A new anime adaptation was revealed in summer 2023 as is in the works with the manga series The Yokai Next to Me announced back in April 2023 and then late last year set for an April 2024 debut. With the official site previosuly setting an April 6th, 2024 premiere date, Crunchyroll recently revealed their pickup of the show and has debuted an English subtitled trailer. The streaming will be available to viewers worldwide excluding Japan, China, and Korea.
The latest update from the Japanese production side is that Shizuka Ito has joined the show and will appear in the third episode coming up this weekend.
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The series has Aimi Yamauchi directing it from the scripts by Tomoko Konparu. Shigemitsu Abe is handling the character designs with LIDEN FILMS on the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Asaki Yuikawa as Mutsumi “Mu-chan” Sugimoto
- Ryosuke Higa as Jirōbō “Jirō” Enkazan
- Yuuki Kaji as Buchio Ōishi
- Jin Urayama as Occhan
- Yo Taichi as Yuri
- Kenji Hamada as Tair
- Mutsumi Tamura as Takumi
- Yuko Sanpei as Ryo
- Megumi Han as Rein
- Yuko Kaida as Hayachiyo
- Satoshi Mikami as Gorozaemon
- Ayako Kawasumi as Suzu
- Tatsumaru Tachibana as Betobeto-san
- Tokuyoshi Kawashima as Wagen
- Hideyuki Tanaka as Kazuhiko
The opening theme song is “Obake Himawari” as performed by Pii while the ending theme song “Iro no Naka” as performed by Aoi Kubo.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: The manga takes place in a rural town and tells stories of the carefree, heartwarming, and sometimes mysterious lives of yōkai, humans, and gods who live alongside each other in the town.
Previous promos and visuals:
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