A new anime adaptation back in November that’s in the works for 2017 with Alice to Zouroku, which is based n the manga series which began in 2012 and recently licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment. with a new announcement promo out, we know this is confirmed for an April 2017 debut on most of the main broadcast networks. The series is directed by Katsushi Sakurabi based on the series composition by Fumihiko Takayama. Character designs are handled by Kazunori Iwakura with JC Staff producing the animation.
The main cast has been revealed to include:
- Hitomi Ohwada as Sana Kashimura
- Akio Ootsuka as Zouroku Kashimura
The manga was created by Tetsuya Imai as part of the Tokuma Shoten magazine and saw print compilation back in early 2013 and it currently has seven volumes out as of this week. Imai’s previous works were with two Kodansha series with Bokura no Yoake and Hacks!
Plot concept: The story centers on a little girl called Sana, who is one of the children that holds the power of “Alice’s Dream,” an ability that enables her to materialize anything she imagines. After escaping a lab where she was a test subject, Sana ends up in a normal world where she encounters an old man named Zouroku, but will he help her?
