"Vigil ep" by wagot trailer video Rendered in Unreal Engine 4 Vigil ep ryotogawaakawagot.bandcamp.com/album/vigil

We created this piece at the request of Sukima Switch, who asked for “the opening movie of a fictional animated work.” The video is themed around a protagonist struggling to change himself, but since it is an opening sequence for a fictional animation, we also incorporated visualizer-like elements and were mindful of the distance between sound and image in the production. For the dance scene in the chorus, we used a technique called rotoscoping. Only the dancers’ movements, captured simultaneously with multiple cameras, were traced, and the dance sequence was completed by connecting different angles through a transforming character. The dance scene’s background was also created based on CG, and combined with the subtly shifting camera angles, it helped create a surreal space.

In March 2025, TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY, a new urban district directly connected to JR Takanawa Gateway Station and one of the largest in central Tokyo, opened to the public. On the same site, THE LINKPILLAR 1 and Takanawa Gateway Station also fully opened. The remaining buildings will be completed and the grand opening will take place in spring 2026. From March 27 to June 28, the “Future Experience Theater” was open to the public at THE LINKPILLAR 1. WOW was responsible for planning, directing, and producing the film screened in this theater. Under the mission of “experiencing TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY through film,” we chose an approach centered not on explanatory direction, but on storytelling that encourages emotional engagement. Featuring a modern-day boy as the protagonist, the story is set as a time-travel journey through Takanawa’s memories and the future envisioned for this city. Through the boy’s eyes, it portrays urban life and human connections born from history and culture, with the aim of creating a story that would inspire people who may one day live here to feel hope and anticipation for TAKANAWA GATEWAY CITY. The music was commissioned from the alternative rock band hitsujibungaku. The immersive experience of the full 3DCG film projected in a 180-degree cylindrical theater, combined with the world of the film woven by hitsujibungaku’s music, created an even more emotional viewing experience. (Courtesy of JR East)