The upcoming anime series High School Star Musical brought out some promos recently and now that we’re getting closer to the premiere the finalized information has arrived. The serise is now scheduled for an October 5th debut on Tokyo MX and BS-11 before rolling out to other regional services. AT-X will debut it a week later on Octobr 12th while repeats show up on WEdnesdays and Saturday’s.
The project is from an original plan by Rin Hinata and will be animated at C-Station. Shunsuke Tada is directing the project based on scripts by Sayaka Harara and character designs by Asami Watanabe.
The previously announced cast so far includes:
- Natsuki Hanae as Yuuta Hoshiya
- Kensho Ono as Tooru Nayuki
- Arthur Lounsbery as Kaito Tsukikage
- Yoshimasa Hosoya as Shou Taigeiji
- Tomoaki Maeno as Yuu Kuga
- Junichi Suwabe as Itsuki Ootori
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Tsubasa Hiiragi
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Rui Tatsumi
- Yūma Uchida as Eigo Sawatari
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Seishirō Inumine
- KENN as Izumi Toraishi
- Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Akira Ugawa
- Showtaro Morikubo as Kyōji Akatsuki
- Kousuke Toriumi as Christian Leon Yuzuriha
- Wataru Hatano as Sakuya Sazanami
- Takehito Koyasu as Haruto Tsukigami
Plot concept: The story involves a group of high school students at Ayana Academy, a school with music as its main focus. A trio of students are called Hanasakura-kai, designating the most talented from the music department. To get in, individuals must enter through a Star Frame class. The series tells the story of Yuuta Hoshiya*, Tooru Nayuki, Kaito Tsukikage, Shou Tengeiji, and Shuu Kuga as they aim for a position in the musical department after being spotted by Ootori, one of the Hanasakura-kai members.
