Funimation’s continuing to work through the summer anime season with the simuldub of A Centaur’s Life. The show is one that takes a little time to focus on the serious side of things with a look at how evolution has worked out in this particular world as a history class lesson that can help viewers get a handle on how this world works.
Fumitoshi Oizaki serves as the general director with Naoyuki Konno working as the series director. Touko Machida is on board to work on the series composition while Hide Shibuya is serving as the character designer and chief animation director. Studio Emon and Encourage Films will be handling the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes Seria Furukawa as Himeno Kimihara, Yuuki Kuwahara as Nozomi Gokuraku, Haruka Shiraishi as Kyouko Naraku, Yuna Kamakura as Manami Mitama, Yuu Ayase as Quetzalcoatl Sassassul, Emi Miyajima as Mitsuyo Akechi, Honoka Kuroki as Inukai, Takaki Ootomari as Makoto Komori, Daisuke Oohashi as Chidori Hyappo, and Yomoya Yano as Yutaka Nekomi.
Directed by Kyle Phillips based on the scripts by Bonny Clinkenbeard, the English cast includes Alex Moore as Nozomi Gokuraku, Kristin Sutton as Himeno Kimihara, Steph Garrett as Kyoko Naraku,
Caitlin Glass as Mitsuyo Akechi, Cris George as Yutaka Nekomi, Derick Snow as Chidori Hyappo, Marla Acevedo as Shino, Philip Annarella as Makoto Komori, and Rachael Messer as Manami Mitama.
The opening theme song is “Oshiete Darwin” by Purely Monster while the ending theme song is “Edelweiss” by Asaka.
The manga comes from creator Kei Murayama which began in 2010 in Comic Ryu magazine and has fourteen volumes so far. It’s been released in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment who brought out the eleventh volume this month.
Plot Concept: Himeno is a sweet, shy little centaur girl. In her world, everyone seems to be a supernatural creature, and all her classmates have some kind of horns, wings, tails, halos, or other visible supernatural body part. Despite their supernatural elements, Himeno and her best friends, Nozomi and Kyoko, have a fun and mostly normal daily school life!
