"Petit Seka" - The appeal of short animation and its worldview The mini-anime "Petit Sekai", which depicts the world of the smartphone rhythm game "Project Sekai Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku", commonly known as "ProSeka", was streamed and broadcast on the official YouTube channel and TOKYO MX from January 13 to March 17, 2022. The 10 episodes, each short 5 minutes long, depict the daily lives of the characters who play an active role in the game. This anime is a work that offers new appeal not only to fans of the original game but also to anime fans. Overview Petit Sekai was produced by SEGA, Colorful Palette, and Crypton Future Media, with animation by Scooter Films (Dubtoon Studio). It was directed by Kenshiro Morii and based on the original work "Project Sekai Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku." Animation character design was done by Soshi Kinutani, and the scenario was supervised by Yuki Yoshinaga and Azusa Yamashita. Story and Characters "Petit Seka" depicts the daily lives of the members of the five units that are active in the game: "Leo/need", "MORE MORE JUMP!", "Vivid BAD SQUAD", "Wonderlands x Showtime", and "25-ji, Night Code de", as well as virtual singers including Hatsune Miku. Each episode is made up of a standalone episode, and the personalities and relationships of the characters are depicted in a comical way. The main characters are introduced below. Virtual Singer- Hatsune Miku - Gender: Female, Birthday: August 31, Height: 158cm. A girl virtual singer with distinctive blue-green twin tails. She sings a variety of songs with her lively, bright and cute voice. Among virtual singers, she is known worldwide, regardless of generation.
- Kagamine Rin - Gender: Female, Birthday: December 27th, Height: 152cm. A girl virtual singer with a distinctive blonde bob haircut and a large ribbon. She is the twin vocalist with Kagamine Len. She has a charming singing voice that matches her cute and energetic appearance.
- Kagamine Len - Gender: Male, Birthday: December 27th, Height: 156cm. A boy virtual singer with short, tied-back blonde hair. He is the twin vocalist with Kagamine Rin. He has a powerful, boyish singing voice that is also rich in emotional expression.
- Megurine Luka - Gender: Female, Birthday: January 30th, Height: 162cm. A female virtual singer with long pink hair. She has a soft singing voice that matches her calm demeanor, but sometimes she sings passionately. She is bilingual and can sing in both Japanese and English.
- MEIKO - Gender: Female, Birthday: November 5th, Height: 167cm. A female virtual singer with a distinctive chestnut-colored short bob and a red short top and miniskirt. She has a stable and outstanding singing voice, and a gentle and warm voice quality that is unique to women.
- KAITO - Gender: Male, Birthday: February 17th, Height: 175cm. A male virtual singer with slightly curly dark blue hair and a long blue scarf. With a refreshing and honest singing voice, he can sing a wide range of masculine notes from deep low notes to high notes with plenty of range.
Leo/need- Hoshino Ichika - Gender: Female, Birthday: August 11, Height: 161cm. School: Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy, Grade: 1-C. Hobbies: Listening to Miku's songs, looking at the cacti she grows. Special skill: Peeling apples. Things she dislikes: Scream-inducing rides. She may look cool, but she's actually a kind girl who cares about her friends. She's childhood friends with Saki, Honami, and Shiho, but due to certain circumstances, her relationship with Honami and Shiho is strained. She likes listening to Miku's songs. She's the guitarist and vocalist in Leo/need.
- Saki Tenma - Gender: Female, Birthday: May 9th, Height: 159cm. School: Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy, Grade: 1-C. Hobbies: Watching fashion and makeup videos, making beaded accessories. Special skills: Hair arrangement, juggling. Things she's not good at: Being alone. She's always cheerful and a mood maker who never lets her smile off. She was born with a weak constitution and had a hard time attending middle school, but she finally recovered and returned to high school. She was looking forward to a fun high school life with her childhood friends whom she would be reuniting with after a long time, but... In Leo/need, she plays the keyboard.
