On Saturday, Netflix unveiled a teaser clip and a fresh graphic for the upcoming anime adaptation of Shigeru Mizuki's Akuma Kun comic. Four more cast members and other crew members are revealed in the teaser.
The cast members who were just revealed are:
Sanae Kazama, played by Ryoko Shiraishi, is Akuma Kun's mother.
Sanae's daughter Mio Kazama is played by Yumiri Hanamori.
Fairouz Ai as the demonic Gremory
Hina Asanagi, a college student who appears as a customer, is played by Yukiyo Fujii.
The newly announced staff members are:
- Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Sakae Shibuya (A Centaur's Life, Magical Girl Site)
- Art Director: Yumiko Kuga
- Color Key Artist: Kunio Tsujita
- Compositing Director of Photography: Takeo Ogiwara
- Magic Circle Design: Wataru Osakabe
- Music: Akio Izutsu (Phi-Brain - Kami no Puzzle)
As it is described by Netflix:
With the aid of some odd allies, the child in Akuma Kun attempts to build a civilization where mankind reaches its full potential and lives happily.
The new anime's plot takes place more than 30 years after the 1989–1990 anime's. Toshio Furukawa and Yko Mita, who previously voiced Mephisto II and Akuma I, respectively, come back from the previous anime. Furukawa performs Mephisto III as well. Akuma II / Ichir Umoregi, the protagonist, is voiced by Yuuki Kaji.
The principal director of the Akuma Kun anime project at Encourage Films is Junichi Sato (Aria franchise, Sailor Moon), while the series director is Fumitoshi Oizaki (A Centaur's Life, Romeo & Juliet). In 1989–1990, Sato directed the two films and TV animation Akuma-kun.The series scripts are being overseen by Hiroshi Ohnogi (2018 GeGeGe no Kitar, Noein - to your other self). Production is handled by Toei Animation.
This fall, Netflix will broadcast the brand-new animation simultaneously throughout the world.
The anime is one of four "big projects" honoring Shigeru Mizuki's birth 100 years ago. In 2015, Mizuki, who was 93 years old, passed away. A different endeavor is the anime movie Kitar Tanj: Gegege no Nazo (Kintar Birth: The Mystery of Gegege), which will debut on November 17.
An animation for television based on the manga ran from 1989 to 1990. The first two anime movies debuted in 1989 and 1990. Since 33 years have passed, there hasn't been a new anime. Numerous live-action adaptations were also influenced by the manga.
The original manga was drawn by Mizuki in 1963–1964; he also illustrated numerous subsequent series in the franchise in the 1970s and 1980s. The manga centers on the youngster "Akuma-kun," who harnesses the abilities of demons to keep the world peaceful.
Sources: Netflix Anime's Twitter account, Comic Natalie
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