Maesetsu!
Maesetsu!: Opening Act (まえせつ!) is an upcoming original Japanese anime television series co-animated by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ. The series is scheduled to premiere in October 2020, while a manga adaptation by Hato Kannazuki began serialization on July 27, 2020 in Monthly Comic Alive.
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Manga | |
Illustrated by | Hato Kannazuki |
Published by | Media Factory |
Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | July 27, 2020 – present |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Yuu Nobuta |
Written by | Touko Machida Shōta Gotō Joe Itou |
Music by | Satoru Kōsaki Oliver Good Keita Inoue |
Studio | Studio Gokumi AXsiZ |
Licensed by | Funimation |
Original run | October 2020 – scheduled |
Characters
Tokonatsu
- Fubuki Kitakaze (北風ふぶき, Kitakaze Fubuki)
- Voiced by: Aguri Ōnishi[1]
- Mafuyu Kogarashi (凩まふゆ, Kogarashi Mafuyu)
- Voiced by: Naomi Ōzora[1]
R凸
- Rin Araya (新谷りん, Araya Rin)
- Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi[1]
- Nayuta Asōgi (朝生祇なゆた, Asōgi Nayuta)
- Voiced by: Sakura Nakamura[1]
Tsundora
- Manatsu Kogarashi (凩まなつ, Kogarashi Manatsu)
- Voiced by: Yūki Takada[1]
- Kanae Kanari (金成かなえ, Kanari Kanae)
- Voiced by: Nozomi Furuki[1]
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Media
Manga
A manga adaptation illustrated by Hato Kannazuki launched in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alive on July 27, 2020.[2]
Anime
On July 10, 2019, Kadokawa announced that an original anime television series involving scriptwriter Shōta Gotō and Kagami Yoshimizu, the author of Lucky Star, is in production.[3] The series is animated by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ, with Yuu Nobuta as director. Touko Machida, Shōta Gotō and Joe Itou are writing the scripts, Katsuzo Hirata is designing the characters, and Satoru Kōsaki, Oliver Good and Keita Inoue are composing the series' music.[4] The series was originally scheduled to premiere in July 2020,[5] but was delayed to October due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] Funimation acquired the series, and will stream it on its website in North America and the British Isles, and on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand.[7]
References
- "Kadokawa's Original Maesetsu! Anime Reveals Cast". Anime News Network. November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- Mateo, Alex (July 28, 2020). "Hato Kannazuki's Maesetsu! Manga Launches". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
- "Kadokawa Reveals Maesetsu! Original Anime With Lucky Star Creator Kagami Yoshimizu". Anime News Network. July 10, 2019. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
- "High School Fleet's Yuu Nobuta Directs Original Maesetsu! Anime". Anime News Network. November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2019.
- "Maesetsu! Anime Premieres This Summer". Anime News Network. March 7, 2020. Retrieved March 7, 2020.
- "Maesetsu! Anime Delayed to October Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. May 22, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2020.
- Whisennand, Haley (July 3, 2020). "Laugh Your Way Into the Entertainment World With Maesetsu! Opening Act This Fall on Funimation". Funimation. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
External links
- Anime official website (in Japanese)
- Maesetsu! (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia