TV anime "Ikebukuro West Gate Park" teaser visual, staff and cast revealed! Kentaro Kumagai will play the role of Mako and Koki Uchiyama will play the role of Takashi!

The teaser visual and the main staff and cast of "Ikebukuro West Gate Park," a popular novel by Ira Ishida that has been announced for an anime adaptation in 2020, have been revealed.

Ikebukuro West Gate Park" is a popular novel by Ira Ishida that has sold more than 4.2 million copies in total and has been adapted for TV dramas, stages, and other media mixes. Makoto Majima, the "Troubleshooter of Ikebukuro," the son of a fruit vendor near Ikebukuro West Gate Park in Tokyo, solves a series of difficult cases he is asked to solve in cooperation with his friends and street gangs. This popular mystery series depicts Makoto confronting the dark side of society while cooperating with his friends and street gang members to solve one difficult case after another.

The drama, created in 2000 with director Yukihiko Tsutsumi, screenwriter Kankuro Kudo, and star Tomoya Nagase, boasts legendary popularity, was adapted for the stage in 2017, and in September 2019, it was announced that it would be adapted into a TV anime in 2020.

⇒ "Ikebukuro West Gate Park," a very popular novel by Ira Ishida, will be adapted into a TV anime! Animation production will be done by Animation Studio!

The main staff and cast of the TV anime "Ikebukuro West Gate Park" have been revealed.

The anime adaptation will be directed by Tomoaki Koshida, with series composition by Fumihiko Shimo and character design by Junichiro Taniguchi.

The cast members were also announced.
Kentaro Kumagai will play the role of Makoto, Koki Uchiyama will play the role of Takashi, and Reo Tsuchida will play the role of Kyouichi. Their comments are introduced below.

The official website for the "Ikebukuro West Gate Park" anime has also been opened, and the latest information can be found there as well as on the TV anime's official twitter account.

Comments】 ※Titles omitted

Kentaro Kumagai (Actor: Makoto)
My name is Kentaro Kumagai, and I will be voicing Makoto Majima.
I am very happy to be entrusted with the voice of Makoto in "Ikebukuro West Gate Park," which is loved by many people, and at the same time I feel the weight of this responsibility weighing on me.
I will put my whole heart and soul into the recording so that I can be of help to Makoto and contribute to the creation of the film.

Koki Uchiyama (Takashi)
When I think of "Ikebukuro West Gate Park," I have a strong image of the TV drama I saw as a child. So I am looking forward to seeing how the animated version will turn out.
I am sure that many people already have their own image of the character through various media, but I will do my best to express Takashi Ando and Takashi Takashi as best I can.

Reo Tsuchida (Kyouichi)
When my manager casually told me that I had been cast, I had a fictional reaction. I was shocked...that's how shocked I was...but I am really happy to be involved in the work "Ikebukuro West Gate Park" which has been loved by people for a long time.
Of course I am under a lot of pressure, but I will do my best not to lose the charisma of Kyoichi Ozaki and Kyouichi and the atmosphere of the original work. I look forward to working with you.

Production Information
TV animation "Ikebukuro West Gate Park
<Synopsis
West Gate Park in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. Makoto Majima, the son of a fruit vendor near "Ikebukuro West Gate Park", is called the "Troubleshooter of Ikebukuro" who solves one after another difficult cases that the police cannot handle, such as yakuza-related crimes and gang turf wars. He is called the "Troubleshooter of Ikebukuro.
In Ikebukuro, where all sorts of people gather, Mako, who is not affiliated with any organization and is open to everyone, is constantly bombarded with dangerous and exciting requests.
Ikebukuro is a town that is kind to everyone, a town of love and peace.
. yes, Ikebukuro is the best.
Today, as he continues to maintain order in Ikebukuro, a troubling case is brought to him that shakes the peace of the city--.

＜STAFF>
Original story: Ira Ishida ("Ikebukuro West Gate Park" series, Bungeishunbunko)
Director: Tomoaki Koshida
Series Composition: Fumihiko Shimo
Character Design: Taniguchi Junichiro
Animation Production: Animation Studio
Production: IWGP Production Committee

CAST＞＜CAST
Makoto : Kentaro Kumagai
Takashi : Koki Uchiyama
Kyouichi: Reo Tsuchida

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