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Strawberry Prince Member Jel's Toi-san Anime Film Unveils Staff, July 18 Debut in Teaser
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The official website for the anime Toi-san wa Seishun Shitai! "Baka to SmaPho to Romance to" (Toi-san Wants to Live in Her Youth! "A Fool, a Smartphone, and Romance") title, staff, returning cast, and July 18 opening date:
The other staff include:
- Sound Director: Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning-)
- Publicity Producer: Dropkick on My Devil! )
As in the previous short anime, Jel plays both himself and Akane Toi in the film. The characters Jel and Toi-san also sing the opening theme song "Meccha Tooi! featuring Jel & Toi-san" (Totally Far Away!), and Yabai T-shirts-ya-san band member Takuya Koyama wrote the song's lyrics and music.
Nanamori. is also in charge of planning and is executive producing the film.
The Toi-san comedy video series of launched with a video on TikTok, and other platforms. The school comedy series centers on a female high school student named Akane Toi, who meets a handsome classmate named Jel on her first day at school.
The Toi-san franchise also includes an official English study book and a novel.
The Strawberry Prince boy band themselves have their own anime film adaptation. The opened in Japan on July 19, 2024. The group also starred in the film's voice cast.
The group formed in 2016 and grew in popularity with videos on streaming sites. They have since inspired a smartphone game, embarked on regular concert tours that have expanded to five arenas nationwide, and made their debut on Kōhaku Uta Gassen ("Red and White Song Contest"), Japan's most-watched music television program, in December 2023.
Strawberry Prince performed theme songs for the Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress anime. of the group also provide voices for Yo-kai Gakuen.
Sources: Strawberry Prince's website, Comic Natalie
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