Picture show-style series ties in to live-action film

Video streaming service GYAO! posted the first two episodes of a planned 13-episode picture show-style series related to Acid Black Cherry's concept album L on Monday. The series of shorts, "4th Album L Story Book," complement the upcoming live-action film based on the album. The film will star Alice Hirose (live-action Silver Spoon's Aki Mikage), and will open in Japan on November 25.

Each episode features voiced narration as well as some of Acid Black Cherry's songs from the L album with lyrics onscreen. Voice actors participating in the project as narrators include: Kana Hanazawa, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Yōko Hikasa, Minori Chihara, Takahiro Fujimoto, Shunsuke Kanie, Daisuke Matsumoto, Sota Arai, Shunzou Miyasaka, Kimiko Saito, Karin Takahashi, Hitomi Ohwada, and Ayaka Atsuchi.

GYAO! will post two new episodes every week for free. The videos are region-locked to Japan and will be available until December 16.

Janne Da Arc vocalist yasu launched his Acid Black Cherry solo music project in 2007.

Source: Anime! Anime!