The upcoming anime series Haifuri is part of the spring 2016 anime season and the casting announcements continue as the supporting side is revealing itself some more. With the series now scheduled for an April 9th, 2016 debut, four more actors have boarded the project. Check out their character profile images below!
- Emi Miyajima as Mayumi Uchida
- Nanami Yamashita as Tsugumi Yagi
- Akane Fujita as Megumi Uda
- Yu Kobayashi as Machiko Noma
The previously announced cast includes Shiina Natsukawa as Akeno Misaki, Lynn as Mashiro and Sora Amemiya as Moeka. The supporting cast includes Miharu Sawada as Hikari Ogasawara, Hitomi Kikuchi as Michiru Takeda, Nozomi Furuki as Tateishi Shima, Minami Tanaka as Junko Heki, Yuka Maruyama as Ritsuko Matsunaga, Rui Tanabe as Kayoko Himeji, Atsumi Tanezaki as Mei Irizaki, Sakura Nakamura as Kaede Marikōji, Yurika Kubo as Rin Shiretoko, Chisato Satsuki as Satoko Katsuta and Yō Taichi as Hideko Yamashita.
The show will be directed by Yuu Nobuta based on the overall series composition from Reiko Yoshida, who is also working on the scripts. The original character designs come from Atto and are being adapted by Naoto Nakamura, who is also serving as the chief animation director. Production IMS is behind the animation.
A manga adaptation will be running as well from Kanari Abe.
Plot concept: With Japan having developed as a maritime nation, it became necessary to have specialized schools to teach skills essential to protecting the sea. The setting is one such all-girls school. The girls who enroll here study to become “bloomer maids,” through classroom instruction and teaching of practical skills.
“Bloomer maids” are women who pursue the ocean for their professional occupation. They live by the motto “In the sea we live, the sea we protect, and by the sea we go.” They must excel in their studies, but must also adopt an international mindset. They are the “Elite of the Sea,” and are expected to be knowledgeable of the customs and cultures of other countries as well as their own.
[Source: ANN]
