{"id":444,"date":"2024-07-11T19:50:49","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T10:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/?post_type=works&#038;p=444"},"modified":"2026-01-05T19:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T10:01:23","slug":"catsphilosophy","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/en\/works\/catsphilosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"NHK Minnna no Uta \u300eNyanko no Tetsugaku (Cat&#8217;s Philosophy)\u300f"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhk.or.jp\/minna\/\">NHK Minnna no Uta\u00a0<\/a>The June\u2013July 2024 song.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhk.or.jp\/minna\/songs\/MIN202406_01\/\">\u300eNyanko no Tetsugaku (Cat&#8217;s Philosophy)\u300f<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Song\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jvcmusic.co.jp\/kuroneko\/\">Alliance de chat noir<\/a>\uff08Kenji Ueda and Kyoko Koizumi\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Lyrics: Kenji Ueda<\/p>\n<p>Composed by Kenji Ueda<\/p>\n<p>Animation: Ryo Hirano<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhk.or.jp\/minna\/program\/lineup\/\">For the airing schedule, please click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An interview article about the making of my work has been published on CGWORLD!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h5><a href=\"https:\/\/cgworld.jp\/article\/hirano-202407.html\">In a single-shot video, I express time spent with a cat. Animation creator Ryo Hirano talks about the animation for NHK Minna no Uta&#8217;s &#8220;Nyan Nyan no Tetsugaku&#8221; (The Philosophy of Cats).<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-447\" src=\"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_01.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_01-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_01-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_01-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_01-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-446\" src=\"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_02.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_02-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_02-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_02-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_02-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 56.25% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"NHK\u307f\u3093\u306a\u306e\u3046\u305f\u300c\u306b\u3083\u3093\u3053\u306e\u54f2\u5b66\u300d \u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u30d3\u30c7\u30aa\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/981068706?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nNyanko no Tetsugaku (Cats&#8217;s Philosophy)<br \/>\n*1 min 10 sec at the beginning, animation only<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>\u30e1\u30a4\u30ad\u30f3\u30b0<\/h4>\n<div style=\"width: 500px; margin: 0 auto;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 177.78% 0 0 0; position: relative;\"><iframe style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;\" title=\"NHK\u307f\u3093\u306a\u306e\u3046\u305f\u300c\u306b\u3083\u3093\u3053\u306e\u54f2\u5b66\u300d\u30e1\u30a4\u30ad\u30f3\u30b0\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/981071802?badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" frameborder=\"0\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/api\/player.js\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe Black Cat is drawn by Procreate Dreams, an animation app for iPad, with the movements of the cat in mind for each drawing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-448\" src=\"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender_03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2262\" height=\"2262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender_03.jpg 2262w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender_03-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender_03-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender_03-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender_03-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender_03-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/blender_03-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2262px) 100vw, 2262px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The entire background was modeled in 3D using Blender for the child&#8217;s room.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-449\" src=\"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_jacket.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"686\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_jacket.jpg 686w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_jacket-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/nyanko_jacket-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 686px) 100vw, 686px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The song &#8220;Nyanko no Tetsugku&#8221; was written for the first time for NHK Minna no Uta by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jvcmusic.co.jp\/kuroneko\/\">Alliance de chat noir<\/a>, a music unit consisting of Kenji Ueda and Kyoko Koizumi.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jvcmusic.co.jp\/-\/Linkall\/VE3WT-11038.html\">The song is now being distributed through various music distribution services!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The jacket for distribution was also drawn by Ryo Hirano.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jvcmusic.co.jp\/-\/Linkall\/VE3WT-11038.html\">Streaming\/Download<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-450\" src=\"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/CatPhilosophy_45sec_Nosound_07-ezgif.com-optimize-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"666\" height=\"374\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NHK Minnna no Uta\u00a0The June\u2013July 2024 song. \u300eNyanko no Tetsugaku (Cat&#8217;s Philosophy)\u300f Song\uff1aAlliance de chat noir\uff08Kenji Ueda and Kyoko Koizumi\uff09&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":445,"menu_order":15,"template":"","meta":[],"tags":[],"work_category":[31,8],"class_list":["post-444","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","work_category-animation","work_category-client"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=444"},{"taxonomy":"work_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ryohirano.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/work_category?post=444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}