On June 19, Nissin Foods began airinga new Cup Noodle TV commercial titled" HUNGRY DAYS Kiki's Delivery Service".
The theme for Cup Noodle in 2017 is "Youth". Everyone has youth. Youth is written as "Aoharu". Cup Noodle wants to support those blue, hot, and hungry days, andthis first project was produced.
Based on the popular "Kiki's Delivery Service,"it was animated as a TV commercial. What if Kiki and Tonbo were living high school lives in the modern day? It depicts an original parallel world.
Kiki, who lives inYokohama, is a 17-year-old high school girl who lives with her partner, the black cat Jiji. She has feelings for Tonbo, her childhood friend who attends the same high school. One day, she witnesses Tonbo being confessed to by a junior, and her heart flutters. It's summer. As fireworks light up the sky, flashbacks of her days with Tonbo flood her mind. Summoning her courage, Kiki approaches Tonbo, saying, "I have something to deliver..."
Character design is by Eisaku Kubonouchi, known for popular manga works. He meticulously crafted not only the characters but also the intricate backgrounds, lending realism to the world. The musicfeatures the original song "Commemorative Photo" bythe popular rock band BUMP OF CHICKEN. Actress Minami Hamabe voices Kiki, while voice actor Yuki Kaji voices Tonbo.
After airing a single preview TV commercialon June 8th, the official Twitter postimmediately garnered approximately 20,000 retweets and was featured in numerous online media outlets.The commercial, created by thisprestigious team, is likely to generate even more buzz.
The work can be viewed onthe official product website (http://www.cupnoodle.jp/cm/). The trailer is also availableon the official YouTube channel.