Cue!(stylized inall caps) is a Japanesemobile gameproduced by Liber Entertainment. It launched oniOSandAndroidsystems on October 25, 2019. The game is asimulation gamewhere players can train up-and-comingvoice actors.Ananimetelevision series adaptation byYumeta CompanyandGraphinicaaired from January to June 2022 on theAnimeismprogramming block.
| Cue! | |
 Video game logo | |
| Video game | |
| Developer | Liber Entertainment |
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| Genre | Simulation game, Seinen |
| Platform | Android,iOS |
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| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shin Katagai |
| Written by | Tatsuhiko Urahata |
| Music by | Ryousuke Nakanishi |
| Studio | Yumeta Company Graphinica |
| Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
| Original network | MBS,TBS,BS-TBS,AT-X |
| Original run | January 8, 2022–June 25, 2022 |
| Episodes | 24 |
Characters
editFlower
edit- Haruna Mutsuishi(Lục thạch dương thái,Mutsuishi Haruna)
- Voiced by:Yurina Uchiyama[1]
- Haruna is an aspiring voice actress and a high school student. She was inspired to become a voice actress after she saw a certain work.
- Maika Takatori(Ưng thủ vũ hoa,Takatori Maika)
- Voiced by:Nene Hieda[1]
- Shiho Kano(Lộc dã chí tuệ,Kano Shiho)
- Voiced by: Kyōka Moriya[1]
- Honoka Tsukii(Nguyệt cư ほのか,Tsukii Honoka)
- Voiced by:Yuna Ogata[1]
- She is a university student and comes from a family that runs a shrine.
Bird
edit- Yūki Tendō(Thiên đồng du hi,Tendō Yūki)
- Voiced by: Ayaka Takamura[1]
- An up-and-coming voice actress. Her family runs a restaurant, and she decided to pursue a voice acting career against their wishes.
- Chisa Akagawa(Xích xuyên thiên sa,Akagawa Chisa)
- Voiced by: Satsuki Miyahara[1]
- Airi Eniwa(Huệ đình あいり,Eniwa Airi)
- Voiced by:Mayu Iizuka[1]
- Yuzuha Kujō(Cửu điều dữu diệp,Kujō Yuzuha)
- Voiced by:Manatsu Murakami[1]
Wind
edit- Miharu Yomine(Dạ phong mỹ tình,Yomine Miharu)
- Voiced by:Yukari Anzai[1]
- A university student and a member of Wind. During the events of the series she accepts an offer to take up a short-term piano course in Vienna, Austria, but is still able to participate in group activities via the internet.
- Aya Kamuro(Thần thất huyến,Kamuro Aya)
- Voiced by: Saki Matsuda[1]
- Mahoro Miyaji(Cung lộ まほろ,Miyaji Mahoro)
- Voiced by:Megumi Yamaguchi[1]
- Riko Hinakura(Nhật danh thương lị tử,Hinakura Riko)
- Voiced by: Arisa Tsuruno[1]
Moon
edit- Rie Maruyama(Hoàn sơn lợi huệ,Maruyama Rie)
- Voiced by:Hina Tachibana[1]
- An 18-year-oldfreeterwho has achūnibyōpersonality.
- Satori Utsugi(Vũ tân mộc thông lí,Utsugi Satori)
- Voiced by: Ami Komine[1]
- A 19-year-old university student who wants to follow in the footsteps of her voice actress mother.
- Rinne Myōjin(Minh thần lẫm âm,Myōjin Rinne)
- Voiced by: Mai Satō[1]
- Mei Tōmi(Viễn kiến minh,Tōmi Mei)
- Voiced by:Rio Tsuchiya[1]
- A 17-year-old up-and-coming voice actress who originally came from France.
Other characters
edit- Rio Isuzu(Ngũ thập linh りお,Isuzu Rio)
- Voiced by:Aya Suzaki
- She serves the manager for the voice actresses at the AiRBLUE agency.
- Masaki Ōtori(Phượng chân tiếu,Ōtori Masaki)
- Voiced by:Yoko Hikasa
- She serves as the president of AiRBLUE agency.
