Youth survival TV anime "Sonny Boy" reveals cast and PV including Aoi Ichikawa and Aoi Yuki! Broadcasting from July 15(Thu.), 2021!

Broadcast information, main casts, and comments from "Sonny Boy," an original TV anime produced by Madhouse, have been released. In addition, a teaser PV is now on view.

The original TV anime "Sonny Boy" is an adolescent science fiction survival ensemble drama about students left behind at a school drifting through another dimension. Directed and written by Shingo Natsume ("One Pan Man", etc.), with original character design by Hisashi Eguchi ("Uninhabited Planet Survive", etc.) and production by anime studio Madhouse ("Summer Wars", "DEATH NOTE", etc.).

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It has been decided that the TV anime "Sonny Boy" will start airing on July 15, 2021 (Thursday). The main cast and their comments have been released.

The main character Nagara is played by Aoi Ichikawa, Nozomi by Saori Onishi, Mizuho by Aoi Yuki, and Asakaze by Chiaki Kobayashi. They play classmates in the third year of junior high school who drift off into another dimension.

Broadcast Information and Teaser PV

＜Broadcast Information

TOKYO MX: July 15 (Thu) 24:30-25:00
KBS Kyoto: July 15 (Thu) 24:30-25:00
Sun TV: July 15 (Thu.) 25:00-25:30
BS Asahi: July 16 (Fri.) 23:00-23:30
RAB Aomori Broadcasting: July 16 (Fri.) 25:56 - 26:26
Broadcast date and time are subject to change.

Teaser PV

<Story
August 16th, halfway through the long, long summer vacation. Nagara and her friends, who were in the third year of junior high school, were suddenly involved in an unexpected situation. Not only Nagara herself, but also a mysterious transfer student Nozomi, Mizuho, Asakaze, and 36 other classmates drifted away from the school into another dimension.
They also acquired various "abilities" as they drifted away. Some are overjoyed by their abilities beyond human knowledge and run amok, others try to lead the other students as leaders, and still others desperately search for a way to return to their own world.
Some are spiraling distrust, uncontrollable jealousy, and conflicts stemming from a desire for control. In the face of one unexplainable situation after another, the boys and girls are suddenly thrown into a life of survival. Will Nagara and his friends be able to conquer this world and return safely to their original world? ......

The main cast includes Aoi Ichikawa, Saori Onishi, Aoi Yuki, and Chiaki Kobayashi!

NAGARA CV: Aoi Ichikawa
A third-year junior high school student who is fed up with the environment surrounding her and feels that she has given up on life.
He seems to be having trouble communicating with his family, and is distant from the students around him, who look at him with a somewhat cold attitude.
At this point, it is unknown what abilities he developed when he was cast adrift.

<Cast Comments
(*Original text only)
I couldn't read what was going to happen at all, and I kept wondering what was going to happen next. I wanted to know what was going to happen next as soon as possible.
I wanted to know what was going to happen next as soon as possible, but I also needed time to chew and swallow! I was in a hurry.
(About Nagara) I had a chance to meet with the director beforehand, and he said to me, "If you want, don't read the script too much.
I am going into each post-recording session conscious of keeping my impression of the script as it was when I first read it and acting it fresh.

I hope you will pay attention to the atmosphere of the entire work and the spaces between the lines.
I hope that you will enjoy the work as you think about it carefully.
It is a work that can be enjoyed from many different angles, but I also hope that you will cherish the feelings you had when you saw "Sonny Boy" for the first time.
We hope that you will watch their emotional growth with us.

Nozomi CV: Saori Onishi
A transfer student who has just returned from Berlin, Nozomi is somewhat mysterious. On her first day at her new school, she was seen by Nagara tearing up a textbook on the roof.
No matter how difficult the situation may be, she is a strong-willed person who never tries to bend herself. The strength of her will is well reflected in her large eyes, which stare straight ahead.
The ability he has manifested is [compass], which allows him to see a light that indicates a point no matter where he is. However, that light can only be seen by Rarity.

<Cast Comments
(Original text only)
When I read the script for the first time, I was so excited and thought, "I love this kind of work! I was so excited when I read the script for the first time, and I was like, "I love this kind of work!
I didn't know what kind of character Nozomi was until right before the recording, so I went into the recording as if I was going to charge in with a spear.
The sound director told me, "Don't act too much," which made it difficult for me to ......!

Please pay attention to everything! Can you... understand? (grin)
I think it's a novel, never-before-seen work.
I look forward to seeing how you all take it!

