Reading World reveals key visual

READING WORLD and AOI Pro.’s VISIONARY READING have rolled out the key visual for “Shion no Momiji,” a staged reading set for Tokyo in July. (thxgive.com) (aoi-pro.com) The production will run July 17 to July 19, 2026, at Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo, with five performances across three days. (thxgive.com) (sato-ryuji.com) The cast list includes Aki Yamane, Ryuji Sato, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kazuya Nakai, Kotono Mitsuishi, Kanae Ito, Chiharu Shigematsu and Kentaro Kumagai. (thxgive.com) (natalie.mu) “Shion no Momiji” is built from a story by Atsuo Tomori and directed by Masaya Okamoto, and the official synopsis centers on Momiji Amemiya returning home after discovering her fiancé’s affair. (thxgive.com) (sato-ryuji.com) The show is also a format experiment. READING WORLD says it began as a project to pair voice performance with places tied to Japanese history, while VISIONARY READING pitches a hybrid of spoken performance, video direction and live music. (thxgive.com) (aoi-pro.com) That collaboration shifts this installment from Kyoto’s Shimogamo Shrine setting in the earlier “Kamonone” line to Tokyo’s Meiji Jingu Gaien area and Nippon Seinenkan Hall. (thxgive.com) (aoi-pro.com) Stage Natalie lists the work as based on “Kamonone” episode five, “Asagi no Sakura,” recast here as a new READING WORLD story for Tokyo. (natalie.mu) (thxgive.com) Sato’s official site says the actor will appear in all five performances, giving the production a recognizable 2.5D stage name alongside veteran anime voice actors. (sato-ryuji.com) For now, the key visual is the latest public marker before the July opening: one image, one cast lineup, and a reading-theater project trying to look and sell like a full-scale live event. (thxgive.com) (aoi-pro.com)