The production of all new Ninja Hattori episodes would
be done in collaboration between TV Asahi, Shin-ei Animation
and Reliance MediaWorks Animation
In India, the new episodes will premiere on air on Nick
India from May 2012
Mumbai, February 16, 2012: Reliance MediaWorks
Ltd., Japan's leading private
broadcaster TV Asahi and Shin-ei Animation, TV Asahi's
wholly owned subsidiary and its production arm for animation,
have collaborated with Reliance MediaWorks, India's
fastest growing film and entertainment services company and a
member of the Reliance group, to create all new episodes of
Ninja Hattori, the comedy action animation franchise that has
garnered a strong following in India and many other Asian
countries.
Shin-ei's experienced team of writers and directors, in
collaboration with the team of 100 animators at the Reliance
MediaWorks' animation studio, is creating the new Ninja
Hattori episodes in 2D-HD through a digitally mastered
process. Reliance MediaWorks has also done the post
production and Sound Effects for the series.
Commenting on the collaboration, Naresh Malik, COO - Creative
Services of Reliance MediaWorks said, "Being an end to
end service provider helps us offer our clients with a one
stop solution for their creative requirements and Ninja
Hattori is an excellent showcase of our talent. Being
associated with some of the top Japanese talent through
Shin-Ei and TV Asahi for such a legendary show and bringing
it back through digital technology has been an immensely
challenging and great working experience for our Animation
team."
Mr. Satoshi Kaisho, producer at Shin-ei Animation comments,
"It is our first collaboration with any Indian
companies, and also very first challenge for us to make the
classic show transformed into all new digitally mastered show
without losing look and feel of the original episodes. Our
hope is to get Ninja Hattori out to more children all over
the world.
Mr. Takahiro Kishimoto, producer at Programming and
Entertainment Division for TV Asahi, comments "Being one
of the first Japanese companies who started marketing
animation shows to India, we are glad to announce this
project with the aim to explore new possibilities. We TV
Asahi, together with Shin-ei Animation, are thrilled to work
with Reliance MediaWorks and hope this collaboration would
lead to greater things".
Being produced by Shin-ei Animation, original episodes of
Ninja Hattori had been broadcasted on TV Asahi in the
80's with the very strong fan basis. In India, it has
been one of the top-rated kids shows since its launch on Nick
India in August 2006, and the new episodes will premier on
air on Nick India from May 2012. Commenting on the new
episodes, Anu Sikka, VP-Programming, Nick India said
"Ninja Hattori has been a runaway success in India and
we are sure that the new episodes will take Ninja
Hattori's popularity to newer heights in India".
TV Asahi is responsible for international sales of the show
and has pitched it across other territories and has recieved
strong interests from some of the key countries.
About TV Asahi Corporation:
TV Asahi Corporation (Tokyo Stock Exchange 9409) is a major
broadcaster with 23 local affiliates that extend coverage
across the entire Japanese archipelago. Our global network of
15 bureaus abroad ensures speedy newsgathering from all over
the world. The headquarters, situated in the southeastern
area of the Roppongi Hills complex, consists of 5 major TV
studios, facilities for program production and broadcasting,
and headquarters' office, which together function as a
cutting edge digital media station. Through Shin-ei
Animation, its wholly owned animation arm, TV Asahi is
strengthening innovative developments in animation shows for
Japan and all over the world.
About Shin-ei Animation :
Shin-ei Animation Co., LTD, one of the largest animation
production studios in Japan, has produced more than 40 titles
of TV series and 80 long feature films since 1976. Shin-ei is
proud to uphold its tradition of producing quality kids shows
and its popular franchaise such as Doraemon, Crayon Shin
chan, Atashin'chi and Ninja Hattori have been broadcasted
and beloved all over the world today.
equal support from the parents as well. Outside India,
Nickelodeon, is the world's number-one entertainment
brand dedicated to kids and is viewed in more than 202.3
million households in 170 territories across the world
including countries in Africa, Asia and the Pacific Rim,
Latin America, Europe, CIS/Baltic Republics and the US,
making it the most widely distributed television channel in
the world
About Reliance MediaWorks Ltd:
Reliance MediaWorks Limited is India's fastest growing
film and entertainment services company and a member of the
Reliance Group.
Reliance MediaWorks offers world-class services and solutions
from origination to playout to leading production houses,
studios and broadcasters. The Company has a dominant and
comprehensive presence in Film and Media Services: Motion
Picture Processing and DI; Film, Audio Restoration and Image
Enhancement; 3D; Digital Mastering: Studios and Equipment
rentals; Visual Effects; Animation; Broadcast and TVC Post
Production with presence across India, USA, UK, Russia and
Japan.
Reliance MediaWorks operates BIG Cinemas, India's largest
cinema chain with over 530 screens spread across India, the
United States, Malaysia and Nepal and caters to over 4
million customers annually.
Reliance MediaWorks' television venture, BIG Synergy, is
among the top players in the television programming
industry.
For Further Information Please
Contact:
Khushboo Benani, Reliance MediaWorks
Sr. Manager - Corporate Communications
Cell: +91 9323021484
Email: khushboo.benani@relianceada.com
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