Wakamoto performs Ichii Anai in anime that premiered on Saturday
The official web site for the tv anime of Kumiko Saiki‘s Kageki Shoujo!! manga revealed on Saturday that Norio Wakamoto joined the present’s solid as Ichii Anai. The character appeared within the first episode.
The anime premiered on July 3 on AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, and HTB. Funimation started streaming the collection on Saturday.
The writer Seven Seas Entertainment describes the story:
Ever since she was just a little lady, Sarasa has needed to play the function of Oscar as a part of the Kouka Performing Troupe, an all-female performing troupe just like the Takarazuka Revue. However earlier than she will be able to do this, she has to attend two years on the Kouka Faculty of Musical and Theatrical Arts. As Sarasa practices singing, dancing, and performing, she grows nearer to the opposite women in her yr, together with her roommate, the stoic former J-idol, Ai. Although Sarasa is nice at making mates, her outspoken nature and grand ambitions earn her a number of enemies as nicely.
The anime stars (not all character names are official romanizations):
The Matsuda sisters are twins who’re additionally enjoying twin sisters within the anime.
The three-member band saji is performing the opening theme track “Hoshi no Orchestra” (Starry Orchestra). Sayaka Senbongi and Yumiri Hanamori as their respective characters are performing the ending theme track “Hoshi no Tabibito” (Stellar Traveler).
Though the anime’s title is Kageki Shōjo!!, its story will come from Kageki Shoujo!! Season Zero.
Kazuhiro Yoneda (Yona of the Dawn, Hozuki’s Coolheadedness) is directing the anime at PINE JAM. Tadashi Morishita (Yona of the Daybreak) is in command of the collection scripts. Takahiro Kishida (Gleipnir, Haikyu!!, Madoka Magica) is designing the characters. Tsuneyoshi Saito (Fafner, PriPara) is composing the music.
Saiki serialized the unique manga underneath the title Kageki Shoujo! (with one exclamation mark) in Shueisha‘s Jump Kai journal from 2012 to 2014, and ended the unique serialization after the journal ceased publication in October 2014.
Saiki then launched the continuing sequel manga underneath the title Kageki Shoujo!! (with two exclamation marks) in Melody in 2015. The manga was nominated for Finest Shōjo Manga in Kodansha‘s forty fourth annual Manga Awards final yr.
Shueisha printed the unique manga in two volumes, however re-released the collection in a single compiled quantity in March 2019 with the title Kageki Shoujo!! Season Zero. That is the quantity that Seven Seas Leisure released in English underneath the title Kageki Shoujo!! The Curtain Rises.
Sources: Kageki Shoujo!! anime’s website, Comic Natalie
