A new TV anime adaptation has been announced with Peach Boy Riverside getting a July 2021 slot. The story of a different incarnation of the famous Momotaro, it’s based on the manga by Coolkyoushinja and Johanne which began in X and has eight volumes in print as of this month. The anime adaptation will be directed by Shiguri Ueda based on the scripts supervised by Keiichiro Ochi. Satomi Kurita and Masato Katou are working on the character designs with Asahi Production working on the animation.
The lead cast includes:
- Haruka Shiraishi as Sally
- Nao Tōyama as Mikoto
A promo and key visual were also released below.
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Plot Concept: Once upon a time, there was an old man and an old woman in a certain land. The old man went to the mountains to cut the grass, and the old woman went to the river to wash clothes, when she came across a giant peach with a baby floating by … And the long story short, the Japanese demon-fighting folk-tale hero Momotarō was born.
But there’s more to the story. What if, instead of just one giant peach, there were many such peaches besides the one that floated to Japan. Much later, Momotarō did eventually vanquish the demons threatening his home, but still more demons are said to roam in foreign lands, so … Momotarō set off across the sea.
[Source: ANN]
