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trapezium Anime Film Casts Original Creator Kazumi Takayama, Fellow Nogizaka46 Member Nanase Nishino as Old Men
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The staff for the anime film of Kazumi Takayama's trapezium novel revealed on Friday that original creator Takayama has a cameo role along with her fellow former Nogizaka46 idol group member Nanase Nishino. They are both playing old men. Aniplex streamed an interview and behind-the-scenes recording of their voice acting:
Takayama's cameo in her film also marks her first anime voice acting role.
Asaki Yuikawa plays the protagonist Yū Higashi in the film. Hina Yomiya voices the character of Kurumi Taiga the "Western Star." Reina Ueda voices the "Southern Star" Ranko Katori. Haruka Aikawa voices Mika Kamei, the "Northern Star" and one of Yū Higashi's old schoolmates from grade school. The film also cast idol group JO1 member Shōya Kimata as Shinji Kudō and Teruyoshi Uchimura of the comedy duo Utchan Nanchan as Shūichi Itami.
VTuber Hoshimachi Suisei performs the vocals, and MAISONdes is credited with the film's theme song "Nanmonai feat. Hoshimachi Suisei, sakuma." (It's Nothing feat. Hoshimachi Suisei, sakuma.).
Cast members Yuikawa, Yomiya, Ueda, and Aikawa perform a song titled "Hōi Jishin" (Direction Itself) in the film. Takayama penned the lyrics for the song. The song is featured in the original novel itself. Masaru Yokoyama, who is also in charge of the film's music, composed the song. The cast also perform another song in the film titled "Naritai Jibun" (The Me I Want to Become).
The novel depicts the 10 years of Yū Higashi, a high school girl who aims to be an idol. To achieve her dream, she sets for rules for herself: she will not be active on social media, she will not have a boyfriend, she will not stand out in school, and she will make friends with beautiful girls from the north, south, east, and west.
Masahiro Shinohara (episode director for Blend S, Is the order a rabbit?) is directing the film at CloverWorks, and Koji Masunari (storyboard for Oshi no Ko, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You) is supervising the film. Yuuko Kakihara (The Apothecary Diaries, Buddy Daddies) is writing the script, Rio (Sorcerous Stabber Orphen -Chaos in Urbanrama-) is designing the characters, and Masaru Yokoyama (Farewell, My Dear Cramer: The Movie, Fruits Basket -prelude-, Horimiya) is composing the music. Aniplex will distribute the film.
Takayama, a former first generation member of the Nogizaka46 idol group, serialized the trapezium novel in Kadokawa Media Factory's Da Vinci book and manga news magazine from 2016 to 2018. Kadokawa published the novel in November 2018.
Source: Press release
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