Summer Anime "Hitorijime My Hero" Broadcast Information Released! Cast comments from Tomoaki Maeno, Toshiki Masuda, and more!

The summer anime "Hitorijime My Hero," which will start in July 2017 , has announced broadcast station information and cast and staff information.

Hitori jime my hero" is a BL manga serialized in "gateau" (Ichijinsha) by Arii Memeko. The story depicts the "teacher x student" and "childhood friend" bond between Kosuke Oshiba, a math teacher, and Kosuke Setagawa, a bad-ass Yankee, and Kosuke's younger brother, Kensuke Oshiba, and Kensuke's childhood friend, Maya Shikura. The story depicts the "bond" between "teacher x student" and "childhood friend" Maya Shikura. The comic is currently on sale up to volume 5, and the latest volume 6 and "TV Anime Hitori Jime My Hero Prelude Book" are scheduled to be released on June 29. In April this year, it was announced that the TV anime would begin airing in July. Animation production is by Encourage Films.
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The TV anime "Hitori Jime My Hero" will be broadcast on AT-X, TOKYO MX, and BS Nittele from July2017, and will also be distributed on dAnime Store and dTV at the earliest possible time.

The main cast will be Tomoaki Maeno (Kosuke Oshiba), Toshiki Masuda (Masahiro Setagawa), Shinnosuke Tachibana (Maya Shikura), and Tadashijo Matsuoka (Kensuke Oshiba), all of whom have been cast on the drama CD. In addition, information on the main staff, including director Yukina Hiiro, who will be directing this production for the first time, has also been released. Here are comments from the main cast and director Yukina Hiiro.

Comments】 （※敬称略略）
■Kosuke Oshiba: Tomoaki Maeno
I have played Kosuke for a long time in the drama CDs, so when I heard about the anime project, I really wanted to play the role again with this group! When I heard about the anime project, I had a strong desire to play Kosuke again with this group of people. I am very happy that it became a reality.
I will put a lot of energy into playing the role in the anime version so that I can naturally express Kosuke's casual smoking gestures and his warm and receptive attitude toward Masahiro while teasing him at the same time.

Toshiki Masuda as Masahiro Setagawa
I am very happy that the comic has been made into a drama CD and now into an animated TV series.
I have been a part of this work for a long time, and I hope to repay the kindness I have received through my role as Masahiro Setagawa.
I hope you will watch it!

Shinnosuke Tachibana as Maya Shikura
I had mentioned that I wanted to make an anime version of the drama CD as a joke, but I never thought it would actually become an anime (I never thought it would!)!
I never thought it would actually become an anime.
I too am looking forward to seeing Shikura and Kensuke in action!
Thank you for your support!

Sadayuki Matsuoka as Kensuke Ooshiba
Thanks to all of you, Hitorijime My Hero has become an anime!
I would like to deliver a performance that not only has the cuteness of a naive puppy, but also delicately conveys Kensuke's troubled and conflicted feelings in his own way, even though he is a bit of a fool.
The cast will do their best not to betray the expectations of the fans by creating an anime world on the screen, including the movement of pictures and music, and delivering a new "Hitorijime My Hero" different from the drama CD.

Director Yukina Hiiro
Hello, I am Yukina Hiiro, the director.
I will lyrically and dramatically depict the relationships between the characters with a focus on the four main characters in "Hitorijime My Hero," a precious work entrusted to me by Ms. Arii and Ichijinsha!
The staff and cast are working together to create this work so that it will be loved by everyone, so please patronize it! There will also be kitten and dog!

Staff Information】 （*Titles omitted)
Original Story: Arii Memeko (serialized in monthly magazine "gateau", published by Ichijinsha)
Director : Yukina Hiiro
Series Composition : Yusei Naruse
Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Fumina Nishino
Animation Production: Encourage Films

Cast Information] (*Honorifics omitted)
Kosuke Oshiba:Tomoaki Maeno
Masahiro Setagawa:Toshiki Masuda
Maya Shikura:Shinnosuke Tachibana
Kensuke Oshiba:Teijo Matsuoka and others