Casting changes aren’t all that common with anime series that are in production, at least after the main slate of announcements are made, but that’s happened with the anime adaptation of the game Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete. Due to illness, Akio Ohtsuka has taken over the role of Sakunoshin Honjo in the series that was previously slotted for Masashi Hirose. Hirose has been hospitalized recently for reasons unknown and the hospitalization has been extended.
The series will premiere on October 4th, 2014 on AT-X and Tokyo MX1 before rolling out to other broadcasters over the next few days. It will be directed by Naoto Hosoda at studio feel based on scripts by Sadayuki Murai, Tatsuya Takahashi and Satoko Shinozuka. The overall series composition is being handled by Rie Kawamata while Ikuo Yamakado will be dealing with bringing the original character designs for the game to life in anime form.
The series stars Takuma Terashima as Sō Akiyama, Hatsumi Takada as Kaori Sasaki, Kei Mizusawa as Airi Hasekura, Akane Tomonaga as Yui Yoshikawa, Tomoe Tamiyasu as Nagisa Hanamiya, Kappei Yamaguchi as Eitaro Kenny Osafune, Atsumi Tanezaki as Yaeko Azuma, Akio Ohtsuka as Sakunoshin Honjo, Satomi Satou as Karin Fukazawa and Yuko Goto as Shiori Sasaki.
Plot concept: Uchihama Gakuen has seen an increase in enrollment in recent years and as a result, a new school building will be constructed. The story takes place during the final school festival in the old school. All the club leaders decide to give it their all to make this the best school festival. Sou is a member of the notorious astronomy club, which basically solves the various issues in the student council’s place.
On one day, he stays in the school late at evening because he got slightly injured by the judo club and is healing his wounds in the infirmary. Suddenly, the building shakes. Shocked, he runs up the stairs to where the shaking seems to have centered, and there he encounters a mysterious naked girl, whom at first appears to know him. On the next day this girl, Yui, seeks out the astronomy club, expressing her desire to join.
[Source: ANN]
