Houshou Marine, Gawr Gura – SHINKIRO
Did a hololive VTuber just drop a masterpiece? Yup. OK, a whole team worked for this but DAMN it’s a perfect city pop vibe in 2023.
The concert before the release of the MV ⤵️
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As wonderfully nostalgic-feeling as Houshou’s Showa-themed concerts and the song itself, the 4:3 “Shinkiro” music video depicts Houshou and Gura becoming cohabitants after a chance encounter in a cave by the sea (to be more accurate, Houshou brings a sleeping Gura home after becoming instantly smitten). With that setup, it’s unsurprising that the video is packed with “tee-tee” (VTuber slang for “precious”) and/or yuri scenes, as the pirate captain and Atlantean descendant explore an idyllic coastal town together and entwine their fingers in bed. The ending is one that might make you blink in surprise, however.
Hiroyuki Takashima, assistant director of The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls U149, is the storyboarder and director for the video, while Houshou has planning and supervision credits (she’s also one of the key animators, marking her second time in the role following July’s “Bishoujyo Muzai♡Pirates”). Other staff credits include:
• Character designer and chief animation director: Yuusuke Souen (Shine Post sub-character designer)
• Color designer: Hiroko Umezaki (To Your Eternity Season 2)
• Art director: Yuusuke Takeda (Vinland Saga)
• Compositing director: Kenta Hayashi (Sword Art Online: Alicization — War of Underworld co-compositing director)
• Choreographer: Wata
• Animation production: Studio KAI
