Gacha Girls Corps Anime Adds Two ≒JOY Idols, Sets January 7 Premiere
The Gacha Girls Corps anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on January 7 at 9:25 p.m., with runs on Hokkaido Broadcasting, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, BS11 and AT-X. Two members of the idol group ≒JOY join the cast: Aimi Ozawa as the archer Miguel and Renon Esumi as Lennon, a clothing store employee.
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Why it matters
The premiere date and broadcast lineup put a Zero-G and Saber Works adaptation of a long-running Shosetsuka ni Naro light novel on the winter schedule, with idol-group casting doing the promotional work ahead of the January 7 launch.
Key Facts
- Gacha Girls Corps premieres on Tokyo MX on January 7 at 9:25 p.m.
- The anime also airs on Hokkaido Broadcasting, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, BS11 and AT-X.
- Aimi Ozawa voices Miguel and Renon Esumi voices Lennon, both members of the idol group ≒JOY.
- Zero-G and Saber Works are producing the animation, with Masahiro Takada as chief director.
- Daisuke Sakaguchi voices Heihachi and Miyu Tomita voices Norl.
The announcement came at the StarryCube Anime Fes event. Zero-G and Saber Works handle animation.
The cast additions come from ≒JOY, the idol group, rather than from the voice-acting pool the rest of the roster draws on. Daisuke Sakaguchi leads as Heihachi, with Miyu Tomita as Norl, Iori Noguchi as Estel, Ai Kayano as Shisuha Alvy and Rie Kugimiya as Luna Varedas. Masahiro Takada is chief director and Takashi Asami directs, with Deko Akao on series scripts and Miori Suzuki designing characters and serving as chief animation director. Hiroaki Tsutsumi and George King compose the music.
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Sources
- Anime News Network Gacha Girls Corps Anime Reveals More Cast, January 7 Debut