Key's classic game "Summer Pockets" to be adapted into a TV anime in 2025! Shoya Chiba, Yoshimi Ohara, and other cast members will continue to work on the series!

Summer Pockets" was drafted by Associate Asae, and the story is spun by a team of talented writers including Yu Niijima, Kai, and Hasama, with music by Shinji Orito, Donmaru, Tomohiro Takeshita, Ryo Mizuki, and Hiiragi Ohashi, who have worked on previous Key works, adding color to the story. --The game has become the most successful romance adventure game of 2018.

The animation of this work is done by "Tsuki ga Kirei" and "After all, my adolescent romantic comedy is wrong. The animation for this work will be directed by "feel. The director is "Akame ga kiru! and "Bokutachi no Remake," and the character design will be by Mai Otsuka, who has worked on "Shakugan no Shana" and "Kono no Biyori.

In commemoration of the anime adaptation, the cast and staff have provided their support for the event, "TV Animation Summer Pockets Prologue Party," which will be held on September 15, and will be attended by the cast and staff.

Along with the release of information on the anime adaptation, a teaser visual, teaser PV, cast and staff were released, and the official HP, official X (formerly Twitter), and event information page (Prologue Party) were opened.

Cast

Shoya Chiba (playing the role of Hayori Takahara)

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I will continue to play the role of Hayori from the part voice of "Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE". From the day I received the audition materials, I had been envisioning the day I would play the role in the anime. I have finally received the opportunity to play this role, and I feel that one of my dreams as a voice actor has come true.
I see myself as having a sense of familiarity that I can project onto the heroine and her friends, as well as the kindness and coolness of a person that they can trust. But Hayori is an entity that has as many images as the number of you who have played the game. This time, I was able to create the role from scratch with the script, not just from the perspective of when I played the game.
The people who love Samapoke are really leading the scene with great detail and care. Thanks to them, I am able to put not only pressure but also positive feelings of love for this work.
I will put everything I have cultivated as an actor, the feelings I was moved by when I played the role, and the atmosphere of Torishirajima that I felt in real time from the live performances of the cast members!
I am afraid that this is a long story with a lot of strength in my shoulders, but I believe that it will be the best season with laughter and tears!
Please look forward to it!

Yoshimi Obara (Naruse Shiroha)

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My name is Yoshimi Obara, and I play the role of Shiroha Naruse. Ladies and gentlemen! Sorry for the wait!
Finally, "Summer Pockets" will become an anime! Yay!
I have been waiting for this day to come for a long time.
It has been 6 years since I first met Shirohara, and I am very excited because I have longed to see the world of Summer Pockets in motion someday.
This work is loved not only in Japan but all over the world.
I love Samapoke!" I have treasured these words from many people. I will do my best to play the role of Shiroha with these words in my heart.
Let's all get excited about "Summer Pockets" together!
Please look forward to it! Thank you very much!

Natsumi Takamori (Aoi Kuramon)

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I can't believe the day will come when we can see the summer in Torishirajima in an anime! Cheers to shaved ice! I was surprised at the fact that it has been 6 years since the game, but I am very much looking forward to seeing how the story of Hayori-kun and his friends will be depicted in the anime, and the story of Aoi and his friends... I am very much looking forward to it. I will do my best to deliver a summer that will remain deep in the hearts of those who have been waiting for the Samapokea anime for a long time!

Nene Hieda (Actress: Ogre Kushima)

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My name is Nene Hieda, and I will be playing the role of Ogre Kushima.
First of all, congratulations on the decision to adapt "Summer Pockets" into an anime!
I myself am looking forward to seeing the characters move and talk in the beautiful island scenery!
The seagulls are energetic, cheerful, and mischievous.
I hope to deliver her secret thoughts and wishes to everyone as best I can.
I will play the role with great care and treasure this irreplaceable summer for Seagull. Thank you very much for your cooperation!

Comment from Key on the casting of Nene Hieda

Since Tomomi Mineuchi, who had played the role of Ogre Kushima in the game "Summer Pockets" released in 2018, went out of business, Key held a new audition with the "Summer Pockets" staff.
Among the many candidates who participated in the audition, it was Ms. Nene Hieda who reunited us with the gulls again.
She has a classy liveliness, a charming mischievous smile, and leadership skills as a member of the Bearded Cats.
The gull played by Ms. Hieda is definitely the gull that had a summer adventure on Torishira Island.
We look forward to your continued support for Nene Hieda, who has newly joined "Summer Pockets" from the anime series.

