Dreamland Anime Sets October 17 Premiere, Casts Shotaro Hatano and More
The announcement confirms a concrete premiere date and full Japanese cast for the adaptation of a French boy's manga that has surpassed 800,000 copies in circulation.
Reporting from 1 source: Real Sound Anime.
The TV anime adaptation of French cartoonist Reno Lemaire's Dreamland will premiere October 17 in the ANiMAZiNG!!! programming block across 24 ABC TV and TV Asahi network stations. The first Japanese main PV was released, and the main cast was announced: Shotaro Hatano as Terrence, Asami Tano as Eve, Kaede Hondo as Lydia, and Daisuke Namikawa as Neil. Additional cast members include Takuya Masumoto, Serika Hiromune, and Shin Furukawa. The original manga has exceeded 800,000 copies in cumulative circulation.
Terrence, a boy who has feared fire since losing his mother in a blaze, overcomes that fear when he realizes he is dreaming inside a nightmare. The moment unlocks his power as a Dream Walker, a traveler through the world of Dreamland built from people's dreams and nightmares.
The Japanese dub is directed by Soichiro Kubo, with sound production by Tohokushinsha. The French original is directed by Juan Pablo Machado and Joe Celse, produced by Ellipse and La Chouette Compagnie. Author Reno Lemaire is known as a devoted fan of Japanese manga, and the source work reflects that respect.
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- Real Sound Anime TVアニメ『dreamland』に波多野翔、田野アサミ、本渡楓、浪川大輔ら出演 第1弾PVも公開