With three volumes of novels and two volumes of manga out at the time, we learned in December 2019 that Shimesaba’s Hige wo Soru. Soshite Joshikousei wo Hirou is on track for an anime adaptation. The property, which translates as I Shaved. Then I Brought a High School Girl Home, began in 2017 while a manga done by Imaru Adachi began in 2018.
Set for an April 2021 debut as part of the spring season, a new update has landed, this time on the theme song side. It’s been revealed that Kaori Ishihara, who plays Yuzuha Mishima in the series, will be performing the ending theme song “Plastic Smile” for the series. You can see the site announcement below as well as one from Ishihara’s social media side.
Manabu Kamikita will be directing it based on the scripts coming from Deko Akao. Takayuki Noguchi is working on the character designs and Project no. 9 is handling the production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Yoshida
- Kana Ichinose as Sayu Ogiwara
- Hisako Kanemoto as Airi Gotō
- Kaori Ishihara as Yuzuha Mishima
- Yūsuke Kobayashi as Hashimoto
- Natsumi Kawaida as Asami Yūki
TVアニメ「ひげを剃る。そして女子高生を拾う。」ED主題歌が #石原夏織 が歌う『Plastic Smile』に決定✨
発売は2021年4月21日(水)です!どんな楽曲になるのかお楽しみに💕
✅石原夏織公式HPhttps://t.co/nsNMxBRy7S#higehiro #ひげひろ pic.twitter.com/x6AqN8fFsM
— ✨「ひげを剃る。そして女子高生を拾う。」公式✨ (@higehiro_anime) December 8, 2020
2021年4月21日(水) #石原夏織 6枚目のシングル「Plastic Smile」が発売決定✨
さらに❗「Plastic Smile」が、TVアニメ「ひげを剃る。そして女子高生を拾う。」ED主題歌に決定しました🎊(スタッフ)
✅アニメHPhttps://t.co/qVl13AnRjX#higehiro #ひげひろ pic.twitter.com/kpSsHuLT6e
— 石原夏織 STAFF (@kaori_staff_) December 7, 2020
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Office worker Yoshida has been crushing on his coworker, Airi Gotou, for five years. Despite finally scoring a date with her, his confession is promptly rejected. Drunk and disappointed, he stumbles home, only to find a high school girl sitting on the side of the road. The girl, needing a place to stay the night, attempts to seduce Yoshida. Despite rejecting her advances, he nevertheless invites her into his apartment.
The next morning, the girl, introducing herself as Sayu Ogiwara, reveals that she has run away from Hokkaido all the way to Tokyo. During her six-month spree, she continually traded sexual favors for a roof over her head. Yoshida, however, remains unswayed by her seduction. Instead, he has her do a different kind of work—one that entails washing dishes and doing laundry. And so, a touching relationship between a heartbroken adult and a runaway high school girl begins.
Previous promos and key visuals:
吉田、荻原沙優、後藤愛依梨の
キャラ設定を公開!https://t.co/pQH1uwhTQg#higehiro #ひげひろ pic.twitter.com/BhIt7Z57DR— ✨「ひげを剃る。そして女子高生を拾う。」公式✨ (@higehiro_anime) October 1, 2020
三島柚葉、橋本、結城あさみの
キャラ設定を公開!https://t.co/pQH1uwhTQg#higehiro #ひげひろ pic.twitter.com/n7TXHqJy4X— ✨「ひげを剃る。そして女子高生を拾う。」公式✨ (@higehiro_anime) October 1, 2020
Light Novel CM spot:
[Source: ANN]