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Ani-One Asia Streams VTuber Legend, Shoshimin, Mayonaka Punch, 3 More Summer Anime
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The stream for the television anime of Nana Nanato's VTuber Legend: How I Went Viral after Forgetting to Turn Off My Stream light novel series will debut on July 7 at 10:30 p.m. GMT +8.
The anime stars:
- Ayane Sakura as Awayuki Kokorone
- Yū Kobayashi as Sei Utsuki
- Saku Mizuno as Mashiro Irodori
- Machico as Hikari Matsuriya
- Sayaka Kikuchi as Chami Yanagase
- Sumire Morohoshi as Shion Kaminari
- Ayaka Ōhashi as Nekoma Hirune
- Yōko Hikasa as Haru Asagiri
- Azusa Tadokoro as Arisu Sōma
- M.A.O as Eirai Sonokaze
- Ai Kayano as Kaeru Yamatani
Takuya Asaoka (Immoral Guild, Redo of Healer) is directing the anime at TNK. Deko Akao (Noragami, Komi Can't Communicate) is overseeing the series scripts, and Reina Iwasaki (The Dawn of the Witch) is designing the characters. Live2D JUKU is in charge of Live 2D direction, and nizima LIVE is in charge of Live2D motion tracker.
J-Novel Club licensed the novels and it describes the story:
Twenty-year-old former wage slave Yuki Tanaka now works among her idols: the streamers of Live-On, one of Japan's top VTuber companies. As the gorgeous, polite Awayuki Kokorone, she delivers only the most ladylike content. Unfortunately, her subscriber count and savings are at rock bottom.One evening, after Yuki thinks she's ended her stream, she cracks a few cold ones—and more than a few crude jokes—while watching Live-On's video archives. But her viewers hear it all, and clips of her bawdy, drunken commentary go viral overnight. Yuki thinks her career is over...until her manager reveals that everyone at Live-On has been waiting for her to snap all along and gives her free rein to drink on-stream.
Now free of all feigned purity, she jumps right into her new “rowdy drunk” character and is welcomed into the fold by her fellow Live-On VTubers, who turn out to be just as crazy as she is! With her views and finances skyrocketing, Yuki's work for the first time in her life—is actually fun!
The anime stars Shūichirō Umeda as Jōgorō Kobato and Hina Yomiya as Yuki Osanai. Makoto Furukawa also joins the cast as Kengo Dōjima, the athletic and courteous childhood friend of Jōgorō Kobato.
Mamoru Kanbe (Elfen Lied, The Promised Neverland, You and Me.) is directing the anime at studio Lapin Track. Toshiya Ono (The Promised Neverland, Shadows House, 86) is overseeing the series scripts, Atsushi Saitō (Black Fox, Love Live! Superstar!!) is designing the characters, and Takahiro Obata (Cinderella Nine, The Promised Neverland) is composing the music.
The story centers on Jōgorō Kobato, who wishes to live a quiet and ordinary life after a painful experience. He and Yuki Osanai form a "mutually beneficial relationship" as Yuki also wants the same thing. They start high school as classmates with a plan to spend their peaceful days as ordinary people, but unfortunately they keep getting wrapped up in mysteries and disasters as they happen one after another.
The anime adapts the Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken (The Case of the Springtime Limited-Edition Strawberry Tart) and Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken (The Case of the Summertime Limited-Edition Tropical Parfait) novels in Yonezawa's (Kotenbu series, Black Dungeon Castle) series. Tokyo Sogensha published Shunki Gentei Ichigo Tart Jiken in December 2004 and published Kaki Gentei Tropical Parfait Jiken in April 2006. The novel series also includes the two Shuki Gentei Kuri Kinton Jiken (The Case of the Autumn-time Limited-Edition Candied Chestnuts and Sweet Potatoes) books and the Paris Macaron no Nazo (The Mystery of the Paris Macaron) book, as well as other non-compiled stories. The latest novel, Tōki Gentei Bonbon Chocolat Jiken (The Case of the Wintertime Limited-Edition Chocolate Bonbons), released on April 30.
The cast includes Ikumi Hasegawa as Masaki, Fairouz Ai as Live (pronounced "ribu"), Yuina Itō as Ichiko, Hina Yomiya as Fū, Hitomi Ueda as Tokage, Ai Kayano as Yuki, Chika Anzai as Kukki, and Reina Kondo as Otomi.
The "girls comedy" anime centers on Masaki, a member of the NewTuber group "Harakiri Sisters," who gets fired because of a certain incident. Aiming for a comeback, Masaki meets Live. The two girls have different goals, but together, they make a high-tension comeback and aim to reach 1 million subscribers on NewTube.