Media
editGame
editA mobile game by Liber Entertainment was released on October 25, 2019. The game temporarily ended service on April 30, 2021, in order to revise gameplay elements.[2]On July 23, 2022 it was announced that efforts to relaunch the game had been discontinued and that the activities of the AiRBLUE idol units would be suspended.[3]
Anime
editAnanimetelevision series adaptation was announced on November 1, 2020.[4]It is produced byYumeta CompanyandGraphinicaand directed by Shin Katagai, with Tatsuhiko Urahata overseeing the series' scripts, Motohiro Taniguchi designing the characters, andRyosuke Nakanishicomposing the music. It aired from January 8 to June 25, 2022, on theAnimeismprogramming block onMBS,TBS,andBS-TBS.[1][5][6]The first opening theme is "Start Line", and the first ending theme is "Hajimari no Kane no Ne ga Narihibiku Sora".[7]The second opening theme is "Tomorrow's Diary", and the second ending theme is "Yumeda Yori."[8]All songs are performed by the group Airblue.Crunchyrolllicensed the series outside of Asia.[9]
Episode list
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| No. | Title [10][11] | Directed by [a] | Written by [a] | Storyboarded by [a] | Original air date [12][b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Beginning of the Beginning" Transliteration: "Hajimari no Hajimari"(Japanese:はじまりのはじまり) | Shin Katagai Takushi Shikatani | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Shin Katagai | January 8, 2022[c] |
| 2 | "Their Respective Colors" Transliteration: "Sorezore no Iro"(Japanese:それぞれの sắc) | Rin Teraoka | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Royden B | January 15, 2022 |
| 3 | "This Meeting Is Destiny" Transliteration: "Kono Deai wa Unmei"(Japanese:この xuất hội いは vận mệnh) | Yoshifumi Sueda | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Yoshifumi Sueda | January 22, 2022[d] |
| 4 | "Lucky Color?" Transliteration: "Rakkī Karā?"(Japanese:ラッキーカラー?) | Masakazu Sunagawa | Yoriko Tomita | Shigeru Kimiya | January 29, 2022 |
| 5 | "Starting Line" Transliteration: "Sutāto Rain"(Japanese:スタートライン) | Yumeta CompanyDirection Department | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Masatoshi Hakata | February 5, 2022[e] |
| 6 | "Ride the Headwind" Transliteration: "Mukaikaze o Tsukamaete"(Japanese:Hướng かい phong を bộ まえて) | Kōjin Ochi | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Kōjin Ochi | February 12, 2022[e] |
| 7 | "Moon and Sun" Transliteration: "Tsuki to Taiyō"(Japanese:Nguyệt と thái dương) | Masakazu Sunagawa | Tatsuhiko Urahata Yoriko Tomita | Masakazu Sunagawa | February 19, 2022[e] |
| 8 | "100 Percent" Transliteration: "100 Pāsento"(Japanese:１００ぱーせんと) | Rin Teraoka | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Hidetoshi Yoshida | February 26, 2022 |
| 9 | "We Can Fly!!!!" | Shunji Yoshida | Shin Katagai | Katsuyuki Kodera | March 5, 2022 |
| 10 | "Are You Free After This?" Transliteration: "Kono Ato, Aitemasu ka?"(Japanese:この hậu, không いてますか?) | Yoshiki Kitai | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Yoshiki Kitai | March 12, 2022 |
| 11 | "Take Flight, Little Birds!" Transliteration: "Tobitate Kotori-tachi!"(Japanese:Phi び lập て tiểu điểu たち!) | Daisuke Nishimura | Shin Katagai | Kōjin Ochi | March 19, 2022 |
| 12 | "Fledgling Voice Actresses" Transliteration: "Seiyū no Tamago"(Japanese:Thanh ưu のタマゴ) | Tarō Kubo | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Hiroyuki Hata | March 26, 2022 |
| Special | "Sing about everything" | N/A | N/A | N/A | April 2, 2022 |
| 13 | "Season 2 Confirmed!?" Transliteration: "Niki Seisaku Kettei!?"(Japanese:２ kỳ chế tác quyết định!?) | Yasutaka Yamamoto | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Yasutaka Yamamoto | April 9, 2022 |
| 14 | "The Work of Fate" Transliteration: "Unmei no Shigoto"(Japanese:Vận mệnh の sĩ sự) | Takashi Andō | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Royden B | April 16, 2022[d] |
