Kodoani.com – Main website for anime television series adapted from manga “A Girl & Her Guard Dog” (Ojō to Banken-kun) by author Hatsuharu began posting a promotional video ahead of the anime premiere. The trailer revealed the anime’s ending song titled “Magie×Magie” performed by Kitō.
The anime is scheduled to premiere Thursday on TOKYO MX, Yomiuri TV and BS Asahi channels. The anime’s production team initially announced that the film would premiere in October. The first two episodes of the anime were previewed in Japan on September 3 at the United Cinemas Toyosu theater in Tokyo.
Manga “A Girl & Her Guard Dog” tells the story of Isaku, a girl who never wanted to become the daughter of a yakuza boss. However, after the death of her parents in a car accident when she was 5 years old, her yakuza grandfather took her in and raised her as a member of the family. After years of experiencing being avoided by his school friends due to family ties, Isaku finally decides to debut in high school and begin a normal life, even finding love… for until a loyal family servant and devoted guardian, 26-year-old Keiya, appears at the high school by her side. Keiya vows to protect her from everything. And now, she has to face an armor-wearing, pistol-wielding hero who runs the high school?
The anime’s cast and production team include:
Akari Kitō voice Isaku Senagaki Yuichiro Umehara voice Keiya Utō Junya Enoki voice Mikio Tanuki Mai Nakahara voice Kaori Sekiya
In addition, the anime project also has the participation of teams such as:
Art director: Lin Ge (Studio Tulip) General photography director: Shigeki Asakawa (Rare Trick) Editor: Michi Takigawa (REAL-T) Sound director: Fumiyuki Go Sound effects: Yui Ando Production music: Pony Canyon
The manga “A Girl & Her Guard Dog” launched in Shogakukan’s Bessatsu Friend magazine in December 2018. The manga is currently ongoing. Volume 7 of the manga will be published on October 10 in Japan.
Hatsuharu is also known for other works such as “Piece” and “Can I Kiss You Every Day?”
