Project 575 (プロジェクト575, Purojekuto Go-Shichi-Go) is a multimedia project created by Sega that utilizes Vocaloid voice synthesizers in order to create traditional 5-7-5 tanka and haiku poems. It consists of an iPhone app titled Uta Yomi 575 (うた詠み５７５, lit. "Song Reader 575"), released on July 26, 2013, as well as a PlayStation Vita game titled Uta Kumi 575 (うた組み５７５, lit. "Song Builder 575"), released on January 23, 2014, and is described as a combination of a rhythm game and a word building game.[1] A 4-episode comedy slice of life anime television series adaptation titled Go! Go! 575 aired between January 9 and January 30, 2014.[2][3][4][5]
| Project 575 | |
 Cover of the Uta Kumi 575 game | |
| Genre | Comedy, slice of life |
|---|---|
| Game | |
| Uta Kumi 575 | |
| Developer | Sega |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Directed by | Takumi Yoshinaga |
| Produced by | Kenjiro Morimoto |
| Designed by | Takeshi Endo Junpei Ootsu |
| Music by | Naofumi Hataya |
| Released | January 23, 2014 |
| Anime television series | |
| Go! Go! 575 | |
| Directed by | Takebumi Anzai |
| Written by | Keigo Koyanagi |
| Music by | Naoki Chiba |
| Studio | Lay-duce, C2C |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, tvk |
| Original run | January 9, 2014 – January 30, 2014 |
| Episodes | 4 + 1 special |
Characters edit
- Azuki Masaoka (正岡 小豆, Masaoka Azuki)
- Voiced by: Yuka Ōtsubo
- Matcha Kobayashi (小林 抹茶, Kobayashi Matcha)
- Voiced by: Ayaka Ōhashi
- Yuzu Yosano (与謝野 柚子, Yosano Yuzu)
- Voiced by: Minako Kotobuki
- Koume Ono (小野 小梅, Ono Koume)
- Voiced by: Yu Serizawa
Reception edit
Famitsu gave the game an overall rating of 29/40.[6] PlayStation LifeStyle's review praised the main characters, songs, and core gameplay, awarding it a 7/10.[7]
References edit
- ^ 2013-09-10, Uta Kumi 575 Japanese release date set, Gematsu
- ^ "Sega's Project 575 Gets Go! Go! 575 TV Anime in January". Anime News Network. November 15, 2013. Retrieved December 24, 2013.
- ^ "Sega Previews Singing Schoolgirls in Go! Go! 575 Anime's Ad". Anime News Network. January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ "VIDEO: "Go! Go! 575" Anime Ad". Crunchyroll. January 4, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ^ Richard Eisenbeis (1 October 2014). "Your Complete Winter 2014 Anime Guide". Kotaku. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
- ^ January 14, 2014, Famitsu Review Scores: Issue 1310, Gematsu
- ^ Heath Hindman (2014-06-08). "Uta Kumi 575 Review (Vita import), Uta Kumi 575 Review". Playstationlifestyle.net. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
External links edit
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Project 575 (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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