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Nobunaga Shimazaki, Marina Inoue Lead Date A Live Cast

The official website for the anime adaptation of Kōshi Tachibana's Date A Live science-fiction romantic comedy light novel series opened on Tuesday and revealed the main voice cast:

• Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shidō Itsuka
• Marina Inoue as Tohka Yatogami
• Ayana Taketatsu as Kotori Itsuka
• Misuzu Togashi as Origami Tobiichi
• Iori Nomizu as Yoshino
• Asami Sanada as Kurumi Tokisaki
• Kaori Sadohara as Tamae Okamine
• Misato as Mana Takamiya
• Aya Endō as Reine Murasame

The website also revealed the staff for the anime which will launch next year. Keitaro Motonaga (Getbackers, Jormungand) is directing the anime at AIC PLUS+ with visual director Hisashi Saito (Haganai, Heaven's Lost Property). Hideki Shirane (Hayate the Combat Butler, Queen's Blade: Rebellion) is charge of the series scripts, and Takaaki Suzuki (Strike Witches, Last Exile) is advising on the world setting, as he has done other anime and manga. Satoshi Ishino (Excel Saga, Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu) is designing the characters based on Tsunako's original novel illustrations. Mika Akitaka (Martian Successor Nadesico, Galaxy Fraulein Yuna) is designing the mecha, and Go Sakabe (Gosick theme songs) is scoring the soundtrack with sound director Yasunori Ebina (A Certain Magical Index, Naruto) at Nippon Columbia. sweet ARMS is contributing the opening theme song.

Source: Saishin Anime Jōhō

Image © 2013 Kōshi Tachibana, Tsunako/Fujimi Shobo/Date A Live Production Committee