New All-Female 'Personified Body Comedy'! Africa-za's Planned Performance 'Ofubibi vol.2: Bimajin for the People'

Africa-za's planned performance series 'Ofubibi' will present its second installment, 'Bimajin for the People,' from Thursday, July 16, to Monday, July 20, 2026 (a national holiday), at Theater MOMO in Nakano, Tokyo. All performances will be delivered via high-quality live streaming using switching cameras on ZAIKO.

Ofubibi vol.2 'Bimajin for the People'

This production is the latest in Africa-za's popular 'personified body theater' series. Building on the world of acclaimed works such as 'Blue’s Virus' (2012) and 'Virus Miss' (winner of the Theater Shine Drama Encouragement Award), it presents a brand-new story.

Directed by Yuu Sugiyama (Africa-za / u-you.company) and written by Morono Mucharati (Africa-za / Rantsuki STARTER), this 'super health comedy' is filled with laughter and empathy, brought to life through the unique perspectives and energy of an all-female cast.

Synopsis

Imagine yourself—healthy and revitalized.

An overworked office worker pushed to her limits. At the moment her stress peaks, when she indulges in a slightly dangerous daydream, behind her obsession with idol culture—

Inside her body, the brain, cells, immune system, and nutrients are quietly unfolding a grand drama.

Laugh, feel energized, and reflect a little on health. Enjoy the latest installment of this vibrant and slightly mysterious 'personified body theater,' created entirely by women.

Performance Overview

Title Africa-za Planned Performance Ofubibi vol.2

'Bimajin for the People'

Performance Period July 16 (Thu) – July 20 (Mon, national holiday), 2026

★ Tickets available here ↓

Theater Viewing Only: https://africaza.zaiko.io/e/bimajin-gekijyo

Streaming Viewing Only: https://africaza.zaiko.io/e/bimajin-haishin

Venue Theater MOMO (Nakano, Tokyo)

Streaming ZAIKO (live streaming for all performances)

Director Yuu Sugiyama (Africa-za / u-you.company)

Playwright Morono Mucharati (Africa-za / Rantsuki STARTER)

Performance Schedule

July 2026 16 (Thu) 19:00 ★ 17 (Fri) 14:00 🌟① / 19:00 18 (Sat) 14:00 / 18:00 🌟② 19 (Sun) 14:00 / 19:00 20 (Mon, holiday) 13:00 🌟③

🌟… After-event with cast (approx. 15 minutes) (After-talk events will be live-streamed and archived)

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① Special Talk Event: Miho Wakabayashi × Yuu Sugiyama A special dialogue between cast member and director/producer!

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② Full Cast Q&A Session! Cast members will answer questions submitted in advance by the audience!

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③ Final Talk Right After the Final Performance! “Just finished!”—a warm, spontaneous last talk Featuring the entire cast, delivered with the unique energy only possible right after completing all performances!

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Photo and screenshot opportunities available at all after-events.

※ Streaming begins 10 minutes before showtime ※ Tickets must be purchased at least 15 minutes before performance start ※ Main performance duration: approximately 105 minutes ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ [Ticket Prices]

Streaming Viewing: 4,800 JPY + fees ★ Includes one-week unlimited access to archived stream ★ ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ [What is Ofubibi?]

Launched in 2008 as 'VIVIDCOLOR,' a stage project by Africa-za.

Bringing together women from diverse fields—strippers, dancers, voice actresses, stage actresses—under the name 'OFF VIVIDCOLOR.' In 2025, with a new original work by director Yuu Sugiyama and playwright Morono Mucharati, it was rebranded as 'Ofubibi.'

“Writing, directing, and performing—all by women.”

A one-of-a-kind entertainment collective of genre-defying, passionate women! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

[Cast] Miho Wakabayashi Yuu Sugiyama

Aya Yamamoto Itsuka Tomozuki Sawara Tetsukanshin Akane Yamamura Yu Takamura Tomomi Dekuta Emi Nonaka Nanone Shuho Tsurumine Mamika Yamada Maya Maya Mizuki Miyazuru Raburi Ayaka Mikutani Sumiko Saionji Kibou Sakuma

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[Staff]

Director: Yuu Sugiyama (Africa-za / u-you.company) Playwright: Morono Mucharati (Africa-za / Rantsuki STARTER) Stage Design: Takana Hajiri (obbligato LLC) Lighting: Mio Akutsu (LICHT-ER) Sound & Audio: Tsuyoshi Yukimura Audio Operator: Hidetomo (Africa-za) Music Selection: Aya Yamamoto (Africa-za / Rantsuki STARTER) Choreography: Nanaho Kuzuki (Africa-za) Streaming Camera Crew: Nanatsu Kobayashi, Daisuke Makino, Takahiro Kubota (all Africa-za) Streaming Camera Supervisor: Hidetomo (Africa-za) Streaming OP/ED Video Production: Hidetomo (Africa-za) Production: Africa-za Production Department Promotional Art: Morono Mucharati (Africa-za / Rantsuki STARTER) Costume Planning: Yuu Sugiyama (Africa-za / u-you.company) Streaming: ZAIKO Streaming Support: Exa International Inc. Planning: Theater Africa-za Production: Siesta Co., Ltd.

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[Inquiries]

Africa-za Email: [email protected]