The Snack World

The Snack World
スナックワールド
Genre Fantasy[1]
Manga
Written by Fujiminosuke Yorozuya
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Shōnen
Imprint Tentōmushi CoroCoro Comic
Magazine CoroCoro Comic
Original run December 2016 – present
Volumes 2
Manga
Written by sho.t
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Shōnen
Imprint Sunday Webry SSC
Magazine Shōnen Sunday Super
Original run July 2017 – present
Volumes 1
Anime television series
Directed by Takeshi Mori
Written by Akihiro Hino
Music by Rei Kondoh
Studio OLM
Original network TV Tokyo, BS Japan, Kids Station
Original run April 13, 2017 – April 19, 2018
Episodes 50
Game
The Snack World: Trejarers
Developer Level-5
Publisher Level-5
Genre Role-playing video game
Platform Nintendo 3DS
Released
  • JP: August 10, 2017
Game
The Snack World: Trejarers Gold
Developer Level-5
h.a.n.d.
Publisher Level-5
Genre Role-playing video game
Platform Nintendo Switch
Released
  • JP: April 12, 2018

The Snack World (スナックワールド, Sunakku Wārudo) is a multimedia franchise created and developed by Level-5. The franchise consists of a role-playing video game that was released for the Nintendo 3DS in August 2017, two manga adaptations currently serialized in CoroCoro Comic and Shōnen Sunday Super respectively, a CGI anime series produced by Dentsu, OLM, and TV Tokyo, and a toy line by Takara Tomy. The franchise is planned to expand internationally in Fall 2018.[2]

Overview

The Snack World is Level-5's fifth multimedia franchise, following Inazuma Eleven, Little Battlers eXperience, Professor Layton, and Yo-kai Watch. The franchise is a "hyper casual fantasy" that is set in Snack World, a traditional fantasy world combined with convenience stores, smartphones, and other elements of the modern world. It revolves around the adventures of Chup, a wandering hero with a strong sense of justice, who is determined to get revenge against Large-Scale Leisure Facilities after it destroyed his village in response to the villagers refusing to allow eviction of the village by the former. Madly in love with King Majesty's[lower-alpha 1] daughter, Princess Melora, he fulfills her selfish wishes by going on quests, accompanied by an inelegant witch, Mayone; a muscular warrior, Pepperon; a goblin-like creature, Gobsan; and a female pig-nosed dragon, Francene.[lower-alpha 2][1][3]

Media

Video games

The Snack World: Trejarers (スナックワールド トレジャラーズ Sunakku Wārudo Torejarāzu) was released on the Nintendo 3DS on August 10, 2017 in Japan.[4] Versions for iOS and Android systems, and the Nintendo Switch are in development.[5]

Manga

A manga adaptation by Fujiminosuke Yorozuya has been serialized in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic manga magazine since December 2016. Another manga adaptation by sho.t, under the title TV Animation: The Snack World (TV Animation スナックワールド) debuted on Shōnen Sunday's Webry website on April 28, 2017 and eventually began serialization on the July issue of Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Super manga magazine.[6]

Anime

Level-5 unveiled a CGI pilot film of the anime series during their "Level-5 Vision 2015 -The Beginning-" presentation on April 7, 2015, which showcased the overall premise and the main characters.[7] The company later streamed an English dub of the pilot film on YouTube the following day.[8]

The regular series later premiered on TV Tokyo and its affiliates between April 13, 2017 and April 19, 2018 in Japan.[9] Level-5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino serves as chief director and also handles the series composition, Takeshi Mori serves as director, while Rei Kondoh composes the music. Dentsu, OLM, and TV Tokyo serve as producers, while OLM Digital provides the animation production.

Merchandise

The toy line by Takara Tomy consists of a series of "Jara" (ジャラ) and "Snacks" (スナック) that are embedded with NFC chips, which are sold in "TreJara Boxes" (トレジャラボックス). Jara are key chain weapon replicas, while Snacks are monster summon tokens. Both can interact with The Snack World: Trejarers by placing them at the lower screen of the 3DS system, which grants players the same item or monsters in-game. Both can also be used in the Fairypon, a handheld device that allows users to hear special effects and play small games.[1][7][10]

Asomodee will handle the European distribution of the toy line, along with other merchandise, which will launch there in Fall 2018.[10]

Reception

During its first week, The Snack World: Trejarers ranked #2 and sold 97,534 units.[11]

Level-5 abby senior vice president Sandrine de Raspide stated in an interview with Licensing.biz that the toy line has "already trad[ed] at 500% above forecast", while the anime is one of the highest rated kids series on TV Tokyo.[12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Known as "Ōsama" (王様, lit. "King") in the Japanese version
  2. ↑ Known as "Butako" (ブタ子) in the Japanese version

References

  1. 1 2 3 Ramano, Sal (April 7, 2015). "Level-5 announces new cross-media project The Snack World". Gematsu. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "The Snack World starts expanding internationally Fall 2018". ToonBarn. December 10, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Level-5's Snack World Video Reveals TV Anime's April Premiere". Anime News Network. July 28, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ Ramano, Sal (June 26, 2017). "The Snack World: Trejarers delayed to August 10 for 3DS in Japan, 2018 for smartphones". Gematsu. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "The Snack World: Trejarers Is Headed To Nintendo Switch". Siliconera. January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "The Snack World Franchise Gets New Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. May 28, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Level-5 Unveils Snack World With Game, TV Anime, Film, Manga, More". Anime News Network. April 7, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Level-5's Snack World CG Anime Pilot Dubbed in English". Anime News Network. April 8, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Snack World Reveals TV Anime's April 13 Premiere, Game Release Dates". Anime News Network. March 16, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Asmodee brings Snack World toys to Europe". ToonBarn. December 26, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  11. ↑ "This Week In Sales: The Snack World Makes A Tasty Debut". Siliconera. August 16, 2017. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
  12. ↑ Risdale, Jack (November 13, 2017). "Japanorama: Yo-Kai Watch studio Level-5 abby talks its latest projects". Licensing.biz. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
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