German distributor Peppermint Anime picked up the rights for the anime series Erased back in August 2016 and are closing in on the May 26th, 2017 debut of the second volume on separate DVD and Blu-ray releases. With this set covering the back half of the series, there are some interesting clips to be had for it and the latest one gives us lots of time with the kids of the series, which is well handled in German here for the most part.
The series is based on the manga of the same name by Kei Sanbe, which began back in the summer of 2012 in Young Ace.
The German cast includes Kim Hasper as Satoru Fujinuma, Arne Stephan as Gaku Yashiro, Charlotte Uhlig as Hiromi Sugita, Claudia Schmidt as Satoru Fujinuma (young), Josephine Schmidt as Kazu Kristina Tietz as Kayo Hinazuki, Lina Rabea Mohr as Osamu, Melinda Rachfahl as Ken’ya Kobayashi, Sonja Spuhl as Sachiko Fujinuma and Yvonne Greitzke as Airi Katagiri.
The Japanese cast includes Shinnosuke Mitsushima as Satoru Fujinuma, Tao Tsuchiya as Satoru Fujinuma (10-year-old), Aoi Yuuki as Kayo Hinazuki, Chinatsu Akasaki as Airi Katagiri, You Taichi as Kenya Kobayashi, Akari Kito as Hiromi Sugita, Ayaka Nanase as Osamu, Yukitoshi Kikuchi as Kazu, Takahiro Mizushima as Jun Shiratori, Minami Takayama as Sachiko Fujinuma and Mitsuru Miyamoto as Gaku Yashiro.
The anime adaptation was directed by Tomohiko Itou based on the scripts by Taku Kishimoto and was produced at A-1 Pictures. Keigo Sasaki worked on the character designs.
Plot concept: The series focuses on Satoru Fujinuma, a struggling manga creator who suffers from a peculiar phenomenon called REVIVAL, where he is forcibly transferred back in time moments before a life-threatening occurrence. Satoru soon realizes that this phenomenon will continue to occur only to him until he successfully eliminates the cause of this threat.
