Dengeki Daisy Anime Casts Yoshino Aoyama and Taku Yashiro
This adaptation of a beloved 2007-2013 shojo manga brings a completed, 16-volume story to anime for the first time, with a 2027 premiere date and Crunchyroll streaming already confirmed.
Key Facts
- The Dengeki Daisy anime stars Yoshino Aoyama as Teru Kurebayashi and Taku Yashiro as Tasuku Kurosaki.
- The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2027 and will stream on Crunchyroll.
- Sota Ueno is directing the series at Studio DEEN, with series scripts by Sawako Hirabayashi.
- The original Dengeki Daisy manga by Kyosuke Motomi ran in Monthly Betsucomi from 2007 to 2013 and spans 16 compiled volumes.
- Viz Media's Shojo Beat imprint published the manga in English.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
The television anime adaptation of Kyosuke Motomi's shojo manga Dengeki Daisy has revealed its two main cast members and a teaser promotional video. The video debuted at Anime Expo on Friday before being released online on Saturday. Yoshino Aoyama will voice Teru Kurebayashi, and Taku Yashiro will voice Tasuku Kurosaki. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2027. Sota Ueno is directing the series at Studio DEEN, with Sawako Hirabayashi handling series scripts, Ayaka Murakami designing the characters, and Masaru Yokoyama composing the music. Crunchyroll will stream the anime. Motomi's original manga ran in Shogakukan's Monthly Betsucomi magazine from 2007 to 2013, spanning 16 compiled volumes. Viz Media's Shojo Beat imprint published the series in English. The story follows orphan Teru Kurebayashi, who finds comfort in messages from a mysterious figure named DAISY that she receives on her late brother's cell phone, while the enigmatic Tasuku Kurosaki keeps appearing to help her.
Yoshino Aoyama and Taku Yashiro each posted character comments on the anime's official X/Twitter account alongside the teaser video. Aoyama said she is "very happy" to voice Teru, a character she has loved since reading the manga. Yashiro called Tasuku a "mysterious and cool character" and said he is "looking forward to bringing him to life."
Director Sota Ueno previously worked on Days With My Stepsister and SHIBOYUGI: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table. Series scriptwriter Sawako Hirabayashi has written for Wolf Girl & Black Prince, Delicious Party♪Precure, and I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History. Character designer Ayaka Murakami also worked with Ueno on Days With My Stepsister.
Kyosuke Motomi is also the creator of QQ Sweeper and its sequel Queen's Quality, both of which ran in the same magazine. Her current ongoing series is Yaoyoruzu Toriatsukai Setsumeisho. The manga's 16th and final compiled volume was published by Shogakukan in February 2014.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 2 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- Anime News Network News Dengeki Daisy Anime Reveals Main Cast in New Video
- Anime Corner Dengeki Daisy Reveals Main Cast in Teaser Trailer