Chinese online media site iQiyi has revealed that the TV anime adaptation of Ichigo Takano’s Oranga manga will run for a total of 13 episodes.
Details about the home video releases of the anime have also been revealed. There will be a total of 7 Blu-ray and DVD volumes, retailing for ¥6,800 (~ US$67.80) and ¥5,800 (~ US$57.80), without tax, respectively. The contents of each volume have yet to be revealed. The release schedule consists of:
- Volume 1: September 14th
- Volume 2: October 12th
- Volume 3: November 16th
- Volume 4: December 14th
- Volume 5: January 18th
- Volume 6: February 22nd
- Volume 7: March 15th
Episodes of the Orange anime air every Monday at 12:00am JST on Tokyo MX and ATX. The anime also airs on Mondays on BS11 at 12:30am JST and on Aichi TV at 1:05am JST.
The main cast and character designs of the anime are as follows:
- Kana Hanazawa (Kanade Tachibana from Angel Beats!) as Naho Takamiya
- Seiichirou Yamashita (Takahiro Mizuno in Walkure Romanze) voicing as Kakeru Naruse
- Makoto Furukawa (Saitama in One Punch-Man) is going to voice Hiroto Suwa
- Natsumi Takamori (Mei Misaki from Another) will voice Azusa Murasaka
- Rika Kinugawa (Liddy Steinberg from Hundred) voices Takako Chino
- Kazuyuki Okitsu (Jonathan Joestar in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure) voices as Saku Hagita
The first members of the anime’s production staff were revealed and includes:
- Director: Hiroshi Hamasaki (Steins;Gate, Terra Formars)
- Series Composer: Yuuko Kakihara (Chihayafuru 2, Persona 4: The Animation)
- Anime Character Designer: Nobuteru Yuuki (Space Battleship Yamato 2199, Xenosaga)
- Animation Studio: TMS Entertainment (Yowamushi Pedal, Detective Conan), Telecom Animation Film (Aikatsu!, Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation)
The Opening theme song of the anime is Hikari no Hahen by Yu Takahashi and the Ending theme is the song Mirai from Kobukuro.
Here is the first promotional video of Orange:
The second PV:
And PV 3:
Orange is a romance school manga written and illustrated by Ichigo Takano. The series began in 2012 and ended in 2015 for a total of 5 compiled volumes. It was published in Shueisha’s Bessatsu Margaret magazine in its initial year but moved to Futabasha’s Monthly Action magazine in the following year. The manga was adapted into a live action film in 2015, being directed by Mitsujirō Hashimoto and starring Tao Tsuchiya. There will be a one shot special being published in April.
Here is the series synopsis on MAL:
One day, Takamiya Naho receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named Naruse Kakeru.
The Naho from ten years later repeatedly states that she has many regrets, and she wants to fix these by making sure the Naho from the past can make the right decisions—especially regarding Kakeru. What’s more shocking is that she discovers that ten years later, Kakeru will no longer be with them. Future Naho asks her to watch over him closely.
A TV anime adaptation for Orange airs every Monday at 12:00am JST on Tokyo MX, during the Summer 2016 anime season. The anime will run for a total of 13 episodes.
You can visit the anime’s website here: http://orange-anime.com/
And follow the anime on Twitter: @AnimationOrange
Source Article - Orange Anime Website
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