Sentai Filmworks is getting ready for the Blu-ray release of Takunomi on December 18th, 2018 and over the weekend they revealed the dub cast for it. The winter 2018 series is getting a quick release and it has John Swasey directing it and now we’ve got ourselves a nice taste of several of the characters with a short but very fun clip that will delight fans and hopefully interest new viewers. The cast includes:
- Juliet Simmons as Michiru Amatsuki
- Christina Kelly as Nao Kiriyama
- Kira Vincent-Davis as Makato Kiriyama
- Kara Greenberg as Kae Midorikawa
- Avery Smithhart
- Mike Haimoto
- Elizabeth Byrd
- Christie Guidry
- Courtland Johnson
- Mateo Mott
- John Swasey
- Shannon Reed
- Samantha Stevens
- Patrick Marrero
- Kyle Jones
- Joel McCray
- Alex Bedford
The series was directed by Tomoki Kobayashi based on the scripts by Katsuhiko Takayama. Shinpei Kobayashi handled the character designs with Production IMS handling the animation for it.
The Japanese cast includes Ayaka Imamura as Michiru Amatsuki, Chika Anzai as Nao Kiriyama, Mikako Komatsu as Kae Midorikawa, and Maaya Uchida Makoto Kiriyama.
The manga from Haruto Hino kicked off in 2015 and has four volumes out.
Plot Concept: Takunomi follows the story of Michiru Amatsuki, a 20-year-old woman who just moved to Tokyo to change jobs. She lives in apartment 101 of Stella House Haruno, an all-female boarding house. There, she meets other women of different ages, jobs, and personalities. They all have something in common though: their love for good food and drinks.
