posted on 2024-08-30 05:00 EDT by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Happinet revealed a new key visual, cast members, and the October 2 premiere date for the television anime of Yone Sawata's Acro Trip manga on Friday.
Image courtesy of Happinet© 佐和田米/集英社・「アクロトリップ」製作委員会
The newly announced cast are (character name romanizations are not confirmed):
Takehito Koyasu as Hugh, a member of the evil organization Fossa Magna Image courtesy of Happinet© 佐和田米/集英社・「アクロトリップ」製作委員会
Kōichi Sōma as Ojii-chan/Suikyō Date, Chizuko's grandfather Image courtesy of Happinet© 佐和田米/集英社・「アクロトリップ」製作委員会
Yūji Kameyama as Kuma Kaijin, a mysterious entity created by Chroma Image courtesy of Happinet© 佐和田米/集英社・「アクロトリップ」製作委員会
The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX and BS NTV on October 2, and on AT-X on October 3.
Image courtesy of Happinet© 佐和田米/集英社・「アクロトリップ」製作委員会
The anime stars:
Miku Itō as Chizuko Date Nobunaga Shimazaki as Chroma Inori Minase as Berry Blossom/Kaju Noichigo Kengo Kawanishi as Mashirou Showtaro Morikubo as Baryū Ōmizo Miharu Hanai as Kokoa Chiharu Sawashiro as TsukiAyumu Kotake (Pet assistant director) is directing the anime at Voil. Shinichi Inotsume (PERSONA 5 the Animation) is in charge of series composition. Toshie Kawamura (Yes! Precure 5) is designing the characters.
Additional staff members are:
Prop Design: Eriko Kubokawa Art Design: Tomoyasu Fujise Art Director: Miwa Kawasaki Color Design: Miho Hasegawa Compositing Director of Photography: Kento Kida Editing: Keisuke Yanagi Sound Director: Ryō Tanaka Sound Production: Ai Addiction Music: TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND Music Production: King RecordsInori Minase, who voices the character Berry Blossom/Kaju Noichigo in the series, will perform the opening theme song titled "Fragum" (Latin for strawberry). KanoeRana will perform the ending theme song "Reversible Baby."
The comedy centers on Chizuko Date, an otaku girl who lives in a city in Niigata Prefecture. Chizuko is obsessed with Berry Blossom, the magical girl who protects the city. However, Chroma — the leader of the local evil organization Fossa Magna — is inept and weak, so hardly anyone else cares about Berry Blossom and Chroma's frequent battles anymore. Chizuko vows to shine a light on the magical girl's exploits — and this fervent desire takes this seemingly shy middle school girl down a dark path filled with strange folks ...
Sawata launched the manga in 2017 in Shueisha's Ribon magazine, and the series ended in December 2022. Shueisha published the manga's fifth and final compiled book volume in January 2023.
Source: Press release