The spring 2018 anime series Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! Happy Kiss! got underway today and Crunchyroll has set their plans for it. The show will debut new episodes every Sunday at 2:35 pm ET for their members. Availability for it is strong as it’s open to members worldwide outside of Asia. This season has Tomoko Miyakawa handling the character designs and serving as the chief animation director with Studio Comet handling the animation.
The Japanese cast includes Naohide Shimozuru as Kyoutarou Shuzenji, Ryouga Komata as Ryouma Kirishima, Takahide Ishii as Nanao Wakura, Rikuya Yasuda as Taishi Manza, Shouta Hayama as Ichiro Dougo, Takuya Eguchi as Karurusu, Hikaru Midorikawa as Ata Ibusuki, Kousuke Toriumi as Taiju Unazuki, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Māsa Shirahone, and Hiroki Yasumoto as Rafunui
The first season TV series was directed by Shinji Takamatsu while Chizuru Miyawaki assisted and they worked off of the series composition done by Michiko Yokote. Masakazu Ishikawa handled the character designs and the series was produced at studio Diomedea.
Property Concept: Binan is a city somewhere in Japan. The “Earth Defense Club” at Binan High School was a club that did absolutely nothing. When club members Atsushi Kinugawa and En Yufuin were chilling out while soaking in the hot tub at the bathhouse Kurotamayu, a pink beast (Wombat) suddenly appeared out of thin air. “I want to save this planet… can you please lend me your strength?” The two feel the mood has been ruined by Wombat, who talks to them in Japanese about how he wants to save Earth with the power of love. Just then, the son of the bathouse owner Yumoto Hakone shows up, and as soon as he sees Wombat, he chases it, screaming “Let me fluff you up!”
The next day, Kinugawa and Yufuin are caught by Wombat once again at school along with the other club members Io Naruko and Ryu Zaou. Bracelets clasp onto the wrists of these four, along with Yumoto Hakone, who bumped into them after chasing after Wombat, with a command that they must save the Earth. “It’s about love-making!” they hear as a bright light emanating from the bracelet envelops their entire bodies. The five transform into the “Battle Lovers,” the heirs to the throne of love…
