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The new song "Call me," the theme song for the KOBELCO 120th anniversary animation "Ashita no Arika," in which actor Nao and Gaku Hamada are voice actors, will be released digitally next week on Monday, September 1st!
Linked to the song title "Call me," we will continue to carry out promotions that use the phone in various ways! Please look forward to it!
●New song “Call me”
Release date: September 1, 2025 (Monday) 0:00
*Distribution will start sequentially on each distribution service.
https://Novelbright.lnk.to/callme
The anime "Ashita no Arika" will be released on Tuesday, September 2nd, the day after "Call Me" is released.
●KOBELCO 120th Anniversary Animation Special Site
https://www.kobelco.co.jp/120th/animation.html
Release date: September 2, 2025
Length: Approximately 55 minutes (main feature + end credits)
Production staff: Hiroyuki Yatsu (scriptwriter), Yoichiro Kugimiya (animation producer),
Akihiko Yamashita (storyboard (co-writer)),
Yoshiharu Sato (chief animation director, character design)
Theme song: “Call me” Novelbright
●Story
In 2021, Asumi, a salesperson at Kobelco, feels powerless in the face of the company's various challenges and is unable to find fulfillment in her work. Just as she is about to tell her boss that she wants to quit, a book on the company's history sheds a mysterious light on her and leads her back to Kobe in 1905.
There he meets the passionate and idealistic people of Kobe Steel's founding, as well as Torasuke, a clumsy young man from the Meiji era who believes in the development of industry and pursues his dreams.
The two men, who live in different eras, are guided by the company's history.
Embark on a journey through the history of KOBELCO, from its origins to the present.
People who overcome hardships and continue to challenge themselves with faith in the future.
What future will the two choose as they come into contact with feelings that have been passed down through time?