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Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will release an English dub of Riichirou Inagaki's television anime series and that Ryōichi Ikegami's Trillion Game Manga will premiere on Thursday.
The English voice cast includes:
Jason Lord is the voice director and Susie Nixon is the producer. Heather Walker adapted the script. Andrew Tipps is the sound mixer and Victor Acosta is the sound engineer.
The anime premieres October 3 on TV in Japan and on streaming services with the first two episodes. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, Middle East, and CIS. The anime will air for two consecutive seasons (a quarter of a year), spanning half a year.
Yūzō Satō (Kaiji) is directing the anime at Madhouse. Ryunosuke Kingetsu (Police in a Pod) will oversee the series' scripts. Kei Tsuchiya (Police in a Pod) designed the characters. Takurō Iga (Asteroid in Love) is composing the music. &TEAM performed the opening theme song “Beat the Odds” and Klang Ruler performed the ending theme song “Unbelievable”.
The manga focuses on the carefree Haru and the serious Gaku, two men who plot to make trillions of dollars so they can buy anything they want in the world. Haru is an eloquent, persuasive, and confident speaker, which allows him to gain the love of anyone. Gaku is a clumsy but highly skilled programmer. The two were schoolmates in middle school and reunited when Gaku's application to a banking company was rejected.
Inagaki (Eyeshield 21, Dr. Stone) and Ikegami (Crying Freeman) launched the manga in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine in December 2020. Shogakukan published the manga's ninth compiled book volume on April 30. . Viz Media licensed the manga. The manga has sold more than 1.5 million copies.
The manga inspired a live-action series adaptation that premiered on TBS and its affiliated channels in July 2023. Ren Meguro of idol group Snow Man plays main character Haru Tennōji , while Hayato Sano plays Manabu”Gaku”Taira. Netflix is streaming the film. The series is also getting a live-action film that will premiere on February 14, 2025. The film will feature the returning cast.
Source: Crunchyroll (Liam Dempsey)
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