Jun 12
The staff for the television anime of Hiroshi Shiibashi's Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto manga released the third promotional video on Friday, previewing the opening theme song. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on July 4 at 10:30 p.m., with additional broadcasts on Sun TV and BS Fuji. The series will also stream in Japan on services including d Anime Store, Anime Times, and lemino.
May 29
The television anime adaptation of Hiroshi Shiibashi's manga "Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto" will premiere on July 4 at 10:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX, with a later broadcast on Sun TV. The opening theme song "Budding" will be performed by THE JET BOY BANGERZ, and the ending theme song "Koko ni Iru" will be performed by WOLF HOWL HARMONY. Two additional cast members were announced: Gen Sato as Ryū Sazame and Shinnosuke Tokudome as Mizuhi Awadama. The series stars Taito Ban as Kodō Iwamoto, Yuki Sakakihara as Kai Haramachi, Kent Itō as Sōichirō Amaha, Akira Ishida as Bōkyo Kizujō, Masaya Fukunishi as Oni Okuaki, and Takuma Nagatsuka as Shizuma Aonuma. Toshifumi Kawase directs the series at Studio DEEN, with series composition by Keiichirō Ōchi, character designs by Atsuko Nakajima, and music by Yoshiaki Dewa and Tōru Ishitsuka. The manga, which began serialization in Ultra Jump in February 2021, is set in the 1910s and follows a military-run middle school that investigates supernatural phenomena.