I want to introduce an anime with a slightly goofy title, “Party people Kongming,” which I watched on Amazon Prime Video and found surprisingly good.
By the way, I haven’t read the original work.
Borrowing from Wikipedia,
In the story, Zhuge Liang Kongming, who died of illness in the Battle of Wuzhang Plains, reincarnates in modern-day Japan, specifically Tokyo and Shibuya in the midst of Halloween, appearing as his younger self. There, he meets a budding singer-songwriter, Tsukimi Eiko, and works as a military strategist to make her dreams come true.
https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%AA%E3%83%94%E5%AD%94%E6%98%8E#%E3%83%86%E3%83%AC%E3%83%93%E3%83%89%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9E
I’m not sure how to describe this overview. It captures all the key points that I’d like to introduce, leaving me with nothing to write about, but it was interesting.
When I looked it up, a drama version was released in 2023, and a movie seems to be released in March this year, 2024.
I’m starting to feel like going to see a movie after a long time. I also have AEON shares…
What I thought was new when I looked at the structure is the relationship between the anime version and the live-action drama version.
Normally, you see the anime version = live-action drama version, each telling the same story in their own way, but “Party people Kongming” seems to have the anime version → (Summer Sonic participation decision) → live-action drama version, each appearing sequentially.
Also, the movie to be released this time… seems like a summary (digest version) of the common anime version. Perhaps it’s targeting people who have only seen the live-action drama version.
So, maybe I’d enjoy it more if I watched the live-action drama version… Hmm, I’ll try looking for it.