- Hinomori Shiho - Gender: Female, Birthday: January 8th, Height: 159cm. School: Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy, Grade: 1-A. Hobbies: Going to concerts of her favorite girl band, practicing and playing the bass. Special skill: Calligraphy. Things she's bad at: Older sisters. A lone wolf who hates getting too close to others. She's absorbed in what she likes and doesn't care what people around her think. But she also used to hang out with her childhood friends and care about them too... In Leo/need, she plays the bass.
- Mochizuki Honami - Gender: Female, Birthday: October 27th, Height: 166cm. School: Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy, Grade: 1-B. Hobbies: Walking her dog, vegetable gardening. Special skills: General housework, swimming. Things she's bad at: Drawing. She's an honor student who excels in both academics and sports, and has a warm and caring nature. She was childhood friends with Ichika, Saki, and Shiho, but something that happened in middle school caused her to distance herself from Ichika and the others. She's the drummer in Leo/need.
MORE MORE JUMP!- Hanazato Minori - Gender: Female, Birthday: April 14th, Height: 158cm. School: Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy, Grade: 1-A. Hobbies: Copying dance moves, keeping a diary, taking care of animals. Special skills: Composing catchphrases. Weaknesses: Calm behavior. Pure, dedicated, and hardworking. After seeing Kiritani Haruka from the idol group "ASRUN," she began aiming to become an idol. She auditions for many different auditions, but keeps failing.
- Kiritani Haruka - Gender: Female, Birthday: October 5th, Height: 163cm. School: Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy, Grade: 1-C. Hobbies: Collecting penguin goods. Special skills: Basketball. Weaknesses: Being lazy. A member of the nationally popular idol group "ASRUN". A charismatic figure, she was extremely popular within the group. However, when the group disbanded, she retired from showbiz and returned to Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy, where Minori attends.
- Momoi Airi - Gender: Female, Birthday: March 19th, Height: 156cm. School: Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy, Grade: 2-D. Hobbies: Idol research, shopping. Special skills: Cooking, taking care of children. Dislikes: Cats (allergies). A former idol who once appeared on variety shows and gained popularity. Although she was confident and could be forceful, she had love, passion, and great pride in her work as an idol. Now, due to certain circumstances, she has left the agency and is retired from being an idol.
- Hinomori Shizuku - Gender: Female, Birthday: December 6th, Height: 168cm. School: Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy, Grade: 2-D. Hobbies: Reading, walking. Special skills: Archery, embroidery. Things she's bad at: reading maps, operating machines. An active idol who belongs to the popular idol group "Cheerful＊Days." Her mysterious, adult-like appearance captivates fans. However, she is sometimes envied by her fellow group members. She was a trainee classmate of Airi.
Vivid BAD SQUAD- Azusazawa Kohane - Gender: Female, Birthday: March 2nd, Height: 156cm. School: Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy, Grade: 1-A. Hobbies: Taking care of snakes her father keeps as pets. Special skills: Photography. Things she's bad at: Being in front of people. A very shy girl with no self-confidence. One day, she happened to pass by a live music cafe and bar and witnessed Anzu and a musician having a session. She was shocked and captivated by the rap and fast-paced music, which she had never heard or seen in the school music classes.
- Shiraishi Anzu - Gender: Female, Birthday: July 26th, Height: 160cm. School: Kamiyama High School, Grade: 1-A. Hobbies: Growing mint. Special skills: Making coffee and tea. Dislikes: Ghosts, ghost stories. She has a straightforward and strong-willed personality. Her father is a former musician and is quite famous on the streets of Shibuya. She dreams of creating the best event with her own hands, surpassing the live event "RAD WEEKEND" that her father once held.
- Shinonome Akito - Gender: Male, Birthday: November 12th, Height: 174cm. School: Kamiyama High School, Grade: 1-C. Hobbies: Fashion coordination. Special skills: Human beatboxing. Dislikes: Dogs. Inspired by Anzu's father, he has been involved in music activities since middle school. He and his partner Fumiya sing at event houses under the name "BAD DOGS". At first glance, he seems like a friendly person, but...
