TMS Streams 2nd Episode of Dededen Anniversary Anime With Seibu Railways

Shorts by Kimi ni Todoke/My Little Monster animators mark studio's 50th year, railways' 100th year

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Animation studio TMS Entertainment began streaming the second short in Dededen, its new original anime with Seibu Railways, on Sunday. The anime celebrates both the 50th anniversary ofTMS Entertainment and the 100th anniversary of Seibu Railways. TMS Entertainment happens to be located near the Araiyakushimae Station on the Seibu Shinjuku Line.

The studio streamed the first episode in March.

The anime follows the daily life of the main lead Amoru Tokorozawa and the railway. TMS plans to make five episodes, each 75 seconds long. The anime is running on the trains' onboard SmileVision screens, as well as on the Smile StationVision screens around major stations from February 23 to December 31.

Hiro Kaburaki is directing the anime with Norihiro Naganuma, his assistant director on Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to You, My Little Monster, and Hozuki's Coolheadedness. Kayoko Ishikawa(Aikatsu! design works) designed the characters, and S.E.N.S. (Kimi ni Todoke - From Me to You,xxxHOLiC, Ore Monogatari!!) scored the music.