TV anime "Fictional Reasoning" to start airing in January 2020, 2nd PV released!　Additional characters and cast announced, cast comments also arrived!

Kyo Jouhei of"Spiral" and "The Tempest of Zetsuen"fame has released the second PV from his TV anime "Fictional Reasoning" featuring additional character visuals and cast members, and the opening music.

Kyo Jouhei of "Spiral" and "The Tempest of Zetsuen" wrote the novel "Fictional Reasoning" (illustrated by Hiroshi Kiyohara), which was released by Kodansha Novel in 2011. A comic book adaptation of "Fictional Reasoning" (Shonen Magazine R) by Chashiba Katase, based on the same work, has been serialized since 2015. The original comic currently has nine volumes in print and has sold more than 2 million copies.
The main character, Kotoko Iwanaga, who has become the "god of wisdom" of monsters and ghosts, and Guro Sakuragawa, who has become immortal after eating "ghost flesh" and gaining supernatural powers, battle mysterious cases. The two battle against mysterious incidents in this battle x mystery.
Directed by Keiji Goto of "Kiddy Glade" and "End Ride," series composition by Noboru Takagi of "Golden Kamui" and "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These," character design and chief animation director Takatoshi Honda. Brains Base will be in charge of animation production.
⇒ "Kaiyogen Battle x Biographical Mystery" will be adapted into a TV anime! Production will be by Brains Base.

TV Asahi, MBS, and BS Nittele have decided to broadcast the TV anime "Fictional Reasoning", which is scheduled to begin airing in January 2020. It will also be distributed through the d Anime Store and other channels.

Along with the announcement of the broadcasting stations, information about the work was also released.
Additional character visuals of Saki Yumihara, Nanase Kohito, Karin Nanase, and Detective Terada were revealed, and additional cast members were also announced.
Saki Yumihara will be played by Misato Fukuen, Karin Nanase by Sumire Uesaka, and Detective Terada by Kenji Hamada.

Comments from each of the cast members, along with those of Akari Kito as Kotoko Iwanaga and Mamoru Miyano as Guro Sakuragawa, which have already been announced, have arrived, and will be introduced below.

In addition, the second PV of the opening theme song "Mononoke in the Fiction," performed by Uso to Chameleon, has been released.
The video features a number of mysterious creatures, and you can enjoy the atmosphere of this work, so be sure to check it out.

Artist comments by Uso and Chameleon, who composed the opening theme music, have also been released.

The second PV of the anime "Fictional Reasoning

The second character visual and cast

Saki Yumihara (CV: Misato Fukuen)

A tall, stylish, and beautiful police officer.
She works at the Makurazaka police station and is an officer in the traffic division.
She used to be in a relationship with Kuro and was thinking of marrying him, but a certain incident made her break up with him.
She came to Makurazaka to find a job, but in the end, she has not been able to forget Kuro.
He spends his days anxiously, fearing "kaiju" (strange things).

Nanase Kohito

An urban legend that has recently become a rumor in Makurazaka City.
The faceless ghost of Karin Nanase is said to appear at night, dressed in the clothes she wore when she was an idol, holding a steel frame in her hand with which she was crushed.
She is ferocious and attacks people with the steel frame in her hand.
He has been the subject of many rumors and sightings on the Internet.

Karin Nanase (CV: Sumire Uesaka)

An idol with large breasts.
She was popular for starring in a TV drama series, but she was shut down due to a certain allegation.
To escape the media, she was staying at a hotel in Makurazaka City.
At the end of January, she was found dead under a steel frame at a construction site near the hotel.

Detective Terada (CV: Kenji Hamada)

A large detective working at the Makurazaka police station.
He is a sergeant with a fifth dan in judo, and is supported by everyone in the station.
Recently, he has been interested in Saki, but due to his reserved nature, he has not made much headway.
He does not believe in ghosts, but he believes that the rumor of Nanase Koujin is a foreshadowing of a big case.

Cast and artist comments] *Honorifics omitted.

