Provides a metaverse experience that feels like the beginning of a heart-pounding fantasy and epic adventure
HIKKY (CEO: Yasushi Funakoshi, Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; hereinafter "HIKKY") will hold the 11th edition of Virtual Market, the world's largest metaverse event that has been awarded the Guinness World Record™. Virtual Market 2023 Winter will be held from December 2 (Saturday) to December 17 (Sunday), 2023.
The original fantasy adventure blockbuster "Wonder Hutch - Island of the Flying Dragon", which will be exclusively distributed on "Star" of Disney+, Disney's official video distribution service, from December 20, 2023 (Wednesday), will be exhibited at this event.
Immerse yourself in the world of Wonder Hutch by reliving it as only the Metaverse can!
The original fantasy adventure blockbuster "Wonder Hutch -The Island of the Flying Dragons" will be exclusively distributed on Disney's official video distribution service "Disney+" and "Star" from December 20, 2023 (Wednesday), depicting two worlds in "live action" and "animation".
This is a completely new story that no one has ever seen before, depicting two worlds: the real world of Yokosuka, depicted in live-action, and the other world of Wupanantha, inhabited by dragons, depicted in animation. The film stars Senna Nakajima as Nagi, a fantasy-loving high school girl living in Yokosuka, and Daikane Okudaira as Taim, an outcast dragon rider from Wupanantha. Yoshito Emmanuelle plays Song, Nagi's best friend; Kensuke Nitta plays Acta, the dragon-riding hero whom Nagi idolizes; and Tsuyoshi Morita plays Shibata/Space, the mysterious convenience store clerk. The film also stars Rena Tanaka, Masaki Miura, and Riko Narumi in supporting roles, as well as Kenjiro Tsuda, Shunsuke Takeuchi, and a cast of other voice actors! The production staff also includes Kentaro Hagiwara as director, Takashi Otsuka as animation director, Posuka Demizu as character designer and concept art, and Production I.G as animation production studio.
To commemorate the release of "Wonder Hatch", a VR booth filled with the world of "Wonder Hatch" will be exhibited at "Para-real Shibuya/Harajuku", one of the venues for corporate exhibits this year.
In the booth, a part of the city floats in the air, and a series of contents will be presented to show the charm of "Wonder Hutch -The Island of Flying Dragons-". Visitors will be able to touch the soap bubbles at the top of the booth to feel as if they have entered the world of the film, and feed "Gaffin," the dragon that is the partner of the main character Taimu. There will also be a photo booth where visitors can take pictures while riding Gaffin.
We invite you to experience the epic fantasy of this work and the recreation of the characters in accordance with the world view.
The exhibit will also be on display at real events! Display of actual props and original animation drawings used in the real event
A booth will also be exhibited at Vket's real event "Virtual Market 2023 Real in Shibuhara" to be held on December 16 (Sat.) and 17 (Sun.)! In addition to a corner where visitors can actually experience the VR booth, props actually used in the drama and original drawings of the animation will be on display, which can only be seen here.
In addition, "Wonder Hutch -The Island of Flying Dragons-" will have a booth at "Tokyo Comic-Con 2023" (https://tokyocomiccon.jp/ ) to be held at Makuhari Messe from December 8 to 10, where you can also experience this VR booth.
About Virtual Market (also known as Vket)
The world's largest VR event where visitors can buy and sell 3D items such as avatars and real products (clothes, PCs, food and beverages, etc.) at a venue in metaverse. This pioneering event has been held since 2018 and holds the Guinness World Record™* with over 1 million visitors from around the world. In addition to buying and selling products, the event also offers "experiences" unique to metaverse, such as riding rides, receiving customer service, and participating in live music performances at virtual venues. Visitors can also enjoy voice communication with each other, giving them a realistic feeling as if they were touring the city together in the real world.
The virtual market started as a place to buy and sell 3D data products between individuals, but in recent years, major companies that want to enter the metaverse business have expanded the sale of real products, creating new possibilities for VR commerce.
*Recognized by Guinness World Records™ as having the largest number of booths at a virtual reality market event.
About "Wonder Hutch - The Island of Flying Dragons"
This Disney-plus original fantasy adventure blockbuster is set in two different worlds, one in real life and the other in animation. One day, Nagi, a fantasy-loving high school girl living in the real world of Yokosuka, meets a dropout dragon rider named Taim from the other world of Upananta.
In different lands, the two were similar people who found it hard to live with themselves because they were slightly different from the people around them. When their two worlds are threatened with extinction, they discover that their faraway encounter was the beginning of a grand destiny.
■Distribution: Exclusively on Disney Plus "Star" from December 20 (Wed.), 2012
■Director: Kentaro Hagiwara
■Animation Director: Takashi Otsuka
■Script: Masata Fujimoto, Takamasa Oe, Anna Kawahara
■Draft: solo, Nichigetsusha
■Character Planning/Concept Art: Posuka Demizu
■Producer: Akihisa Yamamoto, Sei Ito, Hideyuki Wakuda
■Production Production: C&I Entertainment, Inc.
■Animation Production: Production I.G
■Cast: Senna Nakajima, Daikane Okudaira, Yoshito Emmanuelle, SUMIRE, Kenjiro Tsuda, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Rena Tanaka, Masaki Miura, Riko Narumi/Kensuke Nitta (friendship appearance), Tsuyoshi Morita
■Credit: © 2023 Disney
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Virtual Market 2023 Winter Overview
Name: Virtual Market 2023 Winter
Dates: Metaverse venue→December 2 (Sat) to 17 (Sun), 2023 (16 days in total) Real Venue→December 16 (Sat) and 17 (Sun), 2023 (2 days in total)
Theme: Connect
Corporate Exhibition Venues: Para-real Shibuya and Harajuku / Para-real London / Para-real Okinawa
Real venues: Himmelbrau Harajuku, Wharf Harajuku, UNKNOWNHARAJUKU, SHIBUYA109 Shibuya storefront event space, Shibuya Sakura Stage, and other facilities and stores in Shibuya and Harajuku will also host collaborative content
Official SNS:
Instagram→https://www.instagram.com/vket_official/
Official website: https://event.vket.com/
Official website of the real event: https://event.vket.com/2023Winter/real/
How to visit: https://event.vket.com/access
You can visit the special world in VRChat from VR devices and gaming PCs.
Some browser-based venues will be available for visitors to enter by simply clicking on the URL from a smartphone or other device.
Some of the venues can also be accessed from Meta Quest itself.