- Aoyagi Fumiya - Gender: Male, Birthday: May 25th, Height: 178cm. School: Kamiyama High School, Grade: 1-B. Hobbies: Reading. Special skills: Piano, violin. Dislikes: High places. Cool and silent. He has a strict father who is involved in classical music, and he received special education from an early age, so he has an excellent sense of music. However, he grew tired of his father and started performing as a musician on the street.
Wonderlands x Showtime- Tenma Tsukasa - Gender: Male, Birthday: May 17th, Height: 172cm. School: Kamiyama High School, Grade: 2-A. Hobbies: Watching musicals, making costumes. Special skills: Piano, the ability to instantly strike a cool pose at any time. Dislikes: Insects (especially multi-legged ones). Overconfident and an attention seeker. Easily carried away and easily influenced. Inspired by the theater troupe shows he saw as a child, he aims to become the world's biggest star. He encourages his sickly younger sister Saki, showing his dependable side as an older brother.
- Otori Emu - Gender: Female, Birthday: September 9th, Height: 152cm. School: Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy, Grade: 1-B. Hobbies: Exploring the neighborhood. Special skills: Acrobatics, can eat anything deliciously. Dislikes: Dusk. She has a boundlessly cheerful and innocent personality. She takes action immediately when she thinks of something, and often ends up getting the people around her involved. She is looking for someone to perform on stage with her in order to somehow revive the dilapidated stage at Phoenix Wonderland.
- Kusanagi Nene - Gender: Female, Birthday: July 20th, Height: 156cm. School: Kamiyama High School, Grade: 1-B. Hobbies: Playing competitive games, watching musicals and movies. Special skills: Singing, operating machines in general. Things she's bad at: Places with a lot of people. A sharp-tongued girl who joined the group on Rui's recommendation. Her singing voice is so good it's hard to believe she's a high school student, and she dreams of performing in musicals. However, for some reason, she doesn't appear in front of Tsukasa or Emu, instead controlling a robot called Nene Robo and having it stand on stage in her place.
- Kamishiro Rui - Gender: Male, Birthday: June 24th, Height: 180cm. School: Kamiyama High School, Grade: 2-B. Hobbies: Thinking up show productions, balloon art. Special skills: Inventing. Things he's bad at: Cleaning, simple tasks. A genius who does things at his own pace. He and Nene live next door to each other and are childhood friends. While he directs stage performances, he also uses his talents in tinkering and inventing to create robots for shows. He is often treated as a weirdo by those around him because of his unique ideas.
25:00, Night Code.- Yoizaki Kanade - Gender: Female, Birthday: February 10th, Height: 154cm. School: Correspondence high school. Hobbies: Looking for and listening to music, watching movies, manga, anime, art, etc. Special skills: Measures time by feel. Dislikes: Direct sunlight, general housework. Has a traumatic experience of her own music causing despair to someone she cares about. From that experience, she began to think that "I have to keep writing songs that make people happy," and formed "25-ji, Night Code de." She is primarily in charge of composition.
- Asahina Mafuyu - Gender: Female, Birthday: January 27th, Height: 162cm. School: Miyamasuzaka Girls' Academy, Grade: 2-B. Hobbies: Aquariums. Special skills: English conversation. Weaknesses: Not understanding. Cheerful and humorous, she is an honor student who everyone can rely on. She is the only one among the club members who attends school regularly. Even during club activities, she is in charge of writing lyrics and shows various considerations. At first glance, she seems like a perfect honor student, but...
- Shinonome Ena - Gender: Female, Birthday: April 30th, Height: 158cm. School: Kamiyama High School (nighttime part-time), Grade: 2-D. Hobbies: Drawing, taking selfies and uploading them to SNS, ego searching. Special skills: researching fashion accessories, guessing cooking ingredients. Things she dislikes: getting up in the morning. She has a strong desire to be recognized, and is somewhat addicted to SNS. Her father is a famous painter, and she herself draws and posts pictures. Kanade saw this and asked her to become a member. In the club, she is mainly in charge of illustrations for videos.
