Pure love story of a hearing-impaired protagonist and his senpai! Winter anime "Yubisaki to Koi", additional cast includes Kaede Hondo, Takeo Otsuka, Ryota Aisaka!

The winter anime "Yubisaki to Koi" scheduled to air from January 2024 will be broadcast on TOKYO MX, MBS, and BS Nichtele. The first PV was also released, and it was announced that Gou Otsuka will play the role of Sakura Shi Ashiki, Ryota Aisaka will play the role of Kyoya Namiki, and Kaede Hondo will play the role of Rin Fujishiro.

The original manga by Suu Morishita is currently serialized in "Monthly Desert". It has sold more than 3.6 million copies (including digital editions) and has been ranked in various awards and has attracted a lot of attention on SNS and other social networking sites.
This work depicts a pure love story between a hearing-impaired college student, Yuki, and a college senior, Itsuomi, who travels around the world.
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It has been decided that an anime of this work will be broadcast on TOKYO MX, MBS, and BS Nichtele from January 2024. In addition, the first PV was also released. In addition, as additional cast information, it was announced that Gou Otsuka will play the role of Sakuraji Ashiki, Ryota Aisaka will play the role of Kyoya Namiki, and Kaede Hondo will play the role of Rin Fujishiro.

The first PV of "Yubisaki to Koi

The first PV depicts the main character, Yuki, and Itsuomi, as well as new characters such as Rin, who smilingly watches her friend wavering between love and longing, Sakura Shi, who shows a tsuntsun attitude despite his dexterous use of sign language, and Kyoya, who says, "Welcome," with a gentle smile.
The pure love story depicted in this film is more clearly outlined, and the characters are more familiar to the viewer.

Character and Cast Information & Comments

The roles of Sakuraji Ashiki, Kyoya Namiki, and Rin Fujishiro will be played by Takeo Otsuka, Ryota Osaka, and Kaede Motowatari, and their comments have been released.

Ashiochi Ouashi cv: Otsuka Takeo
Snow's childhood friend. He is able to use sign language, but tends to lash out at Snow and use abusive language.
He is distrustful of Itsuomi, who has suddenly started to get close to Yuki.

Comments by Takeo Otsuka
Q1: Could you tell us about the appeal of this work?
The words that are spun in this work and the relationships that are built are all warm, sad, and gripping.
Time, distance, frustration, and tender feelings. I believe that the atmosphere that can be felt only in "Yubisaki to Koi" will touch the heartstrings of many people.

Q2: Please tell us about your enthusiasm for playing the role of Ashiki Sakuraji.
I have loved Sakuraji since I read the original story.
The more I think about him and get to know him, the more I love him.
I will play the role with love so that I can deliver what Sakuraji has lived, seen, and felt.

Kyoya Nagi cv: Ryota Osaka
Itsuomi's cousin and the manager of the café bar "Rockin' Robin. He is a good judge of other people and offers advice, but when it comes to his own business, he is reluctant.

Ryota Aisaka Comment
Q1: Could you tell us about the appeal of this work?
It has a very beautiful worldview, but there is a strong sense of realism, and each character has various feelings of hurt, conflict, hope, and expectation in their hearts. Q2.

Q2: What is your enthusiasm for playing the role of Kyoya Namiki?
I have never played this role before, so I was nervous during the recording of the first episode as if I were a newcomer.
I listened to everyone's performances during the test and was told by the sound director that I should be extremely calm and gentle on the surface, but that there was a sense of a wall between me and the character. I was very worried about it, but I created Kyoya as I went along. I hope everyone will witness my new challenge as well.

Rin Fujishiro cv: Kaede Hondo
A friend of Yuki. She is in the same international circle as Itsuomi. She is a caring girl who gives advice to Yuki, who is wavering in her feelings for Itsuomi, and actively brings the two of them together. She has feelings for Kyoya.

Kaede Hondo's comment
Q1: What is the appeal of this work?
The love story surrounding Snow, who lives in a "world without sound," is depicted with beautiful drawings and a wonderful story that is almost painful to watch.
It is so truly wonderful that it is hard to choose any one of them as the "charm" of this work.
I think it resonates with me because each of the characters is so realistic.
You think, "I had a friend who was like that..." or "They look like someone else. I love this work so much that it takes me with it to the point that I want to root for everyone when I read it. It's all...charm!

Q2: What is your enthusiasm for playing the role of Rin Fujishiro?
Rin is a friend of Yuki's and a girl who treats everyone with open arms.
She is full of energy and kindness, and I was conscious of expressing that kindness in my performance.
Rin is not being kind to Yuki out of any special concern, but as a friend and confidant who gets along well with her, so I think the way her kindness is seen and balanced is important to the character.
But she is still a college student, too, and she is also very nervous and awestruck. She is really expressive and adorable!

*Comments are in Japanese only.

Work information
TV animation " Yubisaki to Koi " ( Yubisaki and Love)
＜Broadcast Information
Broadcasting is scheduled to begin in January 2024 on TOKYO MX, MBS, and BS Nichtele.

<Introduction
I want to say "I love you" with my own hands....
The book has sold more than 3.6 million copies (including digital editions), has been ranked in various awards, and has received a lot of positive feedback on SNS and other social media.
The story is about a college student, Yuki, who is in love with a girl.

One day, a college student, Yuki, is in trouble when she is rescued by Itsuomi, a senior student at the same university. Itsuomi treats Yuki, who is hard of hearing due to a hearing impairment, naturally and without hesitation. Snow gradually becomes aware of Itsuomi, who makes her feel a new world...⁉

The pure love story of Snow, a girl with hearing impairment, and Itsuomi, a senior at a university who travels around the world, begins.

＜Staff> Original story by: Suu Morishita (Japanese)
Original Story: Morishita suu (serialized in Kodansha's "Monthly Dessert")
Director/ Storyboard : Yuta Murano
Series Composition/Screenplay : Yoko Yoneuchiyama
Character design：Kasumi Sakai
Chief Animation Director: Kasumi Sakai, Yuki Nishioka, Emiko Endo, Kazue Tamari, Kanako Tsuji
Assistant Costume Design: Yuka Aono
Prop Design: Ryo Hirata
Sign Language Animators: Yoshiaki Yanagida, Masaya Fujimori, Yuki Miyamoto
Scene Design: Masayuki Sekine
Art Director: Kouhei Honda
Art Setup: Eiko Tsunagashira, Risa Iraha
Art Director：Kusanagi
Color Design: Naomi Nakano
Director of Photography: Teppei Sato
Cinematography: Asahi Productions
Editing: Akane Shiraishi
Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta
Sound Production: TO Books
Music: Yukari Hashimoto
Animation Production: Asia Do

＜Cast
Itose Yuki : Sumire Moroboshi
Haki Isoomi : Yu Miyazaki
Ashioki Sakuraji : Tsuyoshi Otsuka
Namiki Kyoya : Ryota Osaka
Rin Fujishiro : Kaede Motowatari

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Original story information
Yubisaki to Koi
Written by: Suu Morishita (Kodansha "KC Dessert")

Serialized in "Monthly Dessert
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