The anime will reunite the main staff of the Ya Boy Kongming! anime, including director Shū Honma, scriptwriter Hideaki Shirasaka, and studio P.A. Works. Ryōta Arima (chief animation director for The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬) is adapting Tsukasa Kotobuki's (Saber Marionette J, Cyberteam in Akihabara) original character designs for animation. "Dōga Tōkō Shōjo" (Video Submission Girls) is credited with the original work.
The cast includes:
Shōya Chiba as Kai
Kana Ichinose as Rinne
Haruka Shiraishi as Jeanne
Seiichirō Yamashita as Ashran
Sayumi Suzushiro as Saki
Lynn as Farin
Hana Hishikawa as Reiren
Tatsuma Minamikawa (Fire Force TV 2, Wave, Listen to Me!) is directing the anime at project No.9. Satoru Sugizawa (Love After World Domination) is overseeing the series scripts, and Hiromi Kato (Goblin Slayer II, A Returner's Magic Should Be Special) is adapting neco's original character designs for animation.
Unlucky Morpheus is performing the opening theme song "Sekai Rinne" (World Reincarnation). SUSU is performing the first ending theme song "Togirenaide" (Don't Stop), URBANGARDE is performing the second ending "Ai, Amnesia" (Love, Amnesia), and ELFENSJóN is performing the third ending "UMBRA."
The anime stars:
- Kaito Ishikawa as Haga
- Hinaki Yano as Nikola
- Reiji Kawashima as Amano
- Rie Takahashi as Akira
- Daisuke Ono as Jin
- Kishō Taniyama as Sakai
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Suzuki
- Natsumi Murakami as Namiko
- Kentarō Kumagai as Kuro-chan
- Kentaro Itō sa Shachō
- Kenichirō Matsuda as Sumida
- Chiemi Tanaka as Kana
Ani-One Asia describes the anime:
Clayborne Island is a place where five small nations jostle against each other, constantly embroiled in skirmishes. Among them is the smallest and most peaceful, the Kingdom of Bayle... in a modest village on the outskirts of this frontier lives a young girl named Nikola. One day, while gathering firewood as part of her daily routine, she encounters a giant dragon. Just as the village is about to be attacked, a man named Haga arrives, claiming to be a member of the "King's Seeker," a secretive investigative squad. Nikola, who had never grown tired of her repetitive peaceful days, finds herself longing to follow Haga and step into the outside world. Thus, she sets out to discover the true nature of this world.
Kei Umabiki (ClassicaLoid season 2) is directing the anime at 100Studio and Studio Palette. Shogo Yasukawa (Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma anime franchise, Hyperdimension Neptunia) is both overseeing and writing the series scripts, and Shigeo Akahori (Texhnolyze, sub character design for Record of Ragnarok) is designing the characters for animation.
Kenichi Tajiri (Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie) is the art director. Sakie Suzuki (I'm Quitting Heroing) is handling color design. Ayako Otsuki (The tale of outcasts) is the director of photography. Emi Onodera (Himouto! Umaruchan) is editing, and Takeshi Takadera (Yowamushi Pedal) is directing the sound.
The anime will star:
Takuya Eguchi as Legendary Final Climax BOM
Yoshino Aoyama as End of the World
Sōma Saitō as Ukkari Hachibee
Yū Serizawa as Golden Retriever
Kōtarō Nishiyama as Uninvited Guest
Shinichirō Kamio as Wizard
Wataru Komada as Cursed Guitar Case
Wataru Hatano as God Eye
Daiki Kobayashi as Invisible Stalker / Perm Stripe
Yoshiki Nakajima as Mohican Dot
Masa Mori (Kaishain, Obey Me!, A Turtle's Shell Is a Human's Ribs) is directing and writing the anime. Katsuya Kitano is also writing the script along with Mori. Studio Outrigger is planning and producing the project, and agency 81 Produce is cooperating on production. Eguchi is credited with the original character designs. Kyōhei Matsuo is composing the music.
In the anime, there exists a floating island in the ocean called Egu Island. On the island, the only entertainment is a songstress named "End of the World." The inhabitants of the island spend their days entranced by her singing. But one day their lives are upended by the disappearance of End of the World. Afterward, the island overflows with anger, doubt, and anxiety. A great war breaks out over End of the World and the Egumi Legacy.
Source: Ani-One Asia's Facebook page (link 2, link 3, link 4, link 5, link 6)