- Akatsukiyama Mizuki - Gender: ?, Birthday: August 27th, Height: 163cm. School: Kamiyama High School, Grade: 1-A. Hobbies: Collecting video materials, collages. Special skills: Arranging clothes. Dislikes: Hot food. A moody girl who loves cute things. She happened to hear Kanade's song and felt drawn to it, so she made a music video and posted it. It caught Kanade's eye, and she was invited to be in charge of the video. She has a secret that none of the club members know about.
Episode introduction The subtitles and contents of each episode are listed below. - #01 After Practice (2022/01/13) - An episode depicting the members relaxing after practice. A comical glimpse into the characters' everyday lives.
- #02 Fight! Nenenger V (2022/01/20) - An episode in which Nenerobo plays an active role. Nene Kusanagi's sharp tongue and robot operation skills shine.
- #03 Idol Talent (2022/01/27) - An episode where the members of MORE MORE JUMP! are put to the test in their talent as idols. Minori Hanazato's purity stands out.
- #04 Kohane Kotobukito DEBUT! (2022/02/03) - This is the episode where Kohane Azusawa takes to the stage for the first time. It depicts her shy personality and growth.
- #05 21:00 Stop? (2022/02/10) - 25:00, Night Code. An episode where the members work late into the night. It depicts Yoizaki Kanade's trauma and passion for music.
- #06 Leonid Style (2022/02/17) - An episode in which the members of Leo/need establish their own style. Ichika Hoshino's leadership shines through.
- #07 Wandahoi Beyond Time and Space! (2022/02/24) - In this episode, the members of Wonderlands x Showtime put on a show that transcends time and space. Tenma Tsukasa's overconfidence and Otori Emu's brightness stand out.
- #08 Buzz! Momojump! (March 3, 2022) - An episode in which the members of MORE MORE JUMP! aim to go viral on social media. This episode shows the confident side of Momoi Airi.
- #09 The Rumored Pancakes (2022/03/10) - An episode in which the characters go to eat the rumored pancakes. It depicts the fun of everyday life and the relationships between the characters.
- #10 Cup Ramen Episode (2022/03/17) - An episode themed around cup ramen. The characters' personalities are depicted in a comical way.
Theme songs and music The theme songs for "Petit Seka" are "TM1" and "Waaa World", with lyrics by Mitchie M, music by Giga and Mitchie M, and arrangement by Giga. The songs are sung by Hanazato Minori (Ogura Yui), Azusawa Kohane (Akina), and Hatsune Miku (Fujita Saki). These songs are important elements that add excitement to the worldview of the anime. Evaluation and Impressions Petit Sekai has succeeded in bringing out the best in its characters in a short time. By focusing on different units and characters in each episode, viewers can enjoy a variety of stories and personalities. It is also a valuable opportunity for fans of the original game to see new sides of the characters that cannot be seen in the game. The animation quality is also high, and while the character designs and movements are faithful to the original, they also add some unique animation-like expression. In particular, the performance scenes of each unit are spectacular and visually enjoyable. The voice actors' performances are also excellent, expressing the personalities of the characters well. In particular, the voices of Saki Fujita as Hatsune Miku and Asami Shimoda as Kagamine Rin and Len are incorporated into the anime faithfully to the image of the original work. Recommendations and Related Information "Petit Sekai" is recommended not only for fans of the original game "Project Sekai Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku", but also for people who like anime and music. It is especially perfect for people who like short, episode-style anime. As related information, the original game "Project SEKAI Colorful Stage! feat. Hatsune Miku" is a rhythm game for smartphones where you can enjoy the story and music of the characters. In addition, the official YouTube channel has information on the music and events in the game, so if you are interested, please check it out. Additionally, related products such as character goods and CDs are also available for sale. In particular, the CDs of the theme songs "TM1" and "Waa Wa World" are must-have items for fans, as they allow you to experience the world of the anime on a deeper level. "Petit Seka" is a mini-anime that depicts the daily lives of its characters in a humorous way, and is loved by many people. Please come and experience this fascinating world. |