Eimiri Iwai (played by Tsumugi Wenders)

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Mugyu! I am Eimiri Iwai, playing the role of Tsumugi Wenders.
Celebrating ⭐︎ the long-awaited Samapokea anime adaptation! Yay!
I am so happy to finally be able to tell you all about it!
I can't wait to see how those scenes in the game and this scene will be depicted as animation,
I can't stop being excited just imagining that summer, the way everyone in Torishirojima, including Tsumugi, moves.
I can't stop thinking "I love Samapoke! I can't stop the feeling of "I love Samapoke!
Please look forward to it for a while longer until we can deliver it to you...!

Staff Comment

VISUAL ARTS/Key/Summer Pockets (Game Director: Kai)

Six years have passed since the release of the first "Summer Pockets" and we have decided to make it into an anime. The entire staff is delighted to be able to report this to you.

We could not (and were not allowed to) leak the news, and we had to suppress what we wanted to say for the past several years.

Finally, we are able to say it. Summer Pockets" will be adapted into an anime and will begin airing in 2025.

Key staff participated in the script meetings and recording sessions, and everyone involved in the "Summer Pockets" project worked together to make the anime a reality.

I can only thank Director Kobayashi for his deep understanding of the original work and, above all, for his willingness to put the emotions of the fans first.

Please look forward to the air of "Torihaku Island" as Key's "Summer Vacation" is newly depicted in the anime.

Original Producer: Tohya Okano

Finally, we are able to deliver the news of the anime adaptation.

First of all, I would like to apologize to our fans for the long wait.

If I had only wanted to animate "Summer Pockets," I would have been able to deliver it at an earlier date.

However, what I was hoping for was not "just an anime adaptation," but "an anime adaptation that meets the expectations of the fans," and to achieve this, I needed people in the industry who would be willing to bet on this work, and I have been waiting for such people to appear.

As it turned out, the Samapoke people did appear.

From there, it didn't take long for us to reach this day with both enthusiasm and love.

The next summer will surely be fun, so please look forward to it.

Director: Tomoki Kobayashi

To make an animation is to create a work that could only be created by the staff who could only come together at that moment. Summer Pockets" was brought to life by such a staff, and I believe that both people who enjoyed the game and those who have never played the game will be able to enjoy this work. Animation production sometimes takes several summers and years to complete. Once it is broadcast, it is only for a moment. Please enjoy the story of such a fleeting summer vacation.

Series Composition: Keiichiro Ochi

I decided to do as much as I could anyway, as I was in charge of the series composition for "Summer Pockets," a work that has been enthusiastically supported by many fans.

Of course, it is impossible to incorporate all of the vast elements of the original work into the anime.

Nevertheless, thanks to the input of the Key people who attended every meeting, I am proud to say that we were able to incorporate as many episodes as possible that fans of the original story would have liked to see in the anime.

Of course, those who started with the anime will also be able to fully enjoy this work, so we hope you will continue watching until the end.

Please look forward to the sparkling, dazzling, hot, and heartbreaking story of Hayori's experiences with the attractive heroines during one summer!

Character Design: Mai Otsuka

Celebrating the anime adaptation!

The first Key game I played was "Kanon.

It was recommended to me by a senior colleague at work at the time, and since then, I have been hooked on almost all of Key's games. In the past, I was involved in the movie version of "AIR" as an original illustrator, but I never thought I would be able to work on "Summer Pockets" as a character designer!

The entire staff is now working hard on this project. Everyone, please take a look!

Animation Production: feel.

I am Makoto Takigasaki, the president of the animation production company feel.

We are very honored to be able to produce an animation of a work by Key, who has produced many masterpieces in this world.

In the production process, we valued the worldview of the original work above all else, and tried to carefully create the special atmosphere of summer vacation, the sights, sounds, and smells, so that every detail could be felt.

We were able to do this thanks to the extraordinary efforts of our trusted staff and everyone involved.

As the title implies, we will not let up in the production of this animation until the very end so that it will become a "treasured memory" that you will want to keep in your treasure box!

Producer: Naoto Nakajima

We are pleased to finally be able to provide you with information about the anime adaptation!

