Summer Anime "orange" Casts Seiichiro Yamashita, Shin Furukawa and Kazuyuki Okitsu as Male Cast Members!　Comments and setting drawings also revealed!

The male cast and character setting drawings of the TV anime "change," which will start in July, have been revealed.



The anime "change" is based on the manga series by Ichigo Takano, which was serialized in the monthly Action magazine. One day, Nao, a second year high school student, receives a letter from herself 10 years in the future. What will happen in the future is suggested in the letter, which describes one thing after another: the suicide of her dear friend, Sho. ...... This sci-fi drama depicts the love and adolescence of high school students who take action to change the future, and the live-action film version released in December 2015 was a blockbuster hit, grossing over 3 billion yen at the box office. The anime version is directed by Hirotsugu Hamazaki of "STEINS;GATE," written by Yuko Kakihara of "Chihayafuru 2," with character design by Nobuteru Yuki of "Apollon on the Hill" and produced by TMS Entertainment and Telecom Animation Film.

Kana Hanazawa and others had been announced as the female cast, but now the male cast has been revealed. The main character, Naho, falls in love with a transfer student, Sho Naruse, who has a dark heart because of something that happened to him, is played by Seiichiro Yamashita.


Seiichiro Yamashita (Sho Naruse)

My name is Seiichiro Yamashita and I will be playing the role of Sho Naruse. I am very much looking forward to seeing how the anime will express and convey what I felt when I read the original story and what you think is interesting about "orange". I look forward to seeing how the anime will express what I felt when I read the original work and what you think is interesting about "change!

Shin Furukawa (Playing the role of Hiroto Suwa)

My name is Shin Furukawa, and I will be playing the role of Hiroto Suwa in the anime adaptation of "change. I will do my best to play each of the roles he will play in the play from the bottom of my heart. I hope many people will see this wonderful work. Thank you very much for your cooperation!

Kazuyuki Okitsu (playing Saku Hagita)

He is cool but loves comedy. I am excited to play an intellectual character for the first time in a while. The work is sweet and sour and full of refreshing feelings. I am looking forward to the recording sessions!　Please have some citrus fruits on hand when you watch it (laughs).