What kind of relationship does Officer Asami have with Ryoko? We delved into the additional elements of the movie version, such as new characters.

── First, I would like to ask you about the new characters “Asa” and “Haga”. How did these two characters come about?

Director Kameyama:
Asamiwas originally“Milsub”I had a concept for this character that I thought might appear in the main series, but I cried out because of the length and other issues.

Ryoko is an unconventional police officer, and Asami is set up to act as a reflection on her. However, there are not many scenes in which Ryoko appears in the main series, soA character that disappeared from the main story because it was okay to delete it.It was.

Director Kameyama:
In the new part of the movie version, the number of scenes in which Ryoko appears has increased significantly, so a new character was needed as a conversation partner, so Asami was brought back.

In the movie version,“It would be nice if it had a cool police-like nuance.”I designed it with this in mind.

foolThis is“A large, mustachioed police officer.”This is the kind of character that I had always dreamed up, thinking that it would be great to create a character like this.

When we decided to create a new scene this time, we decided to release it based on the idea that “it would be better to have more characters” and “so let’s include this advantageous character.”

“Galaxy Express” #Milky Subway #Every station train bound for theater”
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fool
resume. #Robert Waterman

Chief of Kyoto Prefecture Police. Ryoko and Asami’s silver.#Movie Milky Subway #Milky Subway pic.twitter.com/eCm3uPBLXP

— Theatrical version of “Galaxy Express Milky☆Subway to the Theater”[Official](@MGUJapan) December 16, 2025

──Was there any deciding factor in casting Asami and Haga?

Director Kameyama:
As for Asami, I thought it would be good to have someone who has a solid voice and generally has that kind of voice.Kensho OnoIt’s nice to feel like“When I said something like,It was decided that he would play the role himself…

I actually heard about Robert, who plays Haga, during the tape audition for the short animation.

Therefore, when talking about Haga,Robert and others are close to my impression.”I was talking like that and was hired…I have a really good voice.

──I heard that Mr. Komatsu, who plays Ryoko, Mr. Ono, who plays Asami, and Robert, who plays Haga, have been newly recorded this time. What kind of direction did you give to these three?

Director Kameyama:
Mr. Komatsu has been the same as before, giving a wonderful performance every time.

Mr. Komatsu has been adding ad-libs since the series, and I think the live feel is really interesting, so I completely adopted those ad-libs and included them in the movie version.

Director Kameyama:
Asami is“A newcomer who doesn’t interact well enough to say no when we go out for drinks”I asked for something like this, and about the postage.“He’s considerate, but he gets angry easily.”I asked her to be a stereotypical character.

For the time being, the acting was exactly as I had imagined, but I couldn’t wait to see Ono-san’s improvisational and playful acting.

Asami was originally set up as a bland-looking character, but when I reinterpreted the character based on Ono-san’s acting,A newcomer with a bit of a psycho personality who is being made fun of because he is currently looking at the world with competitive eyes.I’ve updated it with some nuances.

“The images of the characters, including the actors’ performances, will continue to be updated.”That kind of thing happened in episode 12 of the anime and in the movie version, so it was fun to leave it to the actors to act out.

“Galaxy Express” #Milky Subway #Every station train bound for theater”
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Asami
resume. #Kenshō Ono

Ryoko’s next police officer
A typical young subordinate who is excellent, does his work efficiently, produces results, goes home on time, and does not participate in drinking parties.#Movie Milky Subway #Milky Subway pic.twitter.com/L8lz68AABH

— Theatrical version of “Galaxy Express Milky☆Subway to the Theater”[Official](@MGUJapan) December 16, 2025

──The new part that was released was short, but the contrast between Ryoko and Asami’s facial expressions was impressive. Among the cuts added to the theatrical version, do you have a favorite facial expression from the director?

Director Kameyama:
There are many scenes where Asami seems to ignore Ryoko’s comments, but Ono-san’s acting was more subdued than I expected.

Just, justI like the first one because it’s not too easy to understand.It was fun to be able to continue working for a long time, adding delicate nuances to match the character’s facial expressions.

I don’t see it that often in videos, but this is how it looks in real life, rather than the stereotypical expressions that look like anime.I think it was possible to express a crime like that.

Ryoko’s facial expressions took more time… or rather, Komatsu-san’s acting is quite playful and there are some funny parts, so I worked hard to create playful facial expressions to match that.

Director Kameyama:
Oh, Haga has a mustache, and I really like the angry faces of people with mustaches (lol).

The ideal facial expression of an angry man with a mustacheI’m happy that it was created.

──So, Asami seems to be quite calm while Ryoko is panicking. Is that correct as Asami’s expression is always relatively flat?

Director Kameyama:
I think Asami is basically a person who wants to stay calm all the time, but because Ryoko is so outrageous, she usually looks a little tired.

──I would like to give you an idea of ​​the content of the new parts, but could you imagine that the newly created parts for the movie version are scenes that were not included in the main story of the Milsub series and were cut?

Director Kameyama:
Rather than thinking about it at first, it was prepared as a scene to connect between episodes when connecting the stories that already existed in the movie version.

Therefore, there was no initial idea, but just in caseWhen I was creating a new character for a new part, the background expanded and disappeared.There are places like that.

As for the story that I came up with today, the background is becoming more and more decided as the story progresses…well, I’m deciding on it now.

──This time we are going to delve deeper into Ryoko, so could you please tell us a little bit about it?

Director Kameyama:
In this new part,“In the Submil series, what was Ryoko doing while the other characters were on the train?”That part is depicted.

