Junket Bank TV Anime Delayed from October Premiere
The October 5 TV Tokyo slot is gone with no replacement date set, a sign the production schedule could not hold.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
The television anime of Ikkō Tanaka's Junket Bank manga has been delayed from its October premiere. The production staff cited scheduling issues and said the series needs additional production time, with a new debut date to be announced later. The show was set to air on TV Tokyo on October 5 at 12:00 a.m. JST. The story follows banker Akira, who is transferred to a Special Operations Department and enters a bank that doubles as a gambling hall.
The delay was announced on the anime's official website, which said the animation production hit scheduling issues. The staff did not give a new date, only that it will be announced in the future. The series was set to premiere on TV Tokyo on October 5 at 12:00 a.m. JST, effectively October 6. Seiji Kishi directs at CUE, with Makoto Fukami on series composition, Masanori Shino on character design, and Taku Iwasaki composing music. The cast includes Sōma Saitō as Shin Mafutsu and Rikuya Yasuda as Akira Mitarai. Tanaka's manga began in Shueisha's Young Jump in July 2020, and its 22nd volume shipped on July 17.
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