Announced back in August with a tentative title of The Denizens of Kabuki-chō, Production I.G. previously revealed that it will go by the name of Kabukicho Sherlock. The series has now brought seven more characters and their respective actors while also showcasing their character designs for them. The show has Ai Yoshimura directing it with Taku Kishimoto handling the scripting side. Toshiyuki Yahai is on board with the character designs and Production I.G. on the anime production.
The newly announced Japanese cast includes:
- Seiichirō Yamashita as James Moriarty
- Sōma Saitō as Fuyuto Kyogoku
- Nao Tōyama as Mary Morstan
- Mariko Higashiuchi as Lucy Morstan
- Yutaka Aoyama as Michel Belmont
- Tatsumaru Tachibana as Toratarō Kobayashi
- Junichi Suwabe as Mrs. Hudson
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The previously announced Japanese cast includes Katsuyuki Konishi as Sherlock and Yūichi Nakamura as John H. Watson.
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Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: The East Side of Shinjuku Ward … The neon-lit Kabuki-chō district stretches across the center of this chaotic city. Where light shines, there are also deep shadows. Yet even deep in this darkness where evildoers lurk, the light of a detective tenement shines. The tenement run by Mrs. Hudson has seven peculiar, shady individuals. The curtain has risen on this stage on the night when a bizarre murder by Jack the Ripper has occurred. Is this suspense? No, comedy? An indistinguishable drama is about to begin….
