Amuro does animated music video

Tokyograph News · 03-12-2009, 08:52 AM

Namie Amuro's new song "Dr." will be made into an anime music video. This is the first time that one of her music videos will be a fully animated work. In addition, Amuro will appear in it as an animated character.

A group of more than forty of Japan's leading creators, deemed the "strongest" in animation, was assembled for the project. Special animators from movies, commercials, and video games are involved, including studios like the up-and-coming Kamikaze Douga, SUNRISE, and Studio Jack. The previous credits of these artists include the "Dragon Quest" series, "AKIRA," "Steamboy," and "Pokemon." Leading the project is creative director Shuichi Sato, known primarily for commercials such as Vidal Sassoon.

The music video's length clocks in at 5 minutes and 43 seconds. Usually a work of this scope would take several months to complete, but with the combined efforts of the group, it was finished in only one month.

The theme of the music video is to "go beyond space and time to bring a message of world peace." The setting is the year 3000 A.D., on an Earth left in ruin by environmental destruction and weapons of mass destruction. Namie Amuro awakens from stasis, and with the help of Dr. Chronos (named after the Greek god of time), she delivers her message to the people of the past. She travels through the years 2500 A.D. and 2200 A.D. and witnesses the world in a sad state. Discouraged but never giving up hope, she finally arrives in 2000 A.D. and successfully gives the message to a young girl. What was her message and what did the girl feel? What happened to world as a result and was the fate of humankind changed? The video ends with "to be continued...," leaving the hint of a sequel.

"Dr." is part of Amuro's new single, "WILD / Dr.," which is being released on March 18. The music video is being included on the CD+DVD version of the single.

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**migimaru** · 03-12-2009, 08:52 AM

Images!

http://www.barks.jp/feature/?id=1000047769

TsubasaDragon · 03-12-2009, 09:48 PM

that's hot.

**千秋 D.** · 03-13-2009, 02:17 AM

That's an insane group of animators/creators for this project. Just think what kind of anime series they might be able to produce with all that collective power. Impressive and mind boggling to say the least.

**migimaru** · 03-13-2009, 09:08 AM

Someone YouTubed it already:

YouTube - ?????: [Dr.] PV

Not great quality. The video itself is pretty cool though.

03-12-2009, 08:52 AM	#1
Tokyograph News Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 11	Amuro does animated music video Namie Amuro's new song "Dr." will be made into an anime music video. This is the first time that one of her music videos will be a fully animated work. In addition, Amuro will appear in it as an animated character. A group of more than forty of Japan's leading creators, deemed the "strongest" in animation, was assembled for the project. Special animators from movies, commercials, and video games are involved, including studios like the up-and-coming Kamikaze Douga, SUNRISE, and Studio Jack. The previous credits of these artists include the "Dragon Quest" series, "AKIRA," "Steamboy," and "Pokemon." Leading the project is creative director Shuichi Sato, known primarily for commercials such as Vidal Sassoon. The music video's length clocks in at 5 minutes and 43 seconds. Usually a work of this scope would take several months to complete, but with the combined efforts of the group, it was finished in only one month. The theme of the music video is to "go beyond space and time to bring a message of world peace." The setting is the year 3000 A.D., on an Earth left in ruin by environmental destruction and weapons of mass destruction. Namie Amuro awakens from stasis, and with the help of Dr. Chronos (named after the Greek god of time), she delivers her message to the people of the past. She travels through the years 2500 A.D. and 2200 A.D. and witnesses the world in a sad state. Discouraged but never giving up hope, she finally arrives in 2000 A.D. and successfully gives the message to a young girl. What was her message and what did the girl feel? What happened to world as a result and was the fate of humankind changed? The video ends with "to be continued...," leaving the hint of a sequel. "Dr." is part of Amuro's new single, "WILD / Dr.," which is being released on March 18. The music video is being included on the CD+DVD version of the single. Link to article

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03-12-2009, 08:52 AM	#2
migimaru ミギ丸 Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 736	Images! http://www.barks.jp/feature/?id=1000047769

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TsubasaDragon Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 187	that's hot.

03-13-2009, 02:17 AM	#4
千秋 D. Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan 日本 Posts: 141	That's an insane group of animators/creators for this project. Just think what kind of anime series they might be able to produce with all that collective power. Impressive and mind boggling to say the least.