Shuichiro Umeda plays Makoto, the main character in the TV anime "Senpai wa Otoko no Koko"! Cast and staff comments have also arrived!

The first key visual, cast information for the three main characters, and major staff information for the announced TV anime adaptation of "Senpai wa Otoko no Koko" have been released.

Senpai wa Otoko no Koko" is a webtoon work by manga artist and illustrator Pom, serialized on LINE Manga from December 2019 to December 2021. The work gained popularity by carefully depicting the personalities of Makoto Hanaoka, a "boy's girl" who loves cute things, Saki Aoi, his junior, and Ryuji Ooga, his best friend, and the process of their growth.The manga won third place in the Web manga category of the "Next Coming Manga Award 2021" and first place in the "5th Manga Ranking for Anime Adaptation" at AnimeJapan 2022. Senpai wa Otokonoko Debut Arc," a prequel to the main story, is currently being serialized.
⇒ I thought about quitting many times. Senpai wa Otoko no Koko" TV anime adaptation has been decided and a teaser PV has been released! The top-ranked manga in the "Manga to be made into an anime" ranking!

In addition to the first key visual, new information about the TV anime "Senpai wa Otoko no Koko", which will be broadcast on Fuji Television's "Noitamina" and other channels in 2024, has been announced one after another.

The three main characters will be played by Shuichiro Umeda as Makoto Hanaoka, Akiyoshi Sekine as Saki Aoi, an energetic junior who is in love with Makoto, and Yuma Uchida as Ryuji Ooga, a childhood friend who has been watching over Makoto closely. The comments from each of the cast members on their enthusiasm for playing their characters have also been released.

The animation will be produced by project No.9, which has released numerous works, and directed by Shinsuke Yanagi. Shoto Shinkai will design the characters for the first time, Yoriko Tomita will write the series composition, and Yukari Hashimoto will provide the music.
The first key visual and keyboard are available for viewing at the following website.

The first key visual and the first public video of the key visual

The main character, Makoto Hanaoka, loves cute things and spends his time dressed as a girl at school.
A special video showing this visual was also released, which includes the voices of Makoto, Saki, and Ryuji.

Illustration: Shoto Shinkai
Finishing/Special Effects: Yoko Suzuki

■The first public video of the key visual

Cast Comments

Shuichiro Umeda, who plays the role of Makoto Hanaoka
My name is Shuichiro Umeda, and I will be playing the role of Makoto Hanaoka.
When I received the audition results, I was really happy and thought about the reason why I was chosen to be the voice of Makoto Hanaoka and decided to face this work with great care.
I will do my best to play the role while staying close to Makoto. Thank you very much for your support!

Akiyoshi Sekine as Saki Aoi
My name is Akiyoshi Sekine, and I will be playing the role of Saki Aoi.
When I read the original story, I was impressed by its transparency! When I read the original work, I had the impression that it was very transparent. Just as a transparent thing looks different colors when it shines in the light, the girls show us many different expressions.
They are so dazzling when they are recorded!
I will do my best to deliver Saki's charm to you all!
Please look forward to it!

Yuma Uchida as Ryuji Ooga
My name is Yuma Uchida, and I will be playing the voice of Ryuji Ooga.
I am currently recording the show to rave reviews, and I am always struck by the sensitive stories spun by the fascinating characters.
What is myself? I feel that it is during adolescence that the heart is shaken by such unanswerable questions.
I will do my best to express their feelings! Please watch the TV anime "Senpai wa Otoko no Koko"!

Staff Comments

Director: Shinsuke Yanagi
I am very excited to be asked to work on "Senpai wa Otoko no Koko" and I hope I can incorporate the soft worldview, comical descriptions, and detailed emotions of the characters into the animation.
The animation production is currently underway, but please look forward to seeing Makoto, Ryuji, and Saki moving on the screen.

Character Design: Shoto Shinkai
I am very happy to be able to be involved in the production in this way because I really love the personalities and charms of the characters drawn by the original author, Pomu-sensei. I will do my best to make you feel the charm of the work "Senpai wa Otoko no Koko" even more through the anime!

Series Composition: Yoriko Tomita
I read the original work for the first time after receiving the request, and was immediately drawn in by the delicacy of Ms. Pom's drawings and the thoughts of Makoto and the other characters, and I felt very honored to be entrusted with this project.
I hope that many people will be able to watch this lovely work in anime form, and that I can help the message it contains reach them.

Music: Yukari Hashimoto
Senpai wa Otoko no Koko" was a manga that I bought and read as a comic book, so I was very surprised and at the same time very happy when I heard about the opportunity to produce music for it.
I wrote the music while hoping that Makoto, Ryuji, and Saki would all be happy.
I hope that the music will accompany the story.

(Original comment)

Work information
TV animation " Senpai wa Otoko no Koko
＜Broadcast information
Scheduled to air every Thursday from 24:55 on Fuji Television's "Noitamina" and other channels in 2024.
Broadcast date and time are subject to change.

<Staff> Original story: "Senpai wa Otokonoko
Original story: "Senpai wa Otoko no Koko" by Pom (serialized in "LINE Manga")
Director：Shinsuke Yanagi
Character Design：Shoto Shinkai
Series composition：Yoriko Tomita
Music: Yukari Hashimoto
Animation Production: project No.9

＜Cast
Makoto Hanaoka: Shuichiro Umeda
Saki Aoi:Akiyoshi Sekine
Ryuji Ooga: Yuma Uchida

Official website
senpaiha-otokonoko.com

Official X
@painoko_anime

Original work information
Original story "Senpai ha otokonoko
Author：Pom
URL: #

Makoto Hanaoka, a boy's girl who loves cute things, is confessed to by a junior girl, Saki Aoi, who mistakenly thinks that Makoto is a girl.

Makoto tells her that he is a man, not a woman, and she refuses his confession, saying that she has never had a boyfriend in the past.

However, the fact that she is a man's daughter makes Saki happy, saying that she can enjoy both male and female senpai, and she even declares that she will become her senpai's first love, making Makoto look back on her.

(C) pom, JOYNET, LINE Digital Frontier, "Senpai wa Otoko no Koko" Production Committee