Original TV Anime "Rampo Kitan" Reveals Additional Characters and Cast!　Also, advance scene photos of the first episode!

Additional characters and cast members have been announced for the TV anime "Rampo Kitan Game of Laplace," which will start in July.

Rampo Kitan Game of Laplace" is an original anime work to be broadcast on Fuji Television's late-night anime slot "Noitamina". The story is set in the 50th anniversary of the death of Edogawa Rampo, the master of Japanese mystery novels, and is based on his various works. The story centers on a genius high school detective, Akechi, who is allowed to leave school by the Imperial Household Agency for helping solve an unusual crime case. Directed by Seiji Kishi of "Danganronpa," series composition and script by Makoto Uezu of "Danganronpa," and produced by Larke.

Additional characters/cast members have been unveiled this time. Kagami, an elite police inspector of Shinjuku Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Section 1, is played by Katsuyuki Konishi; Nakamura, a veteran detective of Shinjuku Metropolitan Police Department's Investigation Section 1, is played by Cho; Kurokalo, a special criminal with a strong S-type personality who is imprisoned in Shinjuku Prison, is played by Yoko Hikasa; Kageo, a rare thief and master of disguise who wears a paper bag, is played by Takehito Koyasu; and the results of a judicial autopsy are Minami, the coroner, is played by Fujita Saki, and Minami's partner, the corpse, is played by Yamaguchi Kappei.

In addition, advance scene photos of the first episode and deformed characters drawn by popular illustrator Sakurai have also been released.