Anime Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote revealed its April 10 premiere date and new visuals on Wednesday featuring main duo Chika Watanabe (Yuhi Yugure) and Yumiko Sato (Yasumi Utatane).
Studio CONNECT is making the series with Hideki Tachibana as director. Keiichiro Uchi is handling the script and Shoko Takimoto is in charge of character design. Miku Ito, who plays Yumiko in the show, will also sing the opening song “Now On Air”, while Moe Toyota will play Chika. Other cast members include Ikumi Hasegawa as Otome Sakuranamiki and Nao Toyama as Mekuru Yubisaki.
The anime is based on the light novel written by Ko Nigatsu and illustrated by Saba Mizorure. The series began publication in February 2020 by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint and currently has nine volumes in circulation. The series also announced today that volume 10 is scheduled to release on April 10 while volume 11 is scheduled to release in June this year. Umemi Makimoto’s manga adaptation began in 2020 with a total of three volumes.
The Seiyuu TV anime Radio no Uraomote will tell the story of Yuuhi Yuugure and Yasumi Utatane, two high school voice actresses who happen to be in the same class. Both are weekly radio hosts. As classmates and voice actors, they show listeners their great friendship! At least, on the surface. In fact, the quiet girl Chika and the gyaru Yumiko are complete opposites and they absolutely cannot stand each other. Chaos and insults erupted. On air, they are best friends. Where will this tumultuous relationship lead them?
Source: Official website© 2023 Kou Nigatsu / KADOKAWA / Seiyuu Radio no Uraomote Production Committee