{"id":31552,"date":"2026-06-29T14:56:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/killtube-reveals-production-stills-at-50th-annecy-international-animation-film-festival\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:56:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T18:56:34","slug":"killtube-reveals-production-stills-at-50th-annecy-international-animation-film-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/killtube-reveals-production-stills-at-50th-annecy-international-animation-film-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"KILLTUBE Reveals Production Stills at 50th Annecy International Animation Film Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Four production stills of the upcoming <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">KILLTUBE<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> original theatrical anime have been revealed during the Work in Progress session at this year\u2019s Annecy International Animation Film Festival.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\u00a9CHOCOLATE\/KILLTUBE <\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\u00a9CHOCOLATE\/KILLTUBE <\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\u00a9CHOCOLATE\/KILLTUBE <\/li>\n<li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\">\u00a9CHOCOLATE\/KILLTUBE <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white\" role=\"button\"\/><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Pause Slideshow\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause\" role=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Work in Progress session took place on June 26, 2026 and featured four members of the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">KILLTUBE <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">production team in attendance: director <\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/07\/15\/killtube-interview\/\">Kazuaki Kuribayashi<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Kizumonogatari film trilogy web production assistant), concept art director <\/span>Fujihiko Sawai<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (of <\/span>Wachajack<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">), co-screenwriter <\/span>Ryo Takebayashi<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and producer <\/span>Kayane Fujimura<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A Japanese theatrical release is being planned for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">KILLTUBE<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> first, which will then be followed by premieres in France and North America. A global rollout is scheduled to follow sometime in 2027 and beyond.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The other production staff for <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">KILLTUBE<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> includes:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Screenplay: <\/span>Saeri Natsuo<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, Ryo Takebayashi, <\/span>Takenori Tokuyama<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 World View Setting: <\/span>Yusuke Ujita<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Technical Direction: CAVIAR\u2019s <\/span>Takumi Shiga , Masato Goto, Bivi, Frog96, Marusou<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Character Design\/Technical Direction: <\/span>Nike Shimaguchi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Technical Direction\/VFX Supervisor: Kassen\u2019s <\/span>Takahiro Ota<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Music Director: <\/span>Matsuza Katakumi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Music Composition: <\/span>Takao Ogi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Concept Artist: <\/span>Shusei Sasaya<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Character Settings: <\/span>ARuFa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Graphic Designer: <\/span>Masataka Yoshida<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Art Director: <\/span>Takuya Sekikawa<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 CG Lead Animator: StudioNoco\u2019s<\/span> Daisuke Kaneko<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 CG Supervisor: <\/span>Yuki Mizoguchi<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 CG Animation Supervisor: MontBlanc Pictures\u2019s <\/span>Satoshi Takeno<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Background Modeling Supervisor: Barehand\u2019s <\/span>Jun Kazuse<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 CG Effects Supervisor: <\/span>Tai Komatsu<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 Technical Artist: <\/span>Hiroyuki Okada<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 CG Producer: <\/span>Nanao Nakatsuka<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">VFX studio <\/span>Kassen<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and artist collective Wachajack are credited as co-creators for the film, while <\/span>STUDIO DOTOU<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is in charge of the animation production.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The film\u2019s <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">main voice cast<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will star <\/span>Yui Tsukada<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Musashi, <\/span>Kengo Kawanishi <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Kikuchiyo, and <\/span>Ayane Sakura<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Leonardo.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">\u00a9CHOCOLATE\/KILLTUBE<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>KILLTUBE<\/em> is the first anime film production from <\/span>CHOCOLATE Inc<span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as part of its \u201c108 Experiments\u201d initiative to develop new ways to \u201ccreate works, present them, and earn revenue to nurture original stories.\u201d The company previously worked on the production and publicity for the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dark Gathering<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> anime series, as well as planning for the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba\u2019s Total Concentration<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> exhibition. The film has a reported budget of 1 billion yen (US$6.8 million).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">1-minute pilot<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> of the film was released in April 2024, when they also announced the film\u2019s production.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The official synopsis of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">KILLTUBE<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is described on its YouTube channel as:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In 2026, Japan continues its isolation under the Edo Shogunate. Amidst strict social hierarchies, three individuals, treated as scums of society, cross paths in a prison cell destined for a fateful encounter. They join the dueling video platform \u201cKILLTUBE\u201d to pursue fortune and to win their freedom in a segregational world.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In an era dubbed the \u201cAge of Great Duels,\u201d where one can amass immense wealth simply by defeating the strong, they face discrimination from samurais and merchants seeking power and authority. As they break the limits of convention and claim victory after victory, they rise in popularity, becoming decorated celebrities of their time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">However, just as they reach the height of their fame, they uncover the hidden truth behind \u201cKILLTUBE\u201d\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 16px\">Source<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">: press release<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Four production stills of the upcoming KILLTUBE original theatrical anime have been revealed during the Work in Progress session at this year\u2019s Annecy International Animation Film Festival.\u00a0 \u00a9CHOCOLATE\/KILLTUBE \u00a9CHOCOLATE\/KILLTUBE \u00a9CHOCOLATE\/KILLTUBE \u00a9CHOCOLATE\/KILLTUBE The Work in Progress session took place on June 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