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Friday, February 2, 2024 saw the staff for Shigeyoshi Tsukahara and Twiflo’s upcoming Kurayukaba and Kuramerukagari anime films reveal additional cast and the film’s theme songs.
One of the most significant additions to the films from the cast announcements is the joining of Takeo Otsuka, best known as the voice of Oshi no Ko’s Aquamarine Hoshino.
Otsuka and others will join the Kurayukaba and Kuramerukagari anime films, with the former being the original work, while Kuramerukagari is called a spinoff full-length film. Likewise, the plot descriptions of the two films seemingly pegs the Kurayukaba as the first to watch, but that's unconfirmed.
Tsukahara is credited for the original story and screenplay of both films and also directs both. The Kurayukaba and Kuramerukagari anime films were produced as a result of two crowdfunding campaigns.
While the first was vastly successful and nearly tripled its financial goal, the second ended up falling more than 50% shy of its goal.
Kurayukaba and Kuramerukagari anime films add Attack on Titan’s Reiner, One Punch Man’s Tatsumaki, and more
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Newly announced cast members for the Kurayukaba and Kuramerukagari anime films include Yuki Sakakihara, Takeo Otsuka, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Nanako Mori and Aoi Yuki.
They play Yuya, a young boy who makes a living as a map sellor, Iseya, a young man who runs a rental bookstore and works as an information broken, Eiwa-jime, enforcer and face of the Komainu Yuryo Shokai store, Shiina, an investigator for a special agency, and Ameya, an informant who has a close relationship with Shiina and acts as an amezaiku vendor, respectively.
Sakakihara is likely best otherwise known as Robota in the Lycoris Recoil anime series, while Otsuka’s most recognizable role is as Oshi no Ko’s Aquamarine Hoshino.
Hosoya’s most recognizable role is likely as Attack on Titan’s Reiner Braun, with Mori’s being Buddy Daddies’ Misaki Unasaka. Last but certainly not the least, Yuki is likely best known as the voices of either One Punch Man’s Tatsumaki or as My Hero Academia’s Tsuyu Asui.
Additional cast includes Kanda Hakusan as Soutaro, Tomoyo Kurosawa as Tanne, Yu Serizawa as Saki, Setsuji Satoh as Command Team Leader, Sho Karino as Matsui, Ayane Sakura as Kagari and Raiko Sakamoto as Inarizaka.
As mentioned above, Tsukahara is credited for the original work and screenplay for both films, as well as serving as the director for both. The Kurayukaba and Kuramerukagari anime films are set to open in Japan on April 18.
Makaria is producing the Kurayukaba film, while Team OneOne is producing the Kuramerukagari. The Kurayukaba film won the Best Animated Feature in the Audience Awards category of the 27th annual Fantasia International Film Festival in August 2023.
Its screening in competition at this year’s Niigata International Animation Film Festival takes place from March 15-20, 2024.
Make sure to keep up with all anime, manga, film and live-action news as 2024 progresses.
