Official website of director Hiroko Utsumi and MAPPA’s original Bucchigiri anime?! revealed the show’s main cast and its January 13 premiere in the main trailer on Friday. The video below has English subtitles.
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Image via Bucchigiri?! anime website
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Anime stars:
Genki Okawa as Arajin Tomoshibi Masafumi Kobatake as Majin Senya Anna Nagase as Mahoro Yūsuke Hoshino as Matakara Asamine Jiro Saito as Kenichiro Yukihiro Nozuyama as Zabu Kappei Yamaguchi as Komao Nozomu Sasaki as Marito Ryōta Takeuchi as Outa Makoto Furukawa as Jabashiri Shouta Hayama as Hagure Chihiro Suzuki as Akutaro
Kroi will perform the opening theme song of the movie “Sesame”.
The anime”yankee x Arabian Nights” focuses on Arajin Tomoshibi, who reunites with his former best friend named Matakara Asamine. Their meeting begins a series of battles against powerful opponents.
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Crunchyroll will stream the anime as it airs.
In addition to directing, Utsumi is also credited as composing the original story with script supervisor and series writer Taku Kishimoto, MAPPA and TOHO. Takahiro Kagami serves as character designer and is one of the main animation directors along with Hiroyuki Saita and Kiminori Itō. Michiru Oshima is composing the music and Hiromi Kikuta is the sound director.
Utsumi and MAPPA previously worked together on the anime Banana Fish. Utsumi has also directed anime such as Free!-Iwatobi Swimming Club, Free! Eternal Summer and both seasons of the original Sk8 the Infinity anime.
Source: Bucchigiri?! anime website, Natalie Comics