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Blue Rights Company Unveils Pilot Film for Orochi -Seventh Echoes- Original Animated Feature

Entertainment company BLUE RIGHTS revealed on Friday a pilot film for its original feature-length animated movie titled OROCHI -Seventh Echoes-. The company also revealed the film's teaser visual and main staff. The pilot film features the theme song "Zankyo" performed by neNna.

BLUE RIGHTS describes the film's story:

Kukulkan is a kingdom sustained by sound waves.
Born with a power known as “Hizumi,” Agni was abandoned by the royal family and grew up surrounded by his guardian and friends.

His power awakens Orochi, a force of calamity believed to have died a thousand years ago.
When Orochi awakens, he calls Agni “my son.”

Who is Agni? What is this power for?
To protect those he loves, the boy confronts the threat he has awakened.
An epic adventure begins as sound and myth resonate together.

Takashi Nakamura (Akira film character designer and animation director, A Tree of Palme, Harmony films director) is credited for the original concept and original character design, art setting, and is also directing the film. Tokuyuki Matsutake (Medabots, Ninja vs. Gokudo, Tales of Phantasia) is designing the characters.

Additional staff members include:

• In-Between Animation Supervisor: Mitsunori Murata
• Art Director: Kazuyuki Hashimoto
• Art Setting Assistant: Koji Hashiguchi
• Color Design: Terumi Nakauchi
• CGI Director: Keisuke Sasagawa (TRICK BLOCK)
• Director of Photography: Mitsuhiro Sato (animocaramel)
• Planning Producer: Makoto Kimura (BLUE RIGHTS)
• Production Producer: Shō Shigemitsu (IKKO-IKKO)

The film project is also seeking creative and co-production partners, as it aims to build long-term IP, to develop projects including serialized manga, short films, character-based projects, toys, and other merchandise. 

Former MAPPA executive director, rights management director, and producer Makoto Kimura established BLUE RIGHTS in 2024, after he retired from his position at MAPPA. The announcement stated then that the company will produce televised and theatrical anime, as well as a range of entertainment outside anime, such as manga, novels, music, music videos, events, commercials, and products. The company prioritizes planning and production over animation production. 

Source: Press release