The Hakuoki series will be expanding into the silly realm in the spring as we learned previously, doing something a number of shows do with the Hakuouki ~Otogi Soushi~ short-form comedy work. While we’re a ways off from its debut, a TV spot has arrived for the show to give fans a taste of the look and sound of it with a sliver of the theme song. The property, which is based on the games of the same name, has had a couple of TV works and feature film so an expansion into the realm of the cute is no surprise. The premise is that it’s going to tell tales of the characters peaceful everyday life and how that will often blow up in their faces.
It was previously revealed that the original cast from the prior works will be rprising their roles:
Chizuru Yukimura: Houko Kuwashima
Toshizo Hijikata: Shinichiro Miki
Souji Okita: Showtaro Morikubo
Hajime Saito: Kousuke Toriumi
Heisuke Todo: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Sanosuke Harada: Kouji Yusa
Isami Kondo: Toru Ohkawa
Keisuke Yamanami: Nobuo Tobita
Shinpachi Nagakura: Tomohiro Tsuboi
Genzaburo Inoue: Norio Kobayashi
Susumu Yamazaki: Takayuki Suzuki
Kai Shimada: Takeshi Ooba
Kashitaro Ito: Ryusaku Chijiwa
Kyuju Amagiri: Ryu Yamaguchi
Kyo Shiranui: Hiroaki Yoshida
Kaoru Nagumo: Hazumi Ito
Senhime: Ayano Ishikawa
Kimigiku: Akiko Katsuta
Sentai Filmworks has licensed and released the origina TV series works in North America.
Plot concept: The protagonist, Yukimura Chizuru, is the daughter of a doctor who works in Edo. The father leaves Edo to work as a volunteer doctor and moves to Kyoto without his daughter. As time passes by, Chizuru starts worrying about losing contact with her father, so she decides to go to Kyoto in search of him. On the way, Chizuru is attacked by few criminals and witnesses a fight between an oni and the Shinsengumi. Taking her into custody and saving her, the Shinsengumi debate on what to do with Chizuru when they discover that she is the daughter of the doctor they are also looking for. So they decide to become Chizuru’s protectors and help her look for her father (the doctor). Lots of events happen while she stays with the Shinsengumi, as they discover mysterious secrets and also fight against the Bakumatsu group. The story is overall romantic with a historical and political background.
