TV anime "Senpai ga uzai junpai no hanashi" to start airing in October! The main cast is Tomori Kusunoki & Shunsuke Takeuchi!

A TV anime of the popular work "Senpai ga uuzai junpai no hanashi", originally written by Shiromanta (serialized in Ichijinsha's "comic POOL") and selling over 1 million copies in total, is set to begin airing in October 2021.

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Senpai ga uuzai junpai no hanashi" (The story of a junior who is annoyed by his senpai), a daily romantic comedy, has been frequently talked about, such as trending when the teaser visual for the TV anime was released in February. This work, serialized in Ichijinsha's "comic POOL" by Shiromanta, is a romantic comedy that supports hardworking working men and women, especially Igarashi and Takeda, as they go about their daily lives.

It is a very popular work that received the highest number of favorites on Twitter Manga in 2017 (1 episode = 415,000 likes) and was ranked first in the "Next Coming Manga Award 2018 Web Manga Category," and its six book editions have sold more than 1 million copies in total.

The TV anime is scheduled to start airing in October 2021. The main cast has also just been revealed.

The main character Futaba Igarashi will be played by Tomori Kusunoki, and her senior Harumi Takeda by Shunsuke Takeuchi. The voices of the two characters have already been shown in a commercial for the seventh volume of the original comic, and even before the cast information was released, many were pleased to hear that the voices were "just as they were in my image. The two up-and-coming cast members will be drawing a lot of attention for their "love comedy for hard-working adults.

The production staff has also been additionally announced. The chief animation directors are Yuhei Murota, Maho Yoshikawa, Yomi Nakagawa, and Miki Muto. In addition, prop designer Eri Nakajima, art director Shunsuke Suzuki, color designer Hiroka Ito, cinematographer Takafumi Kuwabuno, and editor Yoshiko Kimura (MADBOX) are also involved in the animation production of this work.

New character visuals have been released and enthusiastic comments from the original author, main cast and staff have also arrived.

Cast comments (* titles omitted, original text is in Japanese only)

Tomori Kusunoki (playing the role of Futaba Igarashi)

My name is Tomori Kusunoki, and I will be playing the role of Futaba Igarashi.
Actually, I'm one of the readers who has been healed by reading the book for a long time,
I feel happy to be able to voice Futaba-chan.
I hope that the days between the senpai and the juniors will be a healing experience for everyone in the TV anime as well.
Please look forward to the broadcast!

Shunsuke Takeuchi (Harumi Takeda)

I will be voicing a senior student. My name is Takeuchi.
I enjoy recording the show because it is filled with a friendly mood and laughter every time.
Shiromanta-sensei also joins us for every recording, and we work while talking with each other.
We hope you will look forward to it.

Comments from the original author and staff (* titles omitted, original text is in Japanese only)

◆Shiro Manta (original author)
I am very happy to be able to attend the recording sessions every week!
I just have so much respect for the profession of voice actors.
I can't thank the director and production staff enough!
I can't thank the director and the production staff enough!

◆ Ryota Ito (Director)
Futaba is full of energy and straightforward, and Takeda is a "man of the Showa era".
The cheerful interaction between the two is what makes this film so enjoyable.
There are happy and joyful moments, as well as sad and painful moments.
I hope to depict those days that we may look back on someday.

Yoshimi Narita (series composition)
I like the situation of senior and junior.
Igarashi-chan is as small as a child, but she is a hard worker,
Igarashi is as small as a child but a hard worker, and Takeda is big and dependable but a little bit nimble,
We aimed to create a fun and funny story centered on the heart-throbbing drama between these two.
We hope you will enjoy watching it!

Work Information
TV anime "Senpai ga uzai junpai no hanashi" (The story of a junior who is annoyed by his senpai)
Starts airing in October 2021

Official Twitter: @uzai_anime ( # )

<Staff>
Original story: Shiromanta (Serialized in "comic POOL" by Ichijinsha)
Director : Ryota Ito
Series composition：Yoshimi Narita
Character design：Jimitsu Abe
Chief Animation Director：Yuhei Murota, Maho Yoshikawa, Hiromi Nakagawa, Miki Muto
Prop Design：Eri Nakajima
Art Director: Shunsuke Suzuki
Color Designer: Hiroka Ito
Director of Photography: Takafumi Kuwabuno
Editing: Yoshiko Kimura (MADBOX)
Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera
Music: Hiroaki Tsutsumi
Animation Production: Animation Studio

＜Cast
Futaba Igarashi：Tomori Kusunoki
Harumi Takeda：Shunsuke Takeuchi

<Introduction
Futaba Igarashi is in her second year at Itomaki Trading Company and wants to quickly become a full-fledged employee.
Harumi Takeda, a slightly crass but very caring senior colleague.
Although Futaba thinks Takeda is annoying, she is not entirely satisfied with him,
But she is not really annoyed with him,
But there are times when he is really annoying...

The manga received the highest number of favorites on Twitter in 2017 (415,000 likes per episode),
The story is based on the popular SNS comic "Senpai ga uzai junpai no hanashi no hanashi" which recorded the highest number of favorites on Twitter in 2017 (415,000 likes per episode) and won the "Next Comic Award 2018 Web Manga Category No. 1".

The long-awaited anime adaptation of the daily love comedy about struggling working adults is now in the works!

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