This special episode airs on July 31 and is a prequel to the Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love ST☆RISH Tours film this September 2022.
By: Nicole S. Castro on July 20, 2022 at 18:14 PHT
The Uta no Prince-sama multimedia franchise has released a promotional video for special TV anime Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love ST☆RISH Tours ~Journey to the Beginning~ (Japanese:うたの☆プリンスさまっ♪ マジLOVEスターリッシュツアーズ ～旅の始まり～)
It is set to air on July 31, 2022. As with the rest of the anime franchise, the special episode will be animated by A-1 Pictures.
This special episode takes place after the film Maji Love Kingdom but before the live animation film Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love ST☆RISH Tours which is set to premiere in Japan this Sept. 2, 2022.
Journey to the Beginning acts as a behind-the-scenes arc that shows the members of ST☆RISH preparing for the concert in September.
Cast
Otoya Ittoki (CV: Takuma Terashima)
Masato Hijirikawa (CV: Kenichi Suzumura)
Natsuki Shinomiya (CV: Kishō Taniyama)
Tokiya Ichinose (CV: Mamoru Miyano)
Ren Jinguji (CV: Junichi Suwabe)
Syo Kurusu (CV: Hiro Shimono)
Cecil Aijima (CV: Kohsuke Toriumi)
Staff
Original: Noriyasu Agematsu, Broccoli
Director: Chika Nagaoka
Screenplay: Chiaki Nagai
Character design concept: Chinatsu Kurahana
Character design, Chief animation director: Maki Fujioka
Music: Elements Garden
Produced by: A-1 Pictures
Production: Uta☆Pri Movie ST Production Committee
Source: Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love official Twitter, official website, Comic Natalie
NICOLE S. CASTRO
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Nicole is based in the Philippines and works as a freelance Japanese Translator/Interpreter and copywriter (English). She is a JLPT N2 passer who watches anime to "study" for N1. She has a long career history on LinkedIn (with primary focus on media and translation), but her anime watchlist is much, much longer.
