posted on 2024-10-01 10:30 EDT by Alex Mateo
Echigoya plays Hone-chan, Takeuchi plays Gо̄-yan in October 6 series
The official website for the television anime adaptation of Maedakun's Puniru wa Kawaii Slime (Puniru is a Cute Slime) web manga series revealed two cast members on Tuesday:
Kōsuke Echigoya as Hone-chanImage via Puniru wa Kawaii Slime anime's website
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Shunsuke Takeuchi as Gо̄-yanImage via Puniru wa Kawaii Slime anime's website
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Image via Puniru wa Kawaii Slime anime's website© まえだくん/小学館/ぷにる製作委員会
The anime will premiere on October 6 at 11:45 p.m. on TV Tokyo and its affiliates.
The anime stars:
Yū Sasahara as Puniru Shūichirō Umeda as Kotarō Risa Shimizu as Mami Kirara Junya Enoki as Yūsuke Nanpa Yumiri Hanamori as Alice OkanegaYūshi Ibe (Tearmoon Empire) is directing the series at TOHO animation STUDIO. Michiko Yokote (Shirobako, Prison School, Cowboy Bebop, Rurouni Kenshin) is overseeing the series scripts, and Aya Tanaka (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II sub-character designer, chief animation director) is designing the characters.
Other staff includes:
Script: Michiko Yokote, Miharu Hirami, Rintarou Ikeda Art Director: Miu Miyamoto Color Design: Asami Kitsukawa Director of Photography: Haruka Gotō Editing: Misaki Enokida Music: Izumi Mori Sound Director: Yuji Tange Sound Production: Tohokushinsha Film CorporationThe romantic comedy manga tells the story of Kotarō, who created a slime and named it Puniru. Seven years pass, and Puniru transforms into a beautiful young lady.
Maedakun launched the manga in Shogakukan's "Shūkan Coro Coro Comics" ("Weekly Coro Coro Comics") online publication in March 2022. The manga ranked #4 in the Web Manga category of the "Next Manga Awards" (Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishō) in 2022. Shogakukan published the manga's sixth compiled book volume on September 27.
Sources: Puniru wa Kawaii Slime anime's website, Comic Natalie