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Ya Boy Kongming! Anime's 1st Video Unveils More Cast, Ending Song, April 5 Debut
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The official website for the television anime of 96Neko.
Kaede Hondo stars in the show as the speaking voice of the musical artist Eiko Tsukumi, but 96Neko provides the character's singing voice. The other cast include:
- Shōya Chiba as Kabe-Taito, a gifted rapper dealing with past trauma
- Hibiku Yamamura as Nanami Kuon (singing voice not yet announced), Eiko's close friend and rival
- otaku who lends Kongming a hand)
As previously announced, Ryōtarō Okiayu plays Zhuge Kongming.
The anime will premiere on April 5 on the NTV channels.
Other staff include:
- Prop Design: Hiromi Makino
- Art Director: Junichi Higashi
- Background Art: Yuuta Fujii
- Color Design: Asami Eguchi
- 3D Director: Motonari Ichikawa
- Director of Photography: Yoshimitsu Tomita
- Editing: Ayumu Takahashi
- Special Effects: Masahiro Murakami
- Sound Director: Satoki Iida
The manga launched on Weekly Young Magazine that the manga would also run in that magazine starting in the 52nd issue on November 22. The manga's seventh compiled volume shipped on November 18.
publishing the manga digitally in English on June 1. The company describes the manga:
General of the Three Kingdoms, Kongming had struggled his whole life, facing countless battles that made him into the accomplished strategist he was. So on his deathbed, he wished only to be reborn into a peaceful world... and was sent straight to modern-day party-central, Tokyo! Can even a brilliant strategist like Kongming adapt to the wild beats and even wilder party people?!
The sixth compiled volume of the manga released in English on December 7.
Sources: Ya Boy Kongming! anime's website, Comic Natalie
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