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Together with the presentation at Aniplex Online Fest 2024, the official website for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Afro 's ( Laid-Back Camp author) mono manga released a character visual and trailer featuring the protagonist, Satsuki Amamiya. The event also announced that the TV anime is set to premiere in 2025. The clip revealed Satsuki Amamiya's character voice played by Haruna Mikawa (Rin Kagawa in When Will Ayumu Make His Move? ) for the first time. "When I found out that I could participate the anime as Satsuki-chan, I was just so happy," said Mikawa. "I had a lot of fun from the audition stage, so I am now excited about the many fun things that are going to happen in the future. In playing the role of Satsuki-chan, I am going to live my life just as I am, being honest and true to myself, and not forgetting to be fresh and sparkling in everything I do.

Alicia’s life turns upside down when she gets her wish to become the “villainess,” but it isn’t all she seems when people can’t stop liking her! Kadokawa revealed the first major details of the upcoming anime adaptation of the Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo light novel series, written by Izumi Okido, including the first trailer and visual, October broadcast month and main cast and staff members. The trailer also announces that Kanna Nakamura (Urushi Yaotome in When Will Ayumu Make His Move? ) will be voicing the lead “villainess” Williams Alicia and Kaito Ishikawa (Tobio Kageyama in Haikyu!! ) will be voicing Seeker Duke. Related: Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo TV Anime Announces 2024 Premiere The Rekishi ni Nokoru Akujo ni Naru zo anime is directed by Yuji Yanase ( By the Grace of the Gods ) at Maho Film, with series composition written by Sawako Hirabayashi ( Wolf...

A second key visual is here for the Mission: Yozakura Family TV anime along with info on the ending theme song. The series is set to premiere on April 7, 2024, and episodes will close to the tune of the "fam!" ending theme performed by CHiCO, with music by Ai Otsuka (aio). Mission: Yozakura Family 2nd Key Visual Mirai Minato is directing and handling series composition for the Silver Link production. Other key staff members include character designer and chief animation director Mizuki Takahashi ( Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation ), art director Hideto Nakahara ( When Will Ayumu Make His Move? ), sound director Toru Kanegae ( Pop Team Epic ), 3D director Makoto Endo ( Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex ), color designer Manami Yamaguchi ( Tearmoon Empire ), editor Yuji Kondo ( Sword Art Online Alicization ), director of photography Atsushi Sato (Studio Shamrock) and composers Koji Fujimoto and Osamu Sasaki (Sus4 Inc.). The manga, created by Hitsuji Gondaira, is...

Horimiya: Pieces served as a prequel to the original anime series. Bonus seasons work best for slice-of-life and comedy anime series that don't follow a linear story. Anime studios should exercise caution when creating bonus seasons, and be careful not to use them as a solution to rushed storytelling.

Many Japanese manga series only get one or two 12-episode seasons on the airwaves, which is especially true for slice-of-life manga series or iyashikei series like Laid-Back Camp or Flying Witch. In some cases, a franchise's anime adaptation is really just an extended preview of the much longer manga series, and Horimiya was like that as well. In just one 13-episode season, the anime went from Izumi Miyamura and Kyoko Hori falling in love to them graduating high school.

That's when the second season aired, titled Horimiya: Pieces. The idea was that this second 13-episode season would include many of the scenes,...