A new original work is on the way from MAPPA this year with RE-MAIN, bringing us the world of water polo to the anime world. We learned about the project just about a month ago and now the official site has updated with its first formal promotional video as well as rolling out four new cast additions. The project has Kiyoshi Matsuda directing with Masafumi Nishida, who is co-creator and handling the scripts and serving as chief director. Aori Fujika working on the character designs which are being adapted by Shiho Tanaka. MAPPA is on board for the animation.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Yūto Uemura as Minato Kiyomizu
- Kōtarō Nishiyama as Eitarō Oka
- Subaru Kimura Jō Jōjima
- Lynn as Chinu Kawakubo
Newly added cast includes:
- Sōma Saitō as Shūgo Amihama
- Makoto Furukawa as Takekazu Ejiri
- Tasuku Hatanaka as Yutaka Babayaro Inomata
- Daisuke Hirose as Yoshiharu Ushimado
【📣続報】
2021年放送！ TVアニメ「RE-MAIN」の追加キャラクター＆キャストを公開しました！
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牛窓善晴：#廣瀬大介#re_main🤽 #リメインhttps://t.co/7v2QAPChkT pic.twitter.com/fysMU6Nxos— TVアニメ「RE-MAIN（リメイン）」 (@remain_anime) April 5, 2021
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: The anime’s story centers on Minato, a boy who stopped playing water polo due to a certain incident in the winter of his third middle school year. He picks the sport back up again with a new team when he starts in high school, but the fledgling team runs into many problems.
[Source: ANN]