| 15 | "Actually, I Won't Take This Job" Transliteration: "Yappari Kono Shigoto, Okotowari Shimasu"(Japanese:やっぱりこの sĩ sự, お đoạn りします) | Akira Mano | Kasumi Tsuchida | Daisuke Nishimura Shin Katagai | April 23, 2022 |
| 16 | "To Me, Now That I'm 20" Transliteration: "Hatachi ni Natta Watashi e"(Japanese:Nhị thập tuế になった tư へ) | Takayuki Hamana | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Daisuke Nishimura Shin Katagai | April 30, 2022 |
| 17 | "Thunder Woman!" Transliteration: "Sandā Ūman!"(Japanese:サンダーウーマン!) | Misuzu Hoshino | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Daisuke Nishimura | May 7, 2022 |
| 18 | "Light" Transliteration: "Hikari"(Japanese:Quang) | Hiromichi Matano | Kasumi Tsuchida | Hiroyuki Hata | May 14, 2022 |
| 19 | "The Three Little Pigs" Transliteration: "Sanbiki no Kobuta"(Japanese:３びきのこぶた) | Naoki Murata | Kasumi Tsuchida | Tatsuji Yamazaki Moe Katō | May 21, 2022 |
| 20 | "The Voice" | Jang Hee-kyu Daisuke Nishimura | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Royden B | May 28, 2022 |
| 21 | "The Bird That Can't Fly" Transliteration: "Tobenai Kotori"(Japanese:Phi べない tiểu điểu) | Akira Shimizu | Kasumi Tsuchida | Hiroyuki Hata | June 4, 2022 |
| 22 | "Forever Friends" | Moe Katō | Shin Katagai | Moe Katō | June 11, 2022 |
| 23 | "Final Episode" Transliteration: "Saishūkai"(Japanese:Tối chung hồi) | Hibari Kurihara | Tatsuhiko Urahata | Hiroyuki Hata | June 18, 2022 |
| 24 | "The End of the Beginning" Transliteration: "Hajimari no Owari"(Japanese:はじまりのおわり) | Daisuke Nishimura | Tatsuhiko Urahata Shin Katagai | Daisuke Nishimura | June 25, 2022 |
Notes
edit- ^abcInformation is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
- ^MBS lists the series premiere at 25:55 on January 7, 2022, which is effectively 1:55 a.m.JSTon January 8.
- ^This episode aired at 2:25 a.m.JST,30 minutes after the original air time.
- ^abThis episode aired at 2:10 a.m. JST, 15 minutes after the original air time.
- ^abcThis episode aired at 2:05 a.m. JST, 10 minutes after the original air time.
References
edit- ^abcdefghijklmnopq"Cue! Voice Actress Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, January 2022 Debut".Anime News Network.August 15, 2021.RetrievedAugust 15,2021.
- ^"Cue! Idol-Training Game Temporarily Ends Service to Improve Game".Anime News Network.February 27, 2021.RetrievedNovember 5,2021.
- ^『CUE!』と “AiRBLUE” についてお tri らせ(in Japanese). Liber Entertainment. July 23, 2022.
- ^"Liber's Cue! Idol-Training Game Gets TV Anime".Anime News Network.November 1, 2020.
- ^アニメ “CUE!” Dương thái たちの thanh ưu hoạt động の dạng tử が miêu かれた tân キービジュアル2 chủng công khai.Natalie(in Japanese). Natasha Inc. October 25, 2021.
- ^Hazra, Adriana (November 21, 2021)."Cue! Anime Reveals Promo Video, Visual, January 7 Debut".Anime News Network.RetrievedNovember 21,2021.
- ^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 25, 2021)."Cue! Anime's 6th Promo Video Previews Opening Theme Song".Anime News Network.
- ^Mateo, Alex (February 14, 2022)."Airblue Perform Cue! Anime's 2nd Opening/Ending Theme Songs".Anime News Network.RetrievedFebruary 14,2022.
- ^Cardine, Kyle (December 21, 2021)."Crunchyroll Announces Winter 2022 Lineup!".Crunchyroll.RetrievedDecember 21,2021.
- ^"Sutōrī | Anime" Kyū! "Kōshiki Saito"Story | アニメ “CUE!” Công thức サイト[Story | Anime "CUE!" Official Website].cue-animation.jp(in Japanese).Archivedfrom the original on January 7, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 7,2022.
- ^"CUE! - Watch on Crunchyroll".Crunchyroll.Archivedfrom the original on January 7, 2022.RetrievedJanuary 7,2022.
- ^On Air | アニメ “CUE!” Công thức サイト[On Air | Anime "CUE!" Official Website].cue-animation.jp(in Japanese).Archivedfrom the original on November 23, 2021.RetrievedNovember 23,2021.
External links
edit- Game official website(in Japanese)
- Anime official website(in Japanese)
- Cue!(anime) atAnime News Network's encyclopedia