Anime "Grazeni" Announces Additional Cast Members!　The heroine Yuki will be played by M・A・O!　Key visual and PV are also released!

TheTV anime"Grazeni," scheduled to air during the opening season of the 2018 professional baseball season,has announced its key visual, promotional video, and additional cast members, including M.A.O., who plays the heroine Yuki.

Grazeni" is a manga series by Yuji Moritaka (original story) and Keiji Adachi (manga), serialized in "Morning" (Kodansha). This popular work depicts the severe daily life of professional baseball players who fight for their lives in the world of professional baseball, a "thoroughly disparate society where dreams are sold.

In addition to the key visual that condenses the worldview of the work, a promotional video has also been released.

Keiji Adachi, who is in charge of the original manga, said, "It's a strange feeling to be adapted into an anime! It's a strange feeling. Bonder moving in the monitor. A talking Bonda. It's kind of embarrassing. But I'm looking forward to it. I'm looking forward to it. Fukutsugu Ochiai as Bonda? That's great! I'm sure it's great. Anyway. I wonder what will happen. I hope a lot of people will see it and find out. I'm excited. You can count on it. He also commented, "I'm very excited.
In addition to the recently announced Fukutsugu Ochiai, who will play the main character Natsunosuke Bonda, a splendid additional cast member has also been announced.
M.A.O. will play the heroine Yuki. Kazunari Futomata plays the role of Tanabe, the manager of the Jingu Spiders, Natsunosuke's team. Kenji Nomura plays the bullpen coach, Sakoda. Ryuzo Ishino as Kozato, the pitching coach.
Daisuke Namikawa as Tokunaga, a former pitcher and baseball commentator who is Natsunosuke's senior. Takanori Hoshino plays Shibuya, Natsunosuke's teammate. Hideo Matsumoto, a freelance announcer who served as the model for the film, will play the role of Matsumoto, an announcer at Otowa Radio.

M・A・O, who plays Yuki, the heroine of the film, said, "I found Yuki to be a very attractive girl with a warm smile. I will do my best to express the gap between Yuki's intense and passionate side in "The Ballroom". I look forward to working with Yuki in the anime! commented. Expectations are high for the anime to begin airing this spring.

The theme song for the anime is "Merigo feat. SKY-HI" by Cypress Ueno and Roberto Yoshino!
In preparation for the broadcast, he said, "Thank you very much for choosing "Merigo" for the series!　I remember when the series first started, the title "Grazeni" had such a strong punch line that I picked it up!　In the hip-hop world, "money" is always around, and people often talk about how much money he makes. Since there is no annual salary, we can only guess from the changes in his lifestyle (laughs). (Laughs.) This is my first anime theme song, and I hope to convey the feeling that the earth spins by itself, but we have to do something by ourselves! The comment is posted on BS SKY PerfecTV!

The song will be featured in a series of animated films "The Earth Turns on Its Own" to be broadcast on BS SKY PerfecTV! We can look forward to the broadcast of the anime series "Grazeni" on BS SKY PerfecTV!

Cast Information
Natsunosuke Bonda (CV: Fukutsugu Ochiai)
Yuki (CV: M・A・O)
Tanabe (CV: Kazunari Futomata)
Sakoda（CV：Kenji Nomura)
Kozato（CV: Ryuzo Ishino)
Tokunaga（CV：Daisuke Namikawa)
Shibuya（CV: Takanori Hoshino)
Matsumoto Anna (CV: Hideo Matsumoto)

Broadcast Information
TV animation "Grazeni
Broadcast date: Opening of the 2018 professional baseball season
Original story: "Grazeni" by Yuji Moritaka, manga by Keiji Adachi (serialized in Kodansha's "Morning")
Director: Ayumu Watanabe ("Doraemon" and "Space Brothers" director)
Series Composition/Screenplay: Hideo Takayashiki ("Mezon Ikkoku", "Gyakkai Muyo Kaiji" series composition)
・Character Design: Kenichi Onuki ("MAJOR", "Gundam Build Fighters" character design)
・Animation Production: Studio Deen ("Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju", "Giantkilling") GIANTKILLING", "Sankarea")
Channel: BS SKY PerfecTV! (BS241/Premium Service 579)
How to watch: By subscribing to the SKY PerfecTV! (BS241/Premium Service 579) ・Viewing Method: Free of charge for subscribers of SKY PerfecTV!
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Production: SKY PerfecTV! Kodansha Ltd.

Broadcast date and time are subject to change.