There have been many wonderful Key works that have been adapted for the screen,

The entire staff is working hard to bring "Summer Pockets" up to par with these masterpieces!

We want to continue to surprise our fans in a good way and make them fall in love with us even more and more!

For those who are just getting to know us, we hope that this work will be the start of your becoming a "key child"!

I hope that those who are just getting to know us will be able to hear the story of "Summer Pockets" from next to you,

I strongly hope that this work will become a part of your daily life.

And despite my selfishness, we have gathered a team of enthusiastic members.

Their love and passion for the work is second to none, and they are the best team I have ever worked with!

A few years ago, I said to Mr. Okano, "I will put everything I have into "Summer Pockets" and make it a work that will be loved for a long time.

These were the words I said to Mr. Okano when I met him for the first time.

To Mr. Okano and everyone involved, who believed in those words, and most of all, to our fans,

I will do my utmost to live up to his words and honestly face my work.

In 2025, I will deliver the best summer vacation of my life and excitement to the whole world!

Staff

Original Story : VISUAL ARTS / Key / Summer Pockets

Director : Tomoki Kobayashi

Series composition：Keiichiro Ochi

Character Design：Mai Otsuka

Art Director: Mimine

Art Director: Shunichiro Yoshihara

Art Director：Kaoru Aoki

Special Effects Animation Director：Teruaki Tokumaru

Color Designer：Sari Tagawa

Director of Photography：Fumi Namba

3DCG Director：Kohei Ogawa

Editing: Ryumi Maruyama

Sound Director：Ryosuke Naya

Original Story: Associate Asae

Original scenario: Yu Niijima, Kai, Hasama

Original Character Design: Na-Ga, Izumi Tsubasu, Yunon Nagayama, Fumuyun

Music: Shinji Orito, Associate Asae, Donmaru, Tomohiro Takeshita,

Tomohiro Takeshita, Ryo Mizuki, Hiiragi Ohashi

Animation Production: feel.

Animation Producer: Makoto Takigasaki

Original Producer: Toya Okuno

Producer：Naoto Nakajima

The independent event "TV Animation Summer Pockets Prologue Party" will be held on September 15 (Sun.).

Event Title

TV Animation Summer Pockets Prologue Party

Date

September 15, 2024 (Sun.)

Doors open 17:00 / Concert begins 18:00

Place: Big Sight TFT Hall HFT Hall

Venue: Big Sight TFT Hall HALL1000

Address: 3-4-10 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan

## Performances

Performances (titles omitted)

Shoya Chiba / Yoshimi Obara / Natsumi Takamori / Nene Hieda / Emiri Iwai / Minoru Shiraishi /

Suzuki Konomi (artist) / Kai (game director) / Tomoki Kobayashi (director) / Naoto Nakajima (producer)

The performance schedule and performers are subject to change.

Ticket information will be released at a later date.

This event is scheduled to be broadcast live.

■Official HP of the event

## Event

Production Information

Summer Pockets

＜What is "Summer Pockets"?

Summer Pockets" is a new animation series by VISUAL ARTS/Key, known for "CLANNAD," "Little Busters! Summer Pockets" is the 13th romance adventure game work released on June 29, 2018 by VISUAL ARTS/Key, known for "CLANNAD," "Little Busters! The game was released on June 26, 2020.

<Synopsis.

The main character, Hayori Takahara, came to Torishira Island alone during her summer vacation to sort out her deceased grandmother's belongings.

When she gets off the ferry, which runs only a few times a day, she meets a girl.
She was just gazing at the boundary line between the sea and the sky, while playing with her hair in the sea breeze.
The next thing she knew, the girl had gone away, and Hagiri, feeling like she had been plucked by a fox, went to her grandmother's house.
There, her aunt, a relative, was already there, sorting through her belongings.
As she helps her grandmother clean out her memories, she is bewildered by her first contact with "island life," but she adapts to it.
She is bewildered by her first contact with nature, which she had never known in her life in the city.
It was the kind of life that reminded him of something nostalgic that he had forgotten.

I met a girl staring at the sea.
I met a girl looking for a mysterious butterfly.
I met a girl looking for memories and a pirate ship.
I met a girl living in a quiet lighthouse.

I met a new friend on the island.

I wished this summer vacation would never end.

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