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Mamoru Oshii's VladLove Anime Previews Character Jinko Sumida
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The official Yōko Hikasa). The character is the "chairman of the Discipline Committee who is stubborn and inflexible."
The 12-episode anime was originally slated to debut this fall but was delayed due to the effects of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
The anime's previously announced cast includes:
- Ayane Sakura as Mitsugu Bamba
- Rina Hidaka as Mai Vlad Transylvania
- Romi Park as Chihiro Chimatsuri
- Maki Watabe
- Yōko Hikasa as Jinko Sumida
- Yū Kobayashi as Nami Unten
- Kanako Takatsuki as Kaoru Konno
- Kenta Miyake as Masumi Katsuno
- Kaito Ishikawa as Okada
- Ryūnosuke Watanuki as Kambara
- Tarō Kiuchi as Horita
- Hiroshi Iwasaki as Mai's dad
- Jouji Nakata as Mitsugu's pops
Vladlove's official website describes the anime:
Mitsugu Bamba is a high school girl who is crazy about donating her blood, to the point that she feels compelled to visit a local blood bank despite the unfriendly nurse. One day, Mitsugu encounters a beautiful girl there who looks like she has come from overseas. The girl is so pale that she appears ready to faint. Instead, she suddenly starts trashing the blood bank. The girl then loses consciousness and so Mitsugu takes her home...
Oshii is the executive director and is credited with the original work, and Monogatari Series key animator/episode animation director) is deg the characters.
Production I.G is credited for production cooperation. Ichigo Animation, the subsidiary of the Ichigo Japanese real estate and energy company, is funding the project to promote its Akiba Cultures Zone retail building in Tokyo's Akihabara district.
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence.
Frequent Oshii collaborator Chisami Itō are also ing the unit.
Source: Vladlove anime's YouTube channel
