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Anime "AGGRETSUKO" (2019x16)

Udgivelsesdato: Aug 26, 2019

The Sanrio character original anime that comically depicts the stressful life of female Japanese office workers has become a big hit overseas! In the "Sanrio Character Award 2018," it ranked first in Brazil and the UK, second in Italy, Germany, France, and the United Arab Emirates, gaining huge popularity worldwide. Aggressive Retsuko has separate official Twitter accounts for domestic and overseas audiences. While the domestic account "Aggressive Retsuko" has approx. 27,000 followers, the foreign account "Aggretsuko" has approx. 42,000 followers which are a testament to its overseas popularity. The animation director is Rareko, who won first place in the Entertainment Division at the Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006 with indie anime "Yawaraka Sensha." In addition to getting a peek into the production site of the long-awaited season 2, we'll be interviewing its animation director Rareko to uncover the secrets behind the birth of "Aggressive Retsuko" which has become a huge overseas success.