We learned back in March that Koi wa Ameagari no You ni, which translates as After the Rain, will be getting an anime adaptation and the details are rolling in more on it. The series is scheduled for a January 11th, 2018 premiere on Fuji TV with streaming worldwide handled by Amazon Prime Video/Anime Strike. Ayumu Watanabe will be directing the series based on the series composition by Deko Akao. Wit Studio is handling the animation production and Yuka Shibata is working as character designer and chief animation director.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Sayumi Watabe as Akira Tachibana
- Hiroaki Hirata as Masami Kondou
- Emi Miyajima as Haruka Kyan
- Haruka Fukuhara as Yui Nishida
The manga comes from Jun Mayuzuki which began in the summer of 2014 and has its ninth volume coming out on November 10th, 2017. The series has over 1.5 million copies in print so far.
Plot Concept: Akira Tachibana is a soft-spoken high school student who used to be a part of the track and field club but, due to an injury, she is no longer able to run as fast as she once could. Working part-time at a family restaurant as a recourse, she finds herself inexplicably falling love with her manager, a divorced 45-year-old man with a young son.
Despite the age gap, Akira wholeheartedly embraces his mannerisms and kind nature, which is seen as spinelessness by the other employees, and little by little, the two begin to understand each other. Although unable to explain why exactly she is attracted to him, Akira believes that a concrete reason is not needed to truly love someone. On a rainy day, she decides to finally tell her manager about how she feels…but just how will he react?
