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The popular manga Nijiiro Days, serialized in Bessatsu Margaret (Shueisha), will be adapted into an anime. This was announced in the September issue of Bessatsu Margaret, released on Aug. 11. A public site was also opened that same day and began releasing information. Information about the staff has also been released. Animation will be done by Production Reed, the general director will be Amino Tetsuro, and Okubo Tomohiko will be directing. Aki Itami will be the writer.
Minami Mizuno’s manga Nijiiro Days began its serialization in Bessatsu Margaret in 2012. It introduces four high school boys: Natsuki, Tomoya, Keiichi, and Tsuyoshi. The four boys don’t participate in club activities and also don’t really study, and are mainly interested in love. This story paints their youthful high school lives. There are currently nine volumes published. This work, which has earned the love of many teens, will be able to reach many more people as an anime.
Beginning with those four, the cast has also already been decided. With Yoshisugu Matsuoka as protagonist Natsuki Hashiba, Takuya Eguchi as Tomoya Matsunaga, Nobunaga Shimazaki as play Keiichi Katakura, and Koki Uchiyama as Tsuyoshi Naoe, four very popular voice actors have been gathered. Minami Tsuda will play the heroine Anna Kobayakawa, Yumi Uchiyama will play Mari Tsutsui, Shizuka Ishigami will play Yukiko Asai, and Ai Kayano will play Nozomi Matsunaga.
This cast is actually the same as in the drama CD included in the seventh volume’s special edition released in the fall of 2014. It’s a surprise to fans of the original work and an agreeable cast.
On the just-opened public site, the staff as well as cast comments are being published. Moreover, a DVD including interviews with the cast of the four main boys is being included with the October issue of Bessatsu Margaret to be released on Sept. 12. There are sure to be a lot of exciting details for fans.
[Cast Comments]
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Natsuki Hashiba):
“I’m excited this will be an anime! When I think about how I’ll be able to see Natsuki this time, I get really happy. I hope we’ll be able to make a really heart-pounding drama for everyone, and that I’ll be able to bring Natsuki to life as much as possible!”
Takuya Eguchi (Tomoya Matsunaga)
“As a fan, I’m also looking forward to what kind of story the anime will tell. I’m really looking forward to watching the Nijiiro Days world with everyone as it broadcasts! Please cheer us on!”
Nobunaga Shimazaki (Keiichi Katakura)
“I’m putting everything I can as a voice actor into making sure that this anime adaptation of a wonderful source work has meaning, so I hope that everyone enjoys Nijiiro Days!”
Koki Uchiyama (Tsuyoshi Naoe)
“I’m excited just like everyone else to see how the anime will go, but I hope that this work will meet everyone’s expectations. We’re doing our best, so we hope you enjoy it!”
Source: animeanime
