We learned all the way back in May 2018 that the Nakanohito Genome [Jikkyouchuu] manga will be getting an anime adaptation and now the final details are filling in. Funimation already picked up the rights to the series under the name The Ones Within with a simulcast now set for the premiere date of July 7th, 2019 but they’ve also set the simuldub for the same day, which places a lot of importance on the show. Availability for it is a bit wider than some earlier pickups today with it open to audiences in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Now, Kadokawa is getting a bit more promotion in for the series with a new 100-second video that features the theme songs from the series as well.
Shin Oonuma will be directing it based on the series composition by Kento Shimoyama. Mizuki Takahashi is handling the character designs with Silver Link working on the animation production.
The previously announced Japanese cast includes Daiki Yamashita as Akatsuki Iride, Akari Kitō as Karin Sarayashiki, Takuya Satō as Kaikoku Onigasaki, Tasuku Hatanaka as Anya Kudō, Kouki Uchiyama as Zakuro Oshigiri, Manaka Iwami as Himiko Inaba, Takuma Terashima as Makino Aikawa, Kaori Nazuka as Yuzu Roromori, and Kenjiro Tsuda as Paka.
The property comes from creator Osora that began in October 2014 on the Gene pixiv site. Print releases began in 2015 with seven volumes out so far.
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Plot Concept: Charismatic gamers became the one to be played!?
Akatsuki Iride is popular among the gaming community as the Natural game player. One day, he unlocks a hidden content in a mysterious free game called “Nakanohito Genome,” and finds that the content is a real-life game. The imposed objective of the game is to clear several games and achieve one hundred million views. Akatsuki, along with eight other charismatic gamers are gathered, as they challenge the mysterious game world by putting their lives on the line.