Akari Kito as Kotoko Iwanaga

I thought it was going to be a serious mystery, but it was a completely new kind of mystery work in which the characters "deduce lies," and I couldn't help but wonder what would happen when I read it and wondered how the story would continue!
In addition to that, the interaction between Kotoko and Kuro in their mysterious relationship was very interesting, and I hope to be able to perform such conversational drama and reasoning in an easy-to-understand and more appealing way in the anime!
I will do my best to help those who start with the anime as well as fans of the original to enjoy it as much as possible!

Mamoru Miyano as Kuro Sakuragawa

I couldn't imagine what "fictional reasoning" meant at first, but after reading the book, I was greatly convinced. This is exactly what "fictional deduction" is!　The mystery stories that I know are about deductions to reveal the truth. This story, however, is about fictional reasoning to establish a fiction. The idea of creating a fiction that surpasses the truth is wonderful, and I read the original story with great enthusiasm, thinking how interesting it would be. And the existence of "ayakashi" is indispensable to make the fiction work. It is truly a fusion of fantasy and authentic mystery. Ayakashi" is a very important point for "Guro Sakuragawa," the character I play, so I would like to express myself in the role of "Ayakashi" by going for it!

Misato Fukuen Misato as Saki Yumihara

It's a bit of a different kind of mystery play, where Kotoko-chan logically solves unseen cases, and it's a very poignant piece of work!
I play Saki, a police officer who looks more ennui than her age and is Kuro-kun's ex-girlfriend. I play Saki, a police officer with a more ennui than her age and Kuro-kun's ex-girlfriend!

Uesaka Sumire as Karin Nanase

My name is Uesaka Sumire, and I will be playing the role of Karin Nanase!
Karin is an idol girl whose death holds the key to the story.
She is an idol girl who holds the key to the story due to the death of her idol. Please join Kotoko and the others in unraveling the mystery behind Nanase the steel worker!

Kenji Hamada as Detective Terada

If you want to know the meaning of the title "fictional mystery," you can read the original novel or comic book.
I will beplaying the role of Terada, an earnest, strong, and pure detective, and together wewill get to the bottom of the"Steel Man Nanase" mystery that is happening in Makurazaka City!

■Lies and Chameleons

The story is a novel one, in which you can not only solve the mystery but also create your own truths and fictions. I wrote this piece with an extraordinary amount of passion to make it into a piece of music.
The speedy development and geometrical construction of the mystery are expressed in the arrangement, and Kotoko's passion is expressed in the melody. I expressed Kotoko's passion in the melody and the unique "fictional reasoning" in the lyrics. The "lie and chameleon" style is also in full swing!

Lie and Chameleon Vocal Cham(. Vocal Cham (.)

Work information
TV animation "Fictional Reasoning
＜Broadcast Information
Broadcasting from January 2020 on TV Asahi, MBS, BS Nittele!

＜Introduction
Kotoko Iwanaga, a girl who has become the god of wisdom for the "Kaii" and solves the troubles that the "Kaii" bring to her everyday, falls in love at first sight with Sakuragawa Kuro, a man feared even by the "Kaii". The man she falls in love with at first sight, Kuro Sakuragawa, is a man feared even by the "monsters"!
These two unusual people face mysterious incidents caused by "Kaii" [love x bizarre x mystery]!
What will happen to these two, and what will happen to their love?

＜Staff
Original story: Kyo Jouhei (Kodansha Taiga)
Manga: Chashiba Katase (serialized in Kodansha's "Shonen Magazine R")
Director : Keiji Goto
Series Composition: Noboru Takagi
Character Design / Chief Animation Director: Takatoshi Honda
Animation Production: Brains Base
Animation Production: Brains Base

＜Music Information
Opening Theme: Lie and Chameleon "Mononoke in the Fiction
Ending theme: Mamoru Miyano

<Cast
Kotoko Iwanaga: Akari Kito
Kuro Sakuragawa: Mamoru Miyano
Saki Yumihara：Misato Fukuen
Karin Nanase：Sumire Uesaka
Detective Terada: Kenji Hamada

(c) Kyo Jouhei, Chashiba Katase, Kodansha / Fictional Mystery Production Committee