While no season is set yet for its debut, more details have arrived regarding the Fushigina Somera-chan anime series. The official site has now updated to reveal the main cast for it, which includes a former AKB48 idol taking over the lead role. The cast now includes:
- Sayaka Nakaya as Somera Nonomoto
- Kaede Hondo as Kukuru Nonomoto
- Rika Momokawa as Shigeku Tendō
- Maria Naganawa as Ai Matsushima
The series will be directed by Itsuki Imazaki at studio Seven with Dream Creation overseeing the overall production, which they do for a number of short form series.
The work is based on the manga by Choborau Nyopomi, a four panel work that ran a few years back and completed with two volumes.
Plot concept: The story follows the everyday life of Somera Nonomoto who can use the strongest kenpo, Nonomoto Mahou-ken, which is inherited from her mother with her younger sister Kukuru.
[Source: ANN]