So, what does happen at a bureau of supernatural investigation, anyway?
Earlier today, the official Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation (Muhyo to Roji no Mahōritsu Sōdan Jimusho) anime website updated with a teaser trailer.
The 90-second promo introduces the base story elements and concepts, with character dialogue providing narration. Closing Theme song Hotohashiru by ORESAMA kicks in at the 46-second mark.
Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation hits Japanese TV on August 3. The full broadcast schedule is as follows (All times JST):
- BS SKY PerfecTV!: 8/3/2018 at 21:30 (8/3/2018 at 9:30PM)
- Animax: 9/3/2018 at 19:00 (9/3/2018 at 7:00PM)
Animax will also air a “making of” special on September 2.
Nobuhiro Kondo (Sgt. Frog, Nobunagun) was tapped to direct the show at Studio DEEN, with Kouichiro Kawano providing character designs. Yasuyuki Suzuki (Naruto Shippūden) is in charge of series composition for the project.
SCREEN mode will perform opening theme song Gifted.
(c) Nishiyuki Nishi / Shueisha · Muhyoloji Production Committee
The series will star the following:
- Tōru Muhyō: Ayumu Murase
- Jirō “Roji” Kusano: Yuu Hayashi
- Soratsugu Madoka: Hiroshi Kamiya
- Yōichi Himukai: Tetsuya Kakihara
- Nana Takenouchi: Iori Nomizu
- Page Klaus: Wataru Hatano
- Reiko Imai: Mitsuki Saiga
- Rio Kurotori: Satomi Akesaka
- Yū “Biko” Abiko: Rie Kawamura
Yoshiyuki Nishi’s Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation ran in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump from December 2004 through March 2008. The title spans eighteen collected volumes. Viz Media currently holds the domestic rights to the title, which they describe as:
Are you the victim of unwanted spirit possession? Is there a ghost you need sent up and away… or down to burn for all eternity? If the answer is yes, than you need Muhyo and Roji, experts in magic law. Serving justice to evil spirits is their specialty.
Source: Otakomu
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