Third cast announcement for "MIX" airing in April 2019! Kana Hanazawa will play Haruka Oyama! The second key visual has also been released!

The third relay cast announcement has arrived from "MIX," which will begin airing every Saturday evening at 5:30 p.m. in April 2019. It was announced that Kana Hanazawa has been chosen to play the role of Haruka Oyama. The second key visual was also released.

MIX" is a popular work by Mitsuru Adachi that was serialized in Gessan (Shogakukan Monthly Shōnen Sunday) and went into overprint as soon as it was serialized in the monthly manga magazine. The comics have already been published in 13 volumes, with a total of over 7.5 million copies sold (including electronic editions), and the latest volume, volume 14, will be released on February 12, 2019 (Tuesday). The series depicts baseball, love, and family ties about 30 years after Meisei Academy in the timeless masterpiece "Touch," which all of Japan fell in love with.The TV anime "MIX" will begin airing on Yomiuri and Nippon Television in April 2019, every Saturday evening at 5:30 p.m. The series will be broadcast on the Yomiuri and Nippon Television networks. It will be directed by Shirohiro Watanabe, with series composition by Atsuhiro Tomioka and animation production by O.L.M.
⇒2019 Spring Anime
⇒The TV anime "MIX" will begin airing on Yomiuri TV and NTV in April 2019!

So far, Yuki Kaji has been announced as Touma Tachibana, Yuma Uchida as Koichiro Tachibana, and Mare Uchida as Otomi Tachibana, and for the third installment, Kana Hanazawa has been announced as Haruka Oyama.

The second key visual, which was newly released this time, shows a romantic-comedy atmosphere, with a lot of excitement as the fates of the four characters intersect!

Kana Hanazawa's comments】 ※Titles omitted

─ How did you feel when you were chosen to play the role of "Haruka Oyama" this time?
I was very happy because I love watching baseball games and works depicting baseball. However, after reading the original work, I felt that there must be many people who admire Haruka, and I feel that I have a great responsibility.

─ ─ About your role in the film
I think she is a caring and smart girl who can convey her feelings in her own words. She seems to be perfect, but she is also cute when she is disturbed by Run-chan's pace. I can only find good things to say about her.

─ ─ Do you have any thoughts about "MIX"? (Favorite scene or character, scene you are looking forward to playing, etc.)
I am looking forward to playing Harunatsu-chan and her father's friendly interaction, which comes up frequently. The father, who is pushed aside by his daughter in many ways, makes me smile.

─ Do you have any thoughts on Mitsuru Adachi's works?
I am very happy to be able to participate in Mitsuru Adachi's works, which grab my heart with every word and frame. I want to enjoy being fully immersed in his world.

───Message to your fans and your enthusiasm for acting in the future
I am looking forward to the recording while reading the original work! The battles of the Meisei Academy baseball team, the exquisite adolescence of the four members, and the fateful connection with Touch, there is so much to see in this work, so please don't miss out on the anime!

Work information】 ※Honorific titles are omitted.
TV animation "MIX
Broadcasting will begin in April 2019 on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV.

＜The story is set in the same "Myojin" area as "Touch".
The setting is "Meisei Academy", the same as "Touch". About 30 years have passed since the legend of "Uesugi Tatsuya", the main character of "Touch", and now, a fateful brother opens the door to the story....
Due to their parents' remarriage, they became twin brothers with the same birthday, although they are not related by blood. They are two brothers, "Runichiro Tachibana" and "Touma Tachibana," who belong to the baseball team of the Meisei Gakuen Junior High School.
Runichiro plays as a catcher and a batter. Nouma is a third baseman for "certain reasons," but he hides an uncommon talent for pitching. She is the biological sister of Runichiro and is not related to Nouma by blood. Tachibana Otomi, Runichiro's biological sister who is not related to Towa, also enters junior high school, and there is a lot of commotion around the two of them. Will they be able to go on to high school and step on the Koshien pitch...?

<Characters
Tachibana Toma (age 13): Hiroki Kaji
His mother died when he was young, and his father remarried Runichiro's mother, so he becomes a step-brother to Runichiro and Otomi. His birthday is the same as that of Runichiro. He is a right-handed pitcher.

Soichiro Tachibana (age 13): Yuma Uchida
His father died when he was young, and his mother remarried to Tatehama's father, so he and Tatehama are step-brothers. His birthday is the same as Runichiro's, but he was born 10 minutes earlier, making him an older brother. He is a left-handed catcher who throws right-handed.

Otomi Tachibana (age 12): Marie Uchida
Miss Meisei and a popular girl. She is the biological sister of Runichiro and a step-sister who is not related to Nouma. She plays the flute in the brass band.

Haruka Oyama: Kana Hanazawa
A rhythmic gymnast. She met Nouma when she was a child. Her father is an alumnus of the Meisei High School baseball team and the current baseball team manager.

<Staff
Original story: "MIX" by Mitsuru Adachi (serialized in Shogakukan's "Gessan")
Director: Yasuhiro Watanabe
Series Composition: Atsuhiro Tomioka
Script：Tatsuto Higuchi, Kenichi Yamada, Yukinori Fukushima, Chinatsu Hojo
Character Design: Takao Maki
Music: Sumitomo Norito
Animation Production: O.L.M
Production, Copyright: Yomiuri TV, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions

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