So, we’re going back to those halcyon days, when things were simple.
Earlier today, the official Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai (High School Pigs Don’t Dream of a Bunny Girl Upperclassman) anime website updated with a trailer, three cast members, and details on the show’s theme songs.
We break the details down below.
Trailer
The 95-second promo introduces the show’s story, using character dialogue to deliver the main plot beats. Theme song Kimi no Sei kicks in as a background track at the 16-second mark. Ending theme song Fukashigi no Karte starts up at the 59-second mark.
Cast
The series will add the following:
- Fumika Nanjō: Satomi Satou
- Saki Kamisato: Himika Akaneya
- Yūma Kunimi: Yūma Uchida
Theme Songs
The Peggies will perform opening theme song Kimi no Sei (Your Fault), while the show’s six female leads are slated to sing ending theme song Fukashigi no Karte (Mysterious Chart). Idol group Sweet Bullet will perform an insert song, titled BABY!.
The series will air on the following networks (all times JST):
- Tokyo MX: 10/6/2018 at 23:30 (10/6/2018 at 11:30PM)
- Gunma TV: 10/6/2018 at 23:30 (10/6/2018 at 11:30PM)
- Tochigi TV: 10/6/2018 at 23:30 (10/6/2018 at 11:30PM)
- BS11: 10/6/2018 at 23:30 (10/6/2018 at 11:30PM)
- ABC TV: 10/3/2018 at 26:15 (10/4/2018 at 2:15AM)
- Mete Tele: 10/6/2018 at 26:44 (10/7/2018 at 2:44AM)
Sōichi Masui (Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV, Chaika – The Coffin Princess) was tapped to direct the project at CloverWorks, with Satomi Tamura providing character designs. Masahiro Yokotani (Free! Eternal Summer, Sakura Quest) is in charge of series composition.
The show’s closing theme song, Fukashigi no Karte (Mysterious Chart), will be performed by the female leads. The song will receive a CD single, which ships to retailers on October 3.
Other confirmed crew members include:
- Assistant Director: Kazuya Iwata
- Chief Animation Director: Satomi Tamura
- Chief Animation Director: Akira Takata
- Art Director: Yukihiro Shibutani
- Prop Design: Akira Takata
- Art Design: Kazushi Fujii
- Color Setting: Asuka Yokota
- 3D Directors: Yūsuke Noma, Yūto Karasawa
- Director of Photography: Yoshihiro Sekiya
- 2D Work, Special Effects: Saya Uchiumi
- Editing: Akinori Mishima
- Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
- Music: fox capture plan
The series will star the following:
- Sakuta Azusagawa: Kaito Ishikawa
- Mai Sakurajima: Asami Seto
- Kaede Azusagawa: Yurika Kubo
- Tomoe Koga: Nao Tōyama
- Rio Futaba: Atsumi Tanezaki
- Nodoka Toyohama: Maaya Uchida
Hajime Kamoshida and illustrator Kēji Mizoguchi’s Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai light novel first hit Japanese retailers in April 2014. Seven volumes were released through December 2016.
The title received a manga adaptation by Kamoshida and illustrator Tsugumi Nanamiya, which launched in ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki G’s Comic in 2016. To date, one collected volume has been released, which hit stores in October 2016.
Sources: Animate Times
Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai Anime Gets Trailer & New Cast – Samantha Ferreira
