The official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of Miki Yoshikawa’sA Couple of Cuckoosmanga streamed the second mainpromotional video for the serieson Thursday. The anime is set to premiere on April 23.
Musical group Sangatsu no Phantasia will perform the anime’s ending theme, “Shikaku Unmei”. Ikimonogakari vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka will perform the opening theme song, “Dekoboko”. The series will air on TV Asahi’s NUMAnimation programming block as well as on its affiliate channels.
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Miki Yoshikawa’sA Couple of Cuckoosbegan serialization in Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine in January 2020. The series has amassed 10 volumes throughout its run so far. Yoshikawa is best known for herYamada-kun and the Seven Witchesmanga series, which ran in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 2012-2017. The series inspired an 8-episode television drama in 2013, followed by a 12-episode anime adaptation animated by Liden Films in 2015.
Shin-Ei Animation and SynergySP willanimate the series, with Hiroaki Akagi (Teasing Master Takagi-san,Combatants Will Be Dispatched!) serving as chief director and Yoshiyuki Shirahata (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater) directing. Yasuhiro Nakanishi (Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Digimon Adventure tri: Loss) will serve as scriptwriter, with character designs by Aya Takano (Himouto! Umaru-chan, Teasing Master Takagi-san).
Kaito Ishikawa (Haikyuu!!’sTobio Kageyama,Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai’sSakuta Azusagawa) will star as Nagi Umino, with Akari Kitō (Demon Slayer’s Nezuko,Tonikaku Kawaii’sTsukasa Yuzaki) and Nao Tōyama (Nisekoi’sChitoge Kirisaki,My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU’sYui Yuigahama voicing Erika Amano and Hiro Segawa, respectively.
Kodansha USA digitally publishes the manga series in English, having released the sixth volume in March 2022. Crunchyroll willstream the seriesoutside of Japan as it airs.
