Funimation and Crunchyroll recently set the Orange anime series for an October 17th, 2017 release as a DVD/BD combo regular edition as well as a limited edition that will come with art cards and an art book with letters from the English cast included in it. With that all scheduled now, the second trailer for it has arrived and it’s one that definitely feels a bit more theatrical and moody with the narration and the music for it.
Orange was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki based on the screenplay from Yuuko Kakihara. Nobuteru Yuuki served as the character designs and it was animated by TMS Entertainment and Telecom Animation Film.
The Japanese cast includes Kana Hanazawa as Naho Takamiya, Natsumi Takamori as Azusa Murasaka, Rika Kinugawa as Takako Chino, Seiichirou Yamashita as Kakeru Naruse, Makoto Furukawa as Hiroto Suwa and Kazuyuki Okitsu as Saku Hagita.
The English dub set Jerry Jewell as the ADR director based on the scripts from Jamie Marchi. The main cast includes Sarah Wiedenheft as Azusa, Jeannie Tirado as Takako, Jason Liebrecht as Suwa, Dave Trosko as Hagita, Micah Solusod as Kakeru, Jill Harris as Naho, Caitlin Glass as Mother, Sonny Strait as Father, and Jeremy Inman as Teacher.
The opening theme song is from Yuu Takakashi with “Hikari no Hahen” while the ending is from Kobukuro with “Mirai.”
The manga has been released in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Plot Concept: During the spring of her second year of high school, Naho receives a letter. Its sender is herself from ten years in the future. Naho thinks it’s a prank at first, but when the things written in the letter start to come true one by one, she realizes that the letter is telling her of events that will happen in her future. It tells her that she’ll fall in love with Kakeru, a new student who transfers to her school… and that he’ll die in the winter of his 17th year. After learning the regrets and wishes of the 26-year-old Naho following Kakeru’s death, what can the 16-year-old Naho do differently?
