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New Gakkou Gurashi! Anime Visual & Opening Theme Previewed

The official website of the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Norimitsu Kaihou and Sadoru Chiba’s Gakkou Gurashi! (School-Live!) manga has revealed a brand new visual for the July TV anime. In addition, a preview of the opening theme of the anime has also been released.

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A music video of the main opening theme of the Gakkou Gurashi! anime has been revealed and gives us a small preview of the song. The song itself is titled Friend Shitai and is sung by the main cast of the anime. The Ending theme song itself will be Harmonize Clover performed by Japanese singer Maon Kurosaki.

The Gakkou Gurashi! anime will begin its broadcast from July 9th on Tokyo MX at 11:30pm JST. The anime will also air an hour later at 12:30am JST on Sun TV and BS11.

The anime’s website has revealed Gakkou Gurashi!‘s main cast, which includes:

  • Inori Minase (Chino Kafuu in Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?) will be voicing Yuki Takeya


 

  • Ari Ozawa (Chiyo Sakura in Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun) is voicing Kurumu Ebisuzawa


 

  • Mao Ichimichi (Kazumi Schlierenzauer from Gokukoku no Brynhildr) as Yuuri Wakasa


 

  • Rie Takahashi (Akane Uchida in Shirobako) voices Miki Naoki


 

  • Ai Kayano (Menma from AnoHana) will voice Megumi Sakura


 

  • Emiri Katou (Kyuubey from Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) will voice Taromaru

The first staff members of the production crew were earlier unveiled and consists of:

  • Director: Masaomi Ando (White Album 2, Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse)
  • Series Composer: Norimitsu Kaihou (Manga’s Creator)
  • Anime Character Designer: Haruko Iizuka (Little Busters!, Tamayura)
  • Animation Studio: Studio Lerche (Fate/Prototype, Assassination Classroom)

The latest issue of Megami magazine also revealed a new image for the upcoming anime:

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Gakkou Gurashi! (School-Live!) is a cute, slice of life manga series written by Norimitsu Kaihou and illustrated by Sadoru Chiba that started in 2012. Kaihou is a writer from the visual novel developer Nitro+. The series is currently being serialized in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine. To date, there have been 4 compiled volumes.

Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:

Takeya Yuki is in love with the school. For her, it’s a wonderful place, where she enjoys her school activities, especially the activities of her club, the School Life Club. The club has Rii-chan as the president, Kurumi-chan as another member, and the teacher, Megu-nee, always there for them. Yes, she is in love with her school… in her mind. Because, for her, the reality of the school and their club’s activities is way too hard to be perceived…

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The Gakkou Gurashi! TV anime will be airing from July 9th at 11:30pm JST on Tokyo MX, during the Summer 2015 anime season. Further information about the anime will be revealed in the following weeks.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://gakkougurashi.com/
And follow their Twitter: @gakkou_gurashi

 
Source Article and Images – Gakkou Gurashi! Anime Website
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