New PV and main visual for the anime "Somali and the God of the Forest" to be broadcast in January 2020! Rie Shibata, making her first appearance in a TV anime, has been cast as an additional cast member!

The TV anime "Somali and the God of the Forest," which will air in January 2020, has revealed a new anime PV and main visual, and also announced that Rie Shibata (playing Aunt Rosa), who will appear in a TV anime for the first time, will make an additional appearance as a cast member. In addition, additional information on the cast, including popular voice actors such as Tadashi Hayami (playing Musurika) and the broadcast station, was also announced.

Somali and the God of the Forest" is a fantasy work by Yako Kureishi, serialized in the web comic ZENYON.
In the prehistoric age, the world is ruled by a strange creature, and humans are on the verge of extinction after being defeated in a war. Golem, the god of the forest, and Somari, a human girl, have a mysterious encounter in the forest. Somali calls Golem "Father," and the story depicts the journey of father and daughter from that day on.

The anime "Somali and the God of the Forest" stars Inori Minase (Somali) and Daisuke Ono (Golem), and is directed by Kenji Yasuda (Satellite), who has worked on "Macross" and "Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens," and features character designs by Kenji Yasuda, known for "Princess Tutu" and "Yuki Nagato The character design is by Ikuko Ito, known for "Princess Tutu" and "The Disappearance of Yuki Nagato Chan".
⇒Additional cast members for the TV anime "Somali and the God of the Forest" include Hiroki Nanami, former male star of the Takarazuka Revue's star troupe, Tatsuo Suzuki, Saori Hayami, and Tomoki Ono!

A new anime PV and main visual from the TV anime "Somali and the God of the Forest," which will air in January 2020, have been released.

In addition, Rie Shibata (playing Aunt Rosa), who will be making her first appearance in a TV anime, has been cast as an additional cast member. In addition, additional information was announced about popular voice actors including Tadashi Hayami (playing Musurika), as well as the broadcast station.

The new PV has more volume than the first PV, and its contents will further expand the world view and story image of the work.

The actress Rie Shibata will be playing the role of Aunt Rosa, whom the main characters meet in the town they visit. This will be the first time that Rie Shibata has appeared in an animated TV series.

In addition, a number of popular voice actors have been added to the cast. Tadashi Hayami (Musurika), Tomokazu Seki (Kokirira), Ai Chino (Hazel), and Ayayo Takagaki (Praline) will appear as the deformities and witches that the characters meet during their journey.

As additional information, the broadcasting stations will be AbemaTV, TOKYO MX, and BS Nittele. Detailed information on broadcast times and days of each station will be announced in due course.

In addition, original LINE dress-up clothes will be released, and LINE stamps will also be available in December.

The pre-order of the Blu-ray box set started as early as today, November 18, 2019.

There are finally only two months left until the January 2020 broadcast.
The splendid cast and specialist production team have created a profound and unprecedented anime series with highlights in every scene.

Here is a comment from Rie Shibata regarding her participation in the series.

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Rie Shibata

My name is Rie Shibata, and I will be playing the role of Aunt Rosa. It was my first time to work as a voice actress for an animated TV series, and I had a lot of fun playing this character who has quite a punch. I also sang a warabeko (a Japanese folk song) in the production! It's a solid story, and I hope that people who don't usually watch anime will enjoy it. Please look forward to seeing how the main character, Somari-chan, interacts with the story.

New PV of the TV animation "Somali and the God of the Forest

Work information】 ※Honorific titles are omitted.

TV animation "Somali and the God of the Forest
＜Synopsis
In the forest, I met "it". It (human) called me (golem) "Father". ----
The earth is a world ruled by xenomorphs. Humans were persecuted and on the verge of extinction.
One day, a "golem," a guardian of the forest, and a human girl meet.
This is a record of a journey that describes the bond between a father and daughter of a dying race of "human" and a golem, the guardian of the forest. ......

<Staff> Original story by Yako Kureishi
Original Story: Yako Kureishi "Somali and the God of the Forest" (serialized in "WEB Comic Zenyon" / North Stars Pictures)
Director : Kenji Yasuda
Series Composition: Mariko Mochizuki
Character Design: Ikuko Ito
Sub-character Design: Sachiko Ohashi, Minoru Tanaka, Miki Yoshikawa
Art Director: Niem Vincent
Sound Director: Takatoshi Hamano
Music Director: Yasuno Sato
Sound Effects: Noriko Izumo
Color Design: Chiho Nakamura
Animation Production: Satellite, HORNETS
Music (accompaniment): Ryo Yoshimata
Music Producer: Akira Yamaoka

<Cast
Somali: Inori Minase
Golem: Daisuke Ono
Shizuno: Hiroki Nanami
Yabashira: Tatsuo Suzuki
Uzoi: Saori Hayami
Hitora: Tomoki Ono
Kikkila: Yuu Kobayashi
Musurika: Hayami Tame
Kokirilla: Tomokazu Seki
Hazel: Ai Chino
Praline: Ayaka Takagaki
Aunt Rosa: Rie Shibata

Product Specifications
Blu-ray "Somali and the God of the Forest

Pre-orders will be accepted at Blu-ray retailers nationwide from November 18 (Mon.)

Price: 20,000 yen per volume (excluding tax)

First volume

Release date: February 28, 2020 (Friday)
Package cover: Original illustration by Yako Kureishi
Contents: Episodes 1 to 6
Video bonus: Premium advance screening (1st)
Cast dialogue interview 1
Non-credit OP
Non-credit ED
Included bonus: booklet (40 pages) including a comic drawn by Yako Kureishi, the original author

Second volume
Release date: April 24, 2020 (Friday)
Package cover: Illustration drawn by Ikuko Ito, character designer
Contents: Episodes 7 to 12

Video bonus: Premium advance screening (2nd)
Cast dialogue interview 2, Promotional video
Included bonus: booklet (40 pages) including a comic drawn by Yako Kureishi, the original author

Store-specific benefits
Animate: Each volume bonus: acrylic stand, all volume bonus: stand with illustration using background art
Amazon Special bonus for all volumes: B1 cloth poster
Gamers: Special bonus for each volume: Pocket Canvas, Special bonus for all volumes: B2 Tapestry
Rakuten Books: Special offer for each volume: set of 3 postcards

Opening theme song and ending theme information
Opening theme song "Arigatou wa Kochi no Kotoba
Naotaro Moriyama
Lyrics: Okachimachi Kite
Composed by Naotaro Moriyama
Arranged by Kei Kono

Ending theme song "Kokoro Somari
Minase Inori
Lyrics: Inori Minase
Composed by Hikaru Sakurazawa
Arranged by Yusuke Shirato
(King Record Co., Ltd.)

Original Story
The world on earth is ruled by a strange and deformed race of outsiders. Humans are persecuted and on the verge of extinction. One day, a human girl meets a "golem," a guardian of the forest. This is a record of a journey that describes the bond between a father and daughter of a dying race of "humans" and a "golem," the guardian of the forest.

Somali and the God of the Forest" Yako Kureishi
Comics 1-6 now on sale
Published by: North Stars Pictures Released by: Tokuma Shoten
Serialized on WEB Comic Zennion!

(c) Yako Kureishi/NSP 2015