The upcoming anime adaptation of the Dōkyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue manga is scheduled for a January 9th, 2018 debut and some new details have landed. With a few promos out for it already, a new one has landed that gives us another good look at what looks to be a very fun little property. Also check out their cute new year’s tweet below. The series has Kaoru Suzuki directing based on the series composition from Deko Akao. Masaru Kitao is handling the character designs with Zero-G working on the animation production.
The previously announced Japanese cast includes:
- Kensho Ono as Subaru Mikazuki
- Haruka Yamazaki as Haru
- Hiro Shimono as Atsushi Kawase
- Shun Horie as Hiroto Yasaka
- Chika Anzai as Nana Ōkami
- Yoshiki Nakajima as Yūgo Ōkami
- Ayumu Murase as Hachi
- Kenjiro Tsuda as Roku
- Tomokazu Sugita as Tarō
- Hisako Tōjō as Nagisa Yasaka
- Megumi Toyoguchi as Tora-nee-san
- Daisuke Ono as Kuro
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The property translates as My Housemate Is on My Lap, But Sometimes on My Head and comes from Minatsuki and As Futatsuya as appearing on the Comic Polaris web manga site. The manga began in 2015 as an ongoing and has four compiled volumes in print form so far.
Schrödinger’s Cat adding kotringo will perform the opening song “Unknown World” while Yoshino Nanjō will perform the ending theme song “Kimi no Tonari Watashi no Basho.”
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: The story deals with socially awkward novelist Subaru Mikazuki, who adopts a stray cat. He names it Haru, and they begin their life together. As with the manga, each episode of the anime will have both a “Subaru” and “Haru” chapter that will tackle the story from the point of view of both characters.
