Arashi to be Animated as Tatsunoko Characters

Japanese boy band Arashi’s upcoming single “Believe” will be getting two music videos. One will be in conventional live action. The other will be an anime video produced by Tatsunoko Productions in which the members of Arashi transform into heroes from Tatsunoko’s Time Bokan anime franchise. The song “Believe” is the theme for the upcoming live action Yatterman movie, based on the Time Bokan series: Yatterman anime television series. Arashi’s Sho Sakurai also stars in the live action Yatterman film.

In the anime music video, Sho Sakurai will become Yatterman No. 1. Kazunari Ninomiya will transform into Yattodetaman. Satoshi Ohno will become Time Bokan’s Tanpei-chan. Masaki Aiba will become Hikaru from Time Patrol-Tai Otasukeman. Jun Matsumoto will become Zendaman.

The “Believe” CD single and music video will be released on March 4. The live action Yatterman movie will open on March 7.

Source: Anime News Network and Tokyograph