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Main Sponsored for Niconico Chokaigi 2017
NTT supports Niconico Culture!

Watch the video of Pre-launch event and cho-kabuki 2017

Cho-Kabuki 2017 (supported by NTT)

The 1st launch event

The 2nd launch event

The 3rd launch event

The launch event was reported for us by elfin'.
elfin' is a voice actress and artist group formed by three Grand Prix and Semi-Grand Prix winners from the All-Japan Pretty Voice Actress Contest.

NTT main sponsored for the Niconico Chokaigi 2017 festival, which was held
on April 29 (Sat) and 30 (Sun), 2017.

NTT is showing its support for "Niconico Culture" as a whole—as well as for the role
that it plays in the evolution of song, dance, and a variety of other cultural forms—by merging the real world with the online world.

We supplyied the technology for "Cho-Kabuki," a fusion of Niconico Culture and kabuki
that had a big impact at Niconico Chokaigi 2016.

New Show for 2017: Kuruwa Kotoba Awase Kagami

An all-new show made its debut at Niconico Chokaigi again this year with the performance of the play entitled
“Kuruwa Kotoba Awase Kagami.”
Set in a pleasure quarters of old Japan, this year's play tells the tale of a romance between Nakamura Shido and the courtesan Hatsune Miku.

Making Cho-Kabuki a Reality
What is Kirari, NTT's immersive telepresence technology?

Object Extraction Technology

This technology makes it possible for individual living
subjects to be extracted from video footage and projected in 3D to a different location with precise accuracy in real-time.

Virtual Speaker Technology

This super-realistic immersive audio production technology
allows vocals to be played to the audience as if they were coming straight from the lips of the synchronized 3D image.

Learn more about Kirari!

"Cho Kabuki" starring Nakamura Shido and Hatsune Miku are winning various awards

— Awards history —

Winning the Grand Prize at the 22nd AMD Award’16

For more details (Japanese version only)

Winning the joint Grand Prize at Cool Japan Matching Award

For more details (Japanese version only)

Winning the Bronze Award and Technical Director Award at Japan's largest advertisement award "ACC CM FESTIVAL"

For more details (Japanese version only)

As well as continuing its research and development
aimed at fusing next-generation kabuki with ICT,
NTT will make full use of the expertise
that it has gained in the entertainment field
throughout this project to help us create
omotenashi experiences
that are both innovative and moving
for the 2020 Olympics.