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Ryoko Shiraishi, Jouji Nakata Join Aquarion Logos TV Anime's Cast
posted on by Sarah Nelkin
The June issue of Gakken Publishing's Animedia magazine is announcing on Saturday additional cast for the Aquarion Logos television anime.
The new cast includes Jouji Nakata (Sgt. Frog, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works) as Sōgon Kenzaki (seen left in the image above), the CEO of international IT company Nesta. He feels despair at the society that has become overflowing with characters in the Japanese language without meaning, and thus consigns the culture of characters to their doom Saima Nakano (Ishida and Asakura) will star as Shōko Iwagami, the manager of the Sōsei Club (Voice of Creation Club). She is a bright, talented, and responsible operator. Finally, Ryoko Shirashi (Zettai Karen Children, Sket Dance) will play Sakurako Soda (seen right), a woman part of the organization DEVA who scouts those with strong Sōsei powers into the Sōsei Club in order to stand up against abnormal occurrences.
The anime will also star the following cast and characters (from top left to bottom right in the image below):
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Akira Kaibuki
- Ayane Sakura as Maia Tsukigane
- Yūto Adachi as Subete Kenzaki
- Haruka Chisuga as Kokone Kikogami
- Yūichirō Umehara as Hayato Kujyo
- Takayuki Asai as Tsutomu Domon
- Ari Ozawa as Karan Uminagi
Eiichi Sato will be directing the anime at Satelight at C2C from scripts by Jun Kumagai, Yuniko Ayana, and Mariko Mochizuki. Takashi Mamezuka is designing the characters, and will also serve as chief animation diretor. R.O.N is composing the music. May'n and Haruka Chisuga will perform the opening and ending theme songs, respectively.
The anime will premiere on Japanese television in June.