I was working surprisingly hard.I’m making this because I hope it gets the message across.

Now, let’s talk about the timeline of the Milsub series, and Ryoko’s background isn’t too bad. I don’t think that’s the part that’s portrayed in the movie.

──I think Ryoko is a character who has a more important position than reflecting on the characters who appeared or handing over key items, but what does Ryoko herself think about other characters such as Chiharu and Makina?

Director Kameyama:
I’m a little impressed on social media, but Ryoko used to be a biker gang member.【※】Therefore,Someone who can put themselves in the shoes of other characters and understand their feelings, and empathize with the inmates’ perspective.I agree.

When I interact with the inmates themselves, I’m pretty relaxed, but behind the scenes I’m thinking about being empathetic…I hope you can get a feel for it from the new parts.

Milky series world view setting released🪐
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Chigahama complaints

Anime “Galaxy Express” #Milky Subway”
Episodes 1 to 10 are now available on YouTube!
▶️https://t.co/pp43CsVq8l#Milky Subway pic.twitter.com/Pq7vBLwfQA

— Theatrical version of “Galaxy Express Milky☆Subway to the Theater”[Official](@MGUJapan) September 7, 2025

The difficulty of turning a “12-episode anime” into “one movie” — “It’s tiring.”

— Regarding the theatrical version of “Milsab,” I’m sure fans have been looking forward to it since the anime was first shown, but what did the director himself think when he found out about the decision to produce the theatrical version?

Director Kameyama:
actually,There was talk of “I’d like to do a theatrical version” even before the series was aired or distributed.“It’s a really interesting anime, so we’d like to make a theatrical version of it,” Shinei Douga told us.

After watching the anime actually air and distribute and see its reputation rise, I felt that the story conveyed a sense of reality.

However,When the movie version was decided, there wasn’t much recognition.Or, I used to be someone who would go to the movies, but lately I’ve been forgetting how to go to the movies, and there’s a part of me that has low resolution for the theater…

Now that the movie version has been decided, I decided to go see one movie.“Demon slayer”I went to see it.

Not only was the work great, but the images and scenes experienced in the theater space were also really good, and I thought, “This has to be content that I can really enjoy watching in the theater.”

–Did you find anything useful for yourself as a director after watching the “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” movie?

Director Kameyama:
The thing that impressed me the most when I watched “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba” was Tanjiro’s monologue scene, and there was some amazing background music playing.

The song is good, and he speaks in a very straightforward manner.A very heart-warming scene“I don’t know if I can do this, but I want to do it,” I thought to myself.

Also, regarding the video, there is one thing I’ve always wanted to do in relation to BGM…Perhaps Milsub doesn’t do that.

So, I really wanted to do that for this new part, so I had some new BGM made. This time, we took a little more time with the animation, so the quality of the character’s movements may have been slightly better.

As for the character’s movements, this time we paid particular attention to the details.Even when you are simply having a conversation, try to increase your body language and other movements, and be conscious of increasing the movement of your upper half.I’m doing it.

── “Submil” is a work that has been highly praised for its “good tempo,” but wasn’t it a difficult task to continue an anime with 12 episodes at that tempo and produce it as a single movie version?

Director Kameyama:
In “Milsub”, it’s extremely difficult to advance the story…if you’re worried,“You have to combine 12 small dishes into one proper dish.”It was a similar task.

However, when it comes to the movie version, it seems like the title of each episode is used to make people laugh.From now on, you won’t be able to use all of the production for each episode, so I’ll use the tempo that captures the middle part.You don’t have to think about it.

There have been 12 episodes so far, and I have to make it so that it doesn’t feel strange when viewed as a single episode, so it’s a lot of work.

…It’s tiring (lol).

──As the 12 episodes have continued, I think you have looked back at past scenes, but between the current scenes and new scenes, is there a favorite scene that left an impression on the director?

Director Kameyama:
In that scene, the cart“Exclusion-kun”It was fun to create the scene depicting it, and I was happy to see that it was well-received when I saw the reactions on social media.

Gonzo production with that kind of sound is interesting, and I would like to continue to create more scenes that I like.

Director Kameyama:
Since it’s a new part, I really enjoyed making Haga’s animation. There’s a great amount of passion in his voice, so it’s a lot of fun to match the characters and move forward.

Right now, there’s a scene where Haga and Ryoko seem to be arguing, and I’m really excited because the two of them acted with so much passion and idealistic acting.

──Would you like to ask about the current situation (as of November 2025)?

Director Kameyama:
It ended up sounding a bit weak, butThe most difficult part of making a video is the moment when you have to move on to the next task, even though you know you can be more particular about it, in order to keep to the schedule.That’s right.

So, I thought, “I have some free time this time, so I’ll make it until I’m satisfied!”I can’t decide anymoreSo…I’ll think about how far I can go.

Ah, I’m the worst at finding staff…I started without doing that at all this time, so there’s a sense that I’m creating new parts completely by myself.

──Director Kameyama has previously been praised for wanting to create things by himself like a manga artist, but since he continues to do so this time too, are you recruiting?

Director Kameyama:
I agree.

After all, if you protect your freedom as a creator, you’ll end up doing it with a small number of people…but…It’s not good for the pace of releasing new works into the world to be slow, so it’s time to reconsider the production environment and staff.I feel it is coming.

I’m still quite an amateur when it comes to creating a site, so I’d like to do my best.

Even though I’m a super new creator, I’m humbled to have been given the opportunity to interview such a big name.What I’m doing is pretty limited (lol).