Winter Anime "Haruchika" Unveils Additional Character Draft Illustrations by Namaniku ATK!　7 characters in total!

Additional character draft illustrations have been released from the TV anime "Haruchika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun suru," which will start in January 2016.

Haruchika - Haruta to Chika wa Seishun suru" is an anime work based on the "Haruchika" series of short mystery novels by Haru Hatsuno. It is a school mystery in which a childhood friend duo, flute player Chinatsu Homura and horn player Shunta Kamijo, who belong to a brass band on the verge of being discontinued, solve crimes that occur within the school, and is also a coming-of-age story about their attempt to compete in a national competition. The staff includes Masakazu Hashimoto, director of "TARI TARI," Reiko Yoshida, series composition supervisor of "K-ON! Reiko Yoshida of "K-ON!", Namaniku ATK of "Chaika of the Coffin Princess" (Nitroplus) as a character designer, and Asako Nishida of "Love Live! Character design is by Asako Nishida of "Love Live! Animation production is by P.A.WORKS.

Additional character draft illustrations by Namaniku ATK have been unveiled. Shinjiro Kusakabe, a music teacher who was a promising conductor but is now the brass band advisor; Keisuke Katagiri, a trumpet player who is the head of the brass band; Miyoko Narushima, an oboe player who competed in Fumonkan during her junior high school years; and a first-year high school student. The club members include Maren Sei, a Chinese-American who has saxophone experience but is a ghost member; Naoko Serizawa, a clarinet player with professional aspirations; Akari Goto, an energetic bass trombone player who leads the first-year members; and Kaio Hiyama, a percussionist who has been Serizawa's friend since childhood.