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Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals More Cast, Staff, Theme Songs & Artists, April Debut

The staff for the anime of Kenta Ishizaka's Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey- manga started streaming the anime's first promotional video on Monday. The video reveals the anime's additional cast, staff, and April premiere. The video also reveals the opening theme song "Tabi Shiyo! don't you?" (Let's Go on a Trip! don't you?) by harmoe, and the ending theme song "bookmarks" by Sizuk.

The newly announced cast are:

Satomi Satō as Fuyune Kōjiya, a senior manga artist whom Chika respects as a mentor

Yōko Hikasa as Riri Tenkūbashi, Fuyune's friend who is also a manga artist

The additional staff are:

• Chief Animation Director: rere
• Prop Design: Chisato Nakata, Ayako Ōki
• Costume Design: Nanami Hakoda
• Cooking Animation: Ayako Ōki
• Art Setting: Emi Kesamaru
• Art Director: Kana Arai
• Color Design: Kazuko Kikuchi (Wish)
• 3DCG Director: Hiroaki Yanagisawa
• Compositing Director of Photography: Ayumi Itakura (Cyan)
• Editing: Kentarō Tsubone
• Sound Director: Yayoi Tateishi
• Sound Effects: Yuka Kazama
• Music Production: Kadokawa

Masaharu Watanabe (Wakaba Girl, Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-, Granbelm) is directing the anime at Makaria. Yoshiko Nakamura (Sasaki and Miyano, Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Tada Never Falls in Love) is in charge of the series scripts. and rere is designing the characters. Yoshiaki Fujisawa (Revue Starlight, A Place Further Than the Universe, Love Live! Superstar!!) is composing the music.

The anime stars:

• Hika Tsukishiro as Chika Suzugamori
• Sayumi Suzushiro as Koyomi Hasunuma
• Sae Hiratsuka as Yui Unoki

The manga centers on Chika Suzugamori, a college student who has been shopping some manga pitches around to publishers ever since she won a rookie manga award, but keeps getting rejected. Just as she was about to lose hope in ever breaking into the manga industry, she decides on a whim to go traveling without any particular goal.

Ishizaka launched the manga in Kadokawa's Dengeki Maoh magazine in March 2019, and it is ongoing. Kadokawa will publish the manga's 12th compiled book volume on December 27.

Meidosuki launched the Zatsu Tabi - Another Side View- Hasunuma Koyomi no Nichijō (The Daily Life of Koyomi Hasunuma) spinoff manga in Dengeki Maoh in November 2023.

Source: Press release

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