Toei Turns Sasebo City Into Cyberpunk Wonderland In URVAN’s Trailer

Toei’s next project, URVAN, is a short anime film that adapts the gorgeous landscapes of Sasebo city. The visuals that have been revealed are enough to blow my mind.

From the play of colors to the picture-perfect representation, it is enough to make any art lover stare at the visuals for a good few moments.

Toei’s research team has come up with this new short film to bowl us over, and honestly? I just can’t wait for it!

Toei Animation’s Youtube channel has posted a short trailer for URVAN. URVAN’s full video will be five minutes long and will be aired on Sasebo TV on 12th February. 

Toei’s official Youtube channel will stream the anime on 11th February (23:30 PT).

Sasebo city from the Nagasaki Prefecture serves as the inspiration for the anime’s sceneries. The trailer is short but impactful, and as already stated, the animation is just mind-blowing.

The anime’s protagonist can be seen running towards something in the trailer with pretty scenery in the background. Her attire is designed in red and black, and she seems like a ninja or warrior.

The character design of the mysterious girl running in the trailer is also revealed.

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The colored settings for the woman dressed in black are also available!

Clothes based on black and red and the face hidden by the mask are mysterious and Astonished face.

Have you seen the “Trailer” yet?

The appearance of running in the city of Sasebo is very cool! If you haven’t seen it yet, check out the fixed tweets now.

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The word “URVAN” is derived from the Japanese word “Obon,” a Japanese custom of honoring ancestors’ spirits. The ritual takes place in mid-August. This theme suits the trailer, which also shows two versions of a single world.

Toei’s new research and development team, PERO, had decided to animate this experimental video.Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, on-site research for the anime had proven impossible.

However, Toei came in contact with Nagasaki International University and used the photographs taken by students to animate the scenery as close to real-life as possible.

About URVAN

URVAN is an original short anime film or experimental video that Toei Animation will release. It will be released in February 2021.

URVAN has a cyberpunk setting and a theme that discusses the transition between two different worlds. The realistic scenery is based on the Sasebo city of Nagasaki Prefecture.

Source: Toei YouTube

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