La Femme International Film Festival

MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD (w/ Special “Women in Anime” Panel Discussion)

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Set seven years after the conclusion of the first season, MEGALOBOX 2: NOMAD continues the story of "Gearless" Joe, a former megalobox champion whose meteoric rise was told through the hit anime series MEGALOBOX. Now covered in scars and sporting his old gear, Joe reemerges from the shadows as “Nomad” returning to the ring to fight in the underground matches once again.


Minako Fujiyoshi is TMS Entertainment’s first female producer. She made her debut as a producer with the MEGALOBOX project. Her previous experience involved working within the TMS production division, where she worked on numerous titles such as Hamtaro, the Anpanman Movies, Lupin the Third: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine and Sweetness and Lightning (original title: Amaama To Inazuma).

 

Jinko Gotoh is an Oscar-nominated producer and consultant for the animation industry. Her strengths and passion include the discovering and nurturing of diversified and creative talent and charting new technologies and creative processes. Jinko is currently producing her second animated feature for Netflix with Mark Osborne directing. Her other producing screen credits include: 2020 BAFTA winner and Oscar-nominated KlausThe Lego Movie 2: The Second PartThe Little Prince, Oscar-nominated The Illusionist9, and Oscar-winning Finding Nemo. Jinko currently serves as vice president for Women in Animation. She is also on various committees for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and is the Co-Chair for Animation and VFX Committee for the Producers Guild of America.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    1hr 6min
  • Language
    English, Japanese
  • Country
    Japan
  • Note
    Original Concept Based on “Tomorrow’s Joe” (“Ashita no Joe”) Manga Series by: Asao Takamori, Tetsuya Chiba / Published by Kodansha.
  • Director
    Yo Moriyama
  • Screenwriter
    Kensaku Kojima, Katsuhiko Manane
  • Producer
    Minako Fujiyoshi
  • Executive Producer
    TMS Entertainment
  • Co-Producer
    Megalobox2 Project
  • Filmmaker
    Yo Moriyama
  • Cast
    Kaiji Tang, Aaron Roberts, Chris Guerrero, Christopher Wehkamp, Clifford Chapin, Dallas Reid, Erika Harlacher, Greg Chun, Jalitza Delgado, Jason Marnocha, Josh Grelle, Kevin Thelwell, Lex Lang, Mallorie Rodak, Michelle Ruff, Robbie Daymond, Taylor Henry, Tia Ballard, Tyler Walker
  • Cinematographer
    Emi Akao
  • Editor
    Daisuke Imai
  • Animator
    TMS Entertainment
  • Production Design
    Jiro Kouno (Art Director) -- Koga Toru (Assistant Art Director)
  • Composer
    mabanua
  • Sound Design
    Keiichiro Miyoshi ------------------ Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (Sounds Produced by)
  • Music
    mabanua