The creditless opening theme video for the television anime of Noho’s Tonari no Yōkai-san (The Yōkai Next to Me) manga is now available for streaming on the official website.
The video showcases the opening song “Obake Himawari” (Ghost Sunflower) by Pii.
Tonari no Yōkai-san is set to debut on the late-night “Animazing!!!” block on ABC TV, TV Asahi, and 22 affiliates on April 6 at 2:00 a.m. JST (which translates to April 7, or April 6 at 1:00 p.m. EDT).
Here is the cast of Tonari no Yōkai-san:
- Asaki Yuikawa portrays Mutsumi Sugimoto (Mu-chan) in a delightful manner.
- Ryosuke Higa portrays the character Jirōbō Enkazan (Jirō), while Yūki Kaji takes on the role of Buchio Ōishi.
- Jin Urayama portrays Tazenbō Fuchibiyama.
- Yō Taichi portrays Yuri Tachibana
- Kenji Hamada portrays the character Taichi Tanaka.
- Takumi Ōishi is portrayed by Mutsumi Tamura.
- Yuko Sanpei portrays the character Ryō Sano, while Megumi also appears in the show. Han, also known as Rein Nakagawa
- Yūko Kaida portrays the character Hayachiyo, while Satoshi Mikami takes on the role of Gorōzaemon Sanmoto.
- Ayako Kawasumi portrays Suzu Sakaki, while Tatsumaru Tachibana takes on the role of Benmaru Kobayashi (Betobeto-san).
Tokuyoshi Kawashima portrays Chiaki Nishiya (Wagen), while Hideyuki Tanaka takes on the role of Kazuhiko Nishiya.
Aimi Yamauchi, from the Salaryman’s Club, is in charge of directing the anime at LIDEN FILMS. Tomoko Konparu has worked on popular series such as Blue Spring Ride and Cherry Magic!
The Tonari no Yōkai-san series scripts are being handled by the talented writer, Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard, and the character designs are being created by the skilled artist, Shigemitsu Abe
Additional members of the staff include:
- Prop Design: Nobuhiro Andō
- Art Director: Kenta Tsuboi
- Artist: Emiko Onodera is known for her vibrant use of color.
- Director of Photography: Naho Hasegawa
- Music: Avex Music Creative, Blue Bird’s Nest Sound Director: Daiki Hachimaki
- Production: ABC Animation
- Aoi Kubo has been chosen to perform the ending theme song “Iro no Naka” (Inside the Color).
Amazon announced the release of an anime adaptation in March 2022, alongside the manga’s fourth and final volume.
The volume was shipped in April 2022. A two-volume side story of the manga has been released, with the first volume shipping on August 18.
The manga was first serialized on Twitter in 2018, and later on the Mato Grosso website by East Press.
The manga is set in a peaceful rural town, where yōkai, humans, and gods coexist. It beautifully portrays their carefree, heartwarming, and occasionally enigmatic lives.
In the manga’s first story, a 20-year-old cat named Buchio undergoes a surprising transformation into a mythical Nekomata creature. Buchio is concerned about the sudden transformation into a yōkai creature. With the help of Yuri, a shape-shifting fox, they enroll in a “Bakegaku” academy for creatures.
Source: Website of the Tonari no Yōkai-san anime
