Winter Anime "Cho Shonen Tanteidan NEO" Announces Additional Cast Members!　Teaser video featuring main cast members Ryohei Kimura and Takuya Eguchi also released!

The winter anime "Cho Shonen Tanteidan NEO" will be broadcast on TV from January 2017.

Based on Edogawa Rampo's novel "Shonen Tanteidan", "Cho Shonen Tanteidan NEO" is a short anime with a completely original story set 100 years after the present day. This work is one of the "Super Detective Boys NEO Project" by Poplar Publishing and DLE, and is scheduled to be developed into a live-action movie, events, books, and other media.

It has been announced that "Cho Shonen Tanteidan NEO" will be broadcast on TOKYO MX from January 2.
In addition, Ryohei Kimura (7th generation Kobayashi Shonen) and Takuya Eguchi (7th generation Kaijin Nijumenso), who play the main characters in this work, visited Poplar Publishing. A teaser video in which they talk about the appeal of the anime was also released.
In the video, it is revealed that illustrator Yoshitaka Amano will be in charge of character design for one of the characters, the new Kaijin Nijumenso, and Kimura and Eguchi are seen getting very excited at the original illustration.

In addition, additional cast members have been announced. Comments from the cast have also arrived.
The following are character introductions and comments.

Character Introductions
Mrs. Neko CV: Kana Hanazawa
A bewitching woman who is the mistress and queen of the monster "Nijumenso.
Her age is unknown. She is a very stylish woman, and is thought to be about 175cm tall.

Noro CV: Misaki Hisano
He looks like a timid otaku boy, but he is surprisingly popular.
He believes in living without denial. I see. He is popular.

Inoue-kun CV: Horii Chawatari
He is a bold and dry-spirited older brother.
He has a lot of guts, is very compassionate, and loves adventures.

The monster of each episode CV: Takahiro Miyake
Narration: Shinichiro Miki

Cast Comments
Kana Hanazawa as Mrs. Neko
I am happy to be able to be involved in this work because it has my favorite taste!
I will enjoy playing the role of Mrs. Neko's lovable enemy!

Misaki Kuno as Noro
I am very happy to be able to play Noro as a member of the Detective Boys. The tempo of the story and conversation is rhythmical, and I enjoy playing the role so much that I can't help but laugh during the recording sessions. Norochan is actually a boy, but he is called by his nickname "chan. I hope I can express the somewhat unique atmosphere of Norochan. I will do my best, so please give me your support.

Chawatari Horii as Inoue-kun
When I first heard that it was a "detective" role, I thought I would be playing the role of a criminal, but I was surprised to find out that I would be playing the role of Inoue-kun, a member of the Detective Boys' Club!
I will enjoy playing the role! I'm going to play the role of Inoue-kun, a member of the Detective Boys' Club, in "Authentic! mystery, and as a member of the Detective Boys led by Kobayashi, I hope to go through the many battles with Akechi-san and the 20-faced face!