Although brave Bang Braven! has finished airing, it will bring its time slot takeover series, A Condition Called Love, as a highlight in illustrating the epic collaboration between the two shows.
A Condition Called Love premiered in Japan on April 4, 2024 and is streaming on Crunchyroll and Netflix in select territories.
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Tomoe Makino (Aharen–san wa Hakarenai) is directing the anime, with Hitomi Amamiya (Chillin'in My 30s after Getting Fired from the Demon King Army) as scriptwriter and series writer, and Akiko Sato (co-designer). Trigun Stampede) is the character designer and Yamazo (Climb: Next Summit) is the composer. East Fish Studio is in charge of animation production for the series.
Meanwhile, the main voice cast includes:
• Kana Hanazawa as Hotaru Hinase • Chiaki Kobayashi as Saki Hanano • Yurika Kubo as Hibiki Asami • Maaya Sakamoto as Tsukiha Shibamura • Ryohei Kimura as Sohei Yao • Ryota Oosaka as Keigo Kurata
A Condition Called Love is based on the romantic comedy manga by Megumi Morino, which began serialization in Kodansha's Dessert on December 22, 2017. Fourteen tankobon volumes have been released as of November 2023, with a 15th volume to follow. launches April 12, 2024.
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Kodansha USA released the manga in English, with a brief description as follows:
Hotaru is a 16-year-old first-year high school student who is ambivalent about love, preferring instead to have an exciting life with her family and friends. So when she sees her school friend, Hananoi-kun, sitting in the snow after a messy, public breakup, she thinks nothing of offering to share her umbrella. But when he asks her out in the middle of class the next day, she can't help but feel that her life is about to change in a big way…
Brave Bang Braven! is an original anime series that aired in Japan from January 11, 2024 to March 28, 2024 with a total of 12 episodes.
Masami Oobari (Super Robot Taisen OG: The Inspector, Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture) directed the anime, with Keigo Koyanagi (The Rising of The Shield Hero) as writer, Koichi Motomura (Yotsunoha, Anohana) as character designer and Kamokamen (Wasureenu Majo no Monogatari) is the original character designer. MORUGA, Junya Ishigaki, Kanata Suzuki, Rihiro Yamane and Mizuki Sakura are the mechanical designers. CygamesPictures is an animation production company for anime.
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Meanwhile, the anime's voice cast includes:
• Ryota Suzuki as Isami Ao • Yohei Azakami as Lewis Smith • Saya Aizawa as Lulu • Yume Miyamoto as Hibiki Rio • Ai Kakuma as Miyu Kato • Kaori Maeda as Honoka Suzunagi • Yukiyo Fujii as Karen Aldrin • Nanako Mori as Nina Kowalski • Kenta Miyake as Hal King • Tomoyuki Shimura as Thomas J. Plumman
Crunchyroll is currently streaming Brave Bang Braven, with a brief description as follows:
In the future, humanity wages war using giant humanoid weapons called Titanostrides. Isami Ao of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Lewis Smith of the United States Marine Corps meet on the battlefield in Oahu, Hawaii. An attack by enemy aircraft, scattering their forces. To survive the battle and save their friends, the unsuspecting teammates must find the courage to defeat this new threat.