The long-awaited anime adaptation of "Major Second"! Daigo Shigeno is played by Natsumi Fujiwara and Hikaru Sato by Koutaro Nishiyama! Of course, those two will continue to play their roles!

An anime adaptation of "MAJOR Second," a sequel to the baseball anime classic "MAJOR," has been announced, along with the broadcast start date, key visuals, main staff and cast.

The original comic "MAJOR" was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from issue #33 in 1994 (original story by Takuya Mitsuda). In 2008, the movie version was released and became a milestone in baseball animation, drawing 1 million viewers and grossing over 1 billion yen at the box office. Its sequel, "Major Second," will begin broadcasting in April 2018 as a long-awaited new anime series.

Today, January 19, the key visual and information on the main staff and cast were released.
The director is Ayumu Watanabe, who also directed "Danchi Tomoo" and "Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Dinosaurs 2006.
The cast features Natsumi Fujiwara as the main character, Daigo Shigeno, and Koutarou Nishiyama as his partner, Hikaru Sato, both fresh faces who are rapidly gaining popularity.
As for the cast of Goro and Hisaya, Shoutaro Morikubo has been cast as Goro Shigeno and Seiichi Morita as Hisaya Sato, continuing the cast from the previous episode "Major," and will no doubt add even more excitement to the story.

The broadcast is scheduled to begin on April 7 (Sat.) at 5:35 p.m. on NHK E-television, and we can look forward to the start of the broadcast in April.

Comments from the cast】 ※Honorific titles omitted
Q: "How are you feeling now that you have been cast?

Natsumi Fujiwara: Playing the role of Daigo Shigeno
I love playing catch and going to the batting center, so I am very happy to be involved in this production!
I want to like "Major Second" even more and at the same time, I want to like baseball even more and more!
I am looking forward to it, but at the same time I feel a lot of pressure, but I will do my best with all my energy!
I'm looking forward to it, but at the same time I'm feeling a lot of pressure.

Shotaro Morikubo: Playing the role of Goro Shigeno
The day has finally arrived!
It has already been a few years since the game-setting moment came in my days of playing as Goro Shigeno, but as a fan of the original story, I kept hoping that the day would come when I would be able to see my sons' lives in a TV anime as well!
I look forward to the moment when they run up to the stage of their dreams, just like their parents did!

Koutaro Nishiyama: Playing the role of Hikaru Sato
When I read the comics, I was attracted by Hikaru's calmness, which is hard to believe for an elementary school student, and the passionate look he shows from time to time.
I will work hard together with them toward their big dream.
Please look forward to it!

Seiichi Morita: Playing the role of Hisaya Sato
I am filled with enthusiasm, "This day has finally come! I am filled with passion.
I have strong feelings for this work, so I am very happy to be able to continue playing the role. I can't wait to start recording.

I can't wait to start recording it.
TV animation "Major Second
Broadcast schedule: NHK E-television
Broadcast information: Starts on April 7, 2018, every Saturday from 5:35 p.m.

＜Staff
Original story: Takuya Mitsuda (serialized in Shogakukan's "Weekly Shōnen Sunday")
Director : Ayumu Watanabe
Script: Ritaka Tsuchiya, Takeshi Furuta, Mitsuyo Suenaga, Kenichi Yamashita
Character Design: Kenichi Onuki
Sound Director: Toshiki Kameyama
Music: Kotaro Nakagawa
Production: NHK Enterprises, Inc.
Production and Copyright: NHK, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions

＜Cast
Daigo Shigeno: Natsumi Fujiwara ("Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Mobile Emergency Police" Gou Kurumada, "Aikatsu Stars! Kisaki Rei and others)
Goro Shigeno: Shotaro Morikubo ("Major" series: Goro Shigeno, "Naruto Shippuden": Shikamaru Nara, etc.)
Hikaru Sato: Koutaro Nishiyama (Ryuichi Kashima in "Gakuen Babysitters", Ryoji Yoshii in "Sakuradaset", etc.)
Hisaya Sato: Seiichi Morita (Hisaya Sato from "Major" series, Ichigo Kurosaki from "BLEACH", etc.)

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