Personally, Christmas cake has never been a part of my holiday traditions. The family and I are sure to feast on all sorts of tasty cooking and slurp down coquito while we wait for the clock to strike midnight, but nobody ever goes out of their way to bring or bake a festive cake. If I were living in Japan, though, I would strongly consider breaking that dry-spell this year thanks to an assortment of new Promare themed Christmas cakes that are available now.
Japanese sweets workshop Priroll revealed their lineup of Christmas cakes which feature a variety of art decorations showing off your favorite heroes and villains from the smash-hit anime film Promare. Seven different designs are available, for reservation, in Japan only. Considering the ongoing success of the film overseas, it’s a shame that American fans won’t get to bring these cakes home for Christmas.
The official synopsis of Promare according to film distributor GKIDS:
Thirty years has passed since the appearance of the Burnish, a race of flame-wielding mutant beings, who destroyed half of the world with fire. When a new group of aggressive mutants calling themselves Mad Burnish appears, the epic battle between Galo Thymos, a new member of the anti-Burnish rescue team Burning Rescue, and Lio Fotia, the leader of Mad Burnish begins.
Promare is a co-production headed by XFLAG and industry icons Studio Trigger. XFLAG is a relatively new company, with most of their credits in the last few years being co-production or cooperations on various anime. Their biggest solo production, Monster Strike The Movie: Sora no Kanata, premiered in Japan back in December of 2016. Studio Trigger, meanwhile, is a much more recognizable name to anime fans. It was founded by former Gainax employees Horyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Otsuka in August 2011, along with a crew of other ex-Gainax creatives who brought their incredible talents to this new, independent studio. These were the animators and directors responsible for classics like Gurren Lagann, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, and even Neon Genesis Evangelion. At Studio Trigger, they’ve developed a number of hits. The director of Promare, Hiroyuki Imaishi, previously directed Kill la Kill and Space Patrol Luluco at Studio Trigger. He was also the director of Gurren Lagann, which his new film Promare pays major homage to.
