Announced back in March, the anime adatation of Midori Endo’s 2011 manga series Gugure! Kokkuri-san got the green light and now the first bits of character artwork have been released. The anime designs for the character of Kokkuri-san have been released, with the character played by Daisuko Ono, in that we see him in his human form and his fox form. The series will be animated at TMS Entertainment with Yoshimasa Hiraike directing while Miwa Oshima will handle the character designs. The four panel manga has been running for a few years with five volumes having been released so far. The basic casting information was previously released with:
- Ryou Hirohashi as Kohina Ichmatsu
- Daisuke Ono as Kokkuri-san
- Takahiro Sakurai as Inugami
- Jouji Nakata as Jigaraki
Plot concept: The story revolves around a little girl named Kohina. Kohina ends up summoning a Kokkuri-san, a low-ranking ghost in Japanese folklore. The Kokkuri-san she calls turns out to be a white-haired handsome, young man. At first he had intended to merely haunt her, but soon he becomes worried about her terrible eating habit of cup ramen for every meal. He later decides to haunt her in order to protect her.
[Source: Moca News]
