Shion no Momiji staged reading tickets open
- READING WORLD and AOI Pro. opened official advance ticket sales on April 25 for staged reading “Shion no Momiji,” set for July 17-19 in Tokyo. - The production will run five performances at Nippon Seinenkan Hall, with S seats priced at 11,000 yen and A seats at 9,000 yen. - The show adapts “Kamonone” material for Tokyo and pairs reading, video and live music. (thxgive.com)
Official advance ticket sales opened April 25 for “Shion no Momiji,” a staged reading that will run July 17-19 at Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo. (thxgive.com) (anime.eiga.com) The production is billed as a READING WORLD and VISIONARY READING collaboration, with five performances scheduled across three days: July 17 at 7 p.m., July 18 at 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., and July 19 at noon and 4 p.m. (thxgive.com) (sato-ryuji.com) The cast includes Aki Yamane, Ryuji Sato, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kazuya Nakai, Kotono Mitsuishi, Kanae Ito, Chiharu Shigematsu and Kentaro Kumagai. Sato’s official site said his fan-club presale ran from April 10 through April 19. (sato-ryuji.com 1) (sato-ryuji.com 2) Ticket prices are set at 11,000 yen for S seats and 9,000 yen for A seats, with preschool children not admitted. Anime Hack’s event listing says the official advance sale runs through May 6 at 11:59 p.m., before additional presales begin May 9 and general sales start May 30. (anime.eiga.com) (sato-ryuji.com) “Shion no Momiji” is based on “Asagi no Sakura,” the fifth “Kamonone” reading staged at Kyoto’s Shimogamo Shrine, but this version shifts the setting to Meiji Jingu Gaien in Tokyo. The official site says the story follows Momiji Amemiya after her fiancé’s affair is exposed, sending her back to her family home and into a reunion with her late father’s spirit. (thxgive.com) The producers are pitching the show as more than a standard script reading. The official site says READING WORLD brings together voice performance and place-based storytelling, while AOI Pro.’s VISIONARY READING adds video direction and live music. (thxgive.com) (aoi-pro.com) That framing also explains the lineup. The cast mixes voice actors including Yamaguchi, Nakai and Mitsuishi with stage actor Sato, whose official profile highlights roles in “Touken Ranbu” and “NARUTO” stage productions. (sato-ryuji.com) (thxgive.com) The next dates are already fixed: official advance applications close May 6, the fastest playguide presale opens May 9, and the Tokyo run begins July 17. (anime.eiga.com)
