Minami Tanaka, Madoka Asahina, many others join the voice cast
Kodoani.com – Aniplex began streaming a new promotional video on Sunday for the anime adaptation of the manga. In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki (Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Uchi) by Sōichirō Yamamoto. The video highlights the show’s full roster of 38 characters.
The anime’s official Twitter account has also revealed 5 more cast members in the past 5 days, including:
Minami Tanaka as Kikyō
Madoka Asahina as Uikyō
Moe Kahara as Hasu
Yūki Takada as Suzushiro
Yuka Nukui as Higuri
The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11 channels on April 9 at 24:00 (effectively April 10 at midnight), and will also run on MBS and Chukyo TV.
The comedy manga “kunoichi (female ninja) forbids boys” revolves around Tsubaki Kunoichi, the best student in her school. She lives in a women’s village with the rule that they are not allowed to interact with men. However, she has a curiosity about men that she cannot reveal.
Yūko Natsuyoshi plays the main character Tsubaki, the head of the Dog Team (Inu-Han).
The cast also includes:
Miyari Nemoto voices Sazanka, younger Dwarf Team member Tsubaki Sayumi Suzushiro voices Asagao, the complete opposite of Sazanka in terms of physique and personality Yumi Uchiyama voices Hana MAO as Konoha Aya Yamane voices Benisumomo Manaka Iwami voices Mizubashō Miyu Tomita voices Tōwata Marika Kōno voices Hinagiku Maria Naganawa voices Kubushi Yō Taichi voices Oniyuri Hina Yomiya voices Mokuren Hiyori Kono voices Hōsenka Yūki Hirose voices Tsuwabuki Kana Ichinose voices Tachiaoi Mayu Mineda voices Kondo Higuruma voices Hagi Ikumi Hasegawa voices Shion Hikaru Tohno voices Suzuran Aoi Koga voices Ajisai Mayu Minami voices Fuk Ayaka Nanase voices Itadori Misaki Watada voices Ume
The staff will reveal a new member daily for 35 consecutive days.
Takuhiro Kadochi (My Hero Academia episode director) is directing the series at CloverWorks. Konomi Shugo (Aikatsu Friends!, Tropical-Rouge! Precure) is in charge of the series’ scripts.
Yousuke Okuda (Is the order a rabbit?) is designing the characters.
Yūsuke Shirato (Kochoki, Lost Song) is composing the music.
Girl rock band The Peggies performed the opening theme song “Highlight – Mark.”
Aniplex is recruiting composers and artists to produce various versions of the Ending song “Akane-gumi Katsudō Nisshi ~Inuhan~.” The winners receive 90,000 yen (about US$795), and their theme song variations will be featured in the anime. The voice actors performed all versions of the endings.
Yamamoto’s (Teasing Master Takagi-san) manga launched in Gessan (Monthly Shonen Sunday) magazine in January 2018.
Theo: Kodoani.com
