The official website of the anime adaptation of Sou Yayoi’s ReLIFE web manga has revealed the first two cast members in the upcoming series.
The two revealed cast members include:
- Kensho Ono (Slaine Troyard from Aldnoah.Zero) joins the cast to voice Arata Kaizaki
- Ai Kayano (Menma from AnoHana) is voicing Chizuru Hishiro
TMS Entertainment (Yowamushi Pedal, Detective Conan) will produce the upcoming anime. The cast for main characters Arata Kaizaki and Chizuru Hishiro will be announced in the volume. Additional information will also be revealed at the series’ event on Anime Japan, on March 26.
Here is the series’ new visual:
Here is the announcement video for the anime:
ReLIFE is a romance slice of life web manga written and illustrated by Sou Yayoi. The series began in late 2013 being released on NHN PlayArt’s comico web application. The series has a total of 4 compiled volumes, with the 5th volume releasing on February 12. The first two volumes of the manga has more than 450,000 copies in circulation. The series will also be adapted into a live action stage play.
Here is the series synopsis from MAL:
The story follows Kaizaki Arata, a 27-year-old jobless man, who fails at every job interview he had after quitting his last company. His life changes after he met Yoake Ryou of the ReLife Research Institute, who offered him a drug that can change his appearance to 17-years-old and to become a subject in an experiment for one year. Thus, he begins his life as a high school student once more.
The ReLIFE anime adaptation is currently scheduled to be broadcasted this year. Additional information will be revealed with the manga’s 5th volume and at the live event at Anime Japan on March 26.
You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.comico.jp/special/index.nhn?docno=2 Source Article – Anime News Network
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