Spring Anime "Not Just Cute, Shikimori-san" Nobuhiko Okamoto and others added to the cast! Voting for the original voice dramatization ends January 12.

TV anime "Not Only Cute, Shikimori-san" will begin airing on April 2, 2022 (Sat). Additional character, cast, and theme song information has been released.

Not Only Cute, Shikimori-san" by Hotarugo Maki is a popular manga that won first place in the Magapoke general election and fifth place in the web category of the "Next Coming Manga Grand Prix". It is a romantic comedy about Izumi, a high school boy with an unfortunate constitution, and Shikimori-san, who is usually cute and pretty but transforms into a "handsome girlfriend" when Izumi is in trouble.

⇒ Teaser visual and cast of the TV anime "Not Only Cute, Shikimori-san" are revealed! Daily voice" for 365 days has also started!

⇒Click here for the list of 2022 spring anime.

The TV anime will be broadcast on ABC TV and TV Asahi affiliate 24 stations nationwide in the "ANiMAZiNG! on April 2, 2022, on Saturdays at 2:00 pm. In addition to the key visuals, additional characters and cast members have been announced.

The voting for the original voice dramatization campaign is now open until January 12 (Wed.) around noon, so be sure to participate.

Additional characters and cast】
Following Saori Onishi as Shikimori-san and Shuichiro Umeda as Izumi, Misato Matsuoka, Rina Hidaka, and Nobuhiko Okamoto have been added to the cast!

Nekozaki CV: Misato Matsuoka
Misato Matsuoka is a friend and classmate of Shikimori-san. She is a cheerful and energetic athletic girl with a friendly personality.
She smilingly and sometimes teasingly observes the relationship between Shikimori and Izumi-kun.

<Cast Comments
I am very happy to be able to participate in this wonderful production that is 1000% precious!
I will do my best to convey 1000% of the charm of Nekozaki-chan, who is energetic, cool, exciting, kind, considerate, and cute!
I hope you will enjoy this coming-of-age story that is more than just a cute and exciting story about Shikimori, Izumi-kun, and everyone else with unique personalities! Please enjoy it!

Hachiman (Hachimitsu) CV: Rina Hidaka
A friend and classmate of Shikimori-san. She has an expressionless, slow-paced, and elusive personality, but she is always watching what is going on around her.
She is an indoor girl who is not good at sports.

<Cast Comments
Yui Hachiman is a girl with a unique atmosphere who doesn't show her emotions very much on her face, but she is a kind-hearted girl who looks after those around her.
I also love her occasional harsh comments!
I am so happy to be able to see the two cutest girls, Shikimori and Izumi, up close...!
As Yui Hachiman, I will warmly watch over them!
I will do my best in recording! I'll do my best in dubbing!

Inuzuka CV: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Izumi-kun's friend and classmate. He is a serious boy who likes to play but also studies hard.
He is seen as a rival by Mr. Shikimori.

<Cast Comments
Inuzoku gives the impression of being very cute on the inside.
He is a character with a lot of facial expressions, sometimes cool and sometimes serious, so I hope I can show the difference between the two!

I hope I can show the difference between the two!

Vote for your favorite! Original Voice Drama Campaign
As a special monthly event leading up to the broadcast, a campaign will be held!

Two carefully selected short episodes from the original work will be selected each month, and you can vote for the episode you would like to hear the voice drama by using the survey function on Twitter.
The episode with the highest number of votes will be made into a voice drama and released during the anime broadcast.

First Voted Episodes
Cute story: Shikimori and Izumi's hair story (Volume 1 extra)
Cool story: Shikimori, Nekozaki and Hachiman's girls' party (Volume 2, Episode 24)

The first round of voting will be open until noon on Wednesday, January 12. The second round will be held in February, and the third round in March.

Information on the works
TV animation "Not Only Cute, Shikimori-san

＜Broadcast Information
ABC TV and TV Asahi affiliate 24 stations nationwide "ANiMAZiNG! TV Asahi affiliated 24 stations nationwide
Every Saturday night from April 2, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.
*Subject to change according to circumstances.

<Staff
Original Story: Hotarugo Maki (serialized in Kodansha's "Magazine Pocket")
Director : Ryota Ito
Assistant Director : Shohei Yamanaka
Series composition：Yoshimi Narita
Character Design : Ai Kikuchi
Animation Production: Animation Studio

＜Cast
Shikimori: Saori Onishi
Izumi: Shuichiro Umeda
Nekozaki：Misato Matsuoka
Hachiman: Rina Hidaka
Inuzoku: Okamoto Nobuhiko

＜Introduction
The best "good-looking girlfriend" appears!

Izumi-kun, a high school boy with an unfortunate constitution, has a classmate, Shikimori, as his girlfriend.
She has a beautiful smile, is kind, and always seems happy when she is with Izumi-kun.

She is dainty, cute, and affectionate,
When Izumi-kun is in a pinch, ......
She is the coolest, most handsome girlfriend you will ever meet!

Shikimori is full of cuteness and coolness.
The fun daily life of Shikimori-san, Izumi-kun, and his good friends never stops!
This love comedy with 1000% preciousness has finally started!

The popular romantic comedy "Not Just Cute, Shikimori-san" (serialized in Kodansha Magazine Pocket), which has sold over 2.1 million copies in its first 9 volumes and received over 3 million "likes" on Twitter, is finally getting a TV anime. Production is handled by Animation Studio, with a large gathering of high-profile staff!　The director is Ryota Ito of "Senpai ga uzai junpai no hanashi" ("Senpai ga uzai junpai no hanashi"), series composition is by Yoshimi Narita of the "Pretty Cure" series, and character design and chief animation director is Ai Kikuchi of "NEW GAME! and "How Many Dumbbells Can You Hold?

You can't take your eyes off the "handsome girlfriend" in the TV anime!

Original story
Serialized in Kodansha's "Magazine Pocket"
Written by Hotarugo Maki
Comics volumes 1-11 now on sale

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