A new original anime project has been announced for a January 2024 debut with Pon no Michi. The mahjong series has Tatsuma Minamikawa serving as the writer and director on it with OLM handling the animation production. Negi Haruba worked on the original character designs for IIS-P with Kenji Ota adapting them for animation.
With the show still on track for next year as a January 2024 release, the official site is reminding folks about it by bringing out a new promotional video along with a focus on the character of Izumi Tokutomi.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Kaori Maeda as Nashiko Jippensha
- Iori Saeki as Pai Kawashigashi
- Shion Wakayama as Izumi Tokutomi
- Yui Kondou as Riche Hayashi
The series features the opening theme song “Ponpopopon” performed by Kana Nakada.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Jippensha Nashiko, a high school girl living in Onomichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture, was in trouble after being kicked out of her house. She said, “I don’t have a place to hang out with my friends…” When Naoko learned that the parlor that her father used to run was now vacant, she decided to rebuild it into a place where everyone could gather. rice field. With her friends Pai and Izumi, the children who have obtained a playground play, cook, have tea, and sometimes play mahjong… This is a story that makes you love the ordinary everyday life.
