I’ve gotten better,” he said, explaining the change in his thinking while also adding his original “donut song.” Macho Aoki, who was in charge of the “muscle sound effects,” hit his muscles a total of 201 times Kakeochi’s Macho Aoki, who is expanding his range of activities as one of the most muscular comedians in the comedy world, uses his body to recreate the sound effect of the “don” sound that occurs when the sweets duel. The staff was worried about Mr. Aoki’s pectoral muscles as he hit them 201 times in time with the timing of the animation, but he seriously tried to make various muscle sounds and said, “It’s totally fine, please tell me anything!” Thank you.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/24007/458/24007-458-11061c280e145b8b1b229cb863f51c84-1920×1080.jpg Work official X ( https://x.com/sweets_mate ) will release the making and interview footage of the middle school student who played the main character, as well as a recording scene of the “muscle sound effects” by Macho Aoki, at a later date. About the production team
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/24007/458/24007-458-369e829979de55b400303c2a9ed935df-2103×2103.jpg ■ Director/Screenplay/Character Design: Comment from Takashi Tominaga There’s a popular sweets shop I see around town, but I can’t remember the previous one… Even sweets look like a sparkling world, but we live in a difficult world. The character was born from that fantasy. I was able to complete the work while feeling excited as I watched the work change day by day, reaching an expression that I would not have been able to achieve on my own. Thank you to everyone who was involved. I hope you can enjoy it and clear your head at the end of the year when you are tired. Born in 1985. Raised in Hong Kong. Belongs to Chocolate since 2018 and is involved in planning and production of content and character production. As a branding and advertising planner, he continues to engage in creative activities to create new expressions and experiences without being restricted to a specific field. This is his first time as a director. ■ Staff information Director: Takashi Tominaga Screenplay: Takashi Tominaga, Takenobu Tokuyama Character design: Takashi Tominaga CG Director: Mametaro Concept art: America Music: Matsuzakatakumi, Takao Ogi Art direction: Tatsuya Takafuji Animation producer: Fuuko Noda, Yuta Konno, Fumika Fukuda Producer: Shiori Tanaka *When using images related to this work, please indicate the copyright below.
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