Mizuho CV : Aoi Yuuki
She is a junior high school student who always carries her grandmother's three cats, Tora, Gen, and Sakura, in a tote bag.
She has a fast-paced, moody personality and is honest about her feelings. She does not actively engage with those around her and is isolated. She has developed the ability "Nyamazon," which allows the three cats to bring her anything she desires.
Her ability, which is indispensable for survival, is relied upon by other students, but Mizuho herself does not seem to be amused by it.

<Cast Comments
(*Original text only)
I was shaking, wondering which of them were foreshadowing, which were metaphors for what, and where was my role...! I shuddered. I was shaken. The difficulty of the story is the best, which defies the recent trend of making anime easier to understand.
（It was explained to me that Mizuho is a girl who has the temperament of an unneutered male stray cat. She is so straight that she is untouchable, and her honesty with her feelings makes her fast-paced and moody, for better or worse. I hope to create a girl who is not created to be cute from the start, but whose fragile parts are exposed and become lovable as they are exposed.

It's like Alice in Wonderland, a world full of absurdities, but for some reason we can relate to it. The screen design is unlike anything I have ever seen before, but somehow the scenery seems familiar to me. I hope you will enjoy each and every one of these things.
This is not a simple work. I hope you will take this work with an open mind. However, when we can understand this work, perhaps we can understand a part of our own mind. I hope you will take a look at it.

Asakaze CV : Chiaki Kobayashi
A rebellious character who hates to be ordered around. When he is caught adrift, he violently opposes the student council's attempts to control the students and causes a commotion.
The ability he manifests is "slow light," which allows him to control gravity.
Asakaze's ability often helps Nagara and his friends in their survival life, where they are often placed in dangerous situations. Asakaze gradually makes her presence felt among the students who struggle to return to their original world.

<Cast Comments
The story is exciting and unpredictable.
I was thrilled by the completely unimaginable development of the story. I feel like I'm getting a little peek inside director Natsume's head every week (laughs).
(Laughs) The character of Asakaze was portrayed from a realistic point of view, so I played the role while remembering my own junior high school days and rebellious period.

(Laughs.) I played Asakaze because he was portrayed from a realistic point of view, and it reminded me of my own middle school days and rebellious period. However, from their point of view, it is an extension of their school life, and it is a very realistic story. I hope you will pay attention to this gap and enjoy the film.
It is filled with important things that we have forgotten. It is also a work with so much mystery and foreshadowing that even the cast members have to think about it every week, so please look forward to it!

Work information
TV animation "Sonny Boy
＜Broadcast information

TOKYO MX: From July 15 (Thu.) 24:30-25:00
KBS Kyoto: July 15 (Thu) 24:30-25:00
Sun TV: from July 15 (Thu.) 25:00-25:30
BS Asahi: From July 16 (Fri.) 23:00-23:30
RAB Aomori Broadcasting: From July 16 (Fri.) 25:56-26:26
*Broadcasting dates and times are subject to change.

<Staff> Director/Screenplay: Shin Natsume
Director/Screenplay : Shingo Natsume
Character Planning：Hisashi Eguchi
Character Design：Norifumi Kugai
Art Director：Mari Fujino (Studio Pablo)
Color Designer：Ken Hashimoto
Director of Photography: Akane Fusehara
Editing: Yoshiko Kimura
Sound Director: Shoji Hata
Animation Production: Madhouse

Theme Song: Ginko BOYZ "Shonen Shoujo"

＜Cast＞
Nagara: Aoi Ichikawa
Nozomi: Saori Onishi
Mizuho: Aoi Yuki
Asakaze: Chiaki Kobayashi

<Story
August 16th, halfway through the long, long summer vacation. The third-year junior high school students, Nagara and the others, who had gathered at school, were suddenly caught in an unexpected situation. Not only Nagara herself, but also a mysterious transfer student Nozomi, Mizuho, Asakaze, and 36 other classmates drifted away from the school into another dimension.
They also acquired various "abilities" as they drifted away. Some are overjoyed by their abilities beyond human knowledge and run amok, others try to lead the other students as leaders, and still others desperately search for a way to return to their own world.
Some are spiraling distrust, uncontrollable jealousy, and conflicts stemming from a desire for control. In the face of one unexplainable situation after another, the boys and girls are suddenly thrown into a life of survival. Will Nagara and his friends be able to conquer this world and return safely to their original world? ......

Official website: sonny-boy.net Official Twitter: @sonnyboy_anime

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