A moving story delivered through Ishikawa Yui's heart-wrenching reading and singing, the [Animate Limited Edition] tear-jerking detox reading " Seven Letters" is now available for pre-order at Animate stores nationwide ( including online stores ) !

[Animate Limited Edition] Tearful Detox Reading " Seven Letters with Me"

■Supervised by Hiroki Terai, the creator of "Namida-katsu," focusing on the detoxifying effects of tears.

In today's society, which is said to be a stressful one, a survey ( individual survey ) of workers conducted by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare in 2022 found that 82.2 % of respondents felt strong anxiety, worries, and stress.

The benefits of crying as one of the initial ways to deal with this stress are gaining attention.

When you empathize with the story of a movie, drama, music, sport, etc. and shed tears, it is said that the excited state of the sympathetic nervous system is instantly shifted to a state where the parasympathetic nervous system is dominant, which leaves you feeling refreshed and calm.

This work focuses on the benefits of tears and was produced under the supervision of Hiroki Terai, who came up with the idea of ​​"namidakatsu," an activity for relieving stress by consciously crying, and who has written numerous books on the subject of tears.

■'Me and Seven Letters' is a moving story based on a true story that has resonated with many people.

It is said that tears that bring various benefits are shed through "empathy" that is linked to one's own experiences, and the reason why people "become more tearful as they get older" can be attributed to the fact that they have accumulated many experiences that allow them to empathize.

While the things that resonate with people vary from person to person, the story read aloud in this production, " Seven Letters and Me," is a work that centers around the love of family and love of animals, which many people have experienced in real life. It is a moving story based on a true story by Hiroki Terai, which has been developed into various forms of content such as books, plays, and readings, and has gained a lot of sympathy.

■Popular voice actress Yui Ishikawa, who has appeared in numerous popular works, will read the story and sing the theme song.

The reading of this work is performed by Yui Ishikawa, a highly skilled voice actress who has played important roles in numerous popular works, including the role of Mikasa Ackerman in the anime "Attack on Titan," Violet Evergarden in "Violet Evergarden," and 2B in "NieR :Automata Ver1.1a ."

Additionally, the limited edition disc included with the Animate limited edition includes a recording of the theme song "Boku to Otosan" ( Lyrics and composition: Toda Yuriko ) , newly composed with the original work in mind, sung by Ishikawa Yui.

The regular edition, which does not include the limited edition disc, is scheduled to be released in late April 2024 .