It has been announced that Sakakura Roku's manga "April Showers Bring May Flowers," which was serialized in "Young Ace" (KADOKAWA), will be adapted into a TV anime series and will begin airing in July. Minato Mirai will be the director and will also be in charge of series composition. SILVER LINK. will be producing the anime. Saori Hayami will play Tabata Hana, a high school girl who describes herself as ugly and a loner, and Tsuchiya Shimba will play Ueno Yosuke, a high school boy who is humble and kind-hearted. Yoshino Aoyama will play Uguisudani Sumire, the most beautiful girl in the class, and Yoshimasa Hosoya will play Gotanda Tetsuo, who doesn't show his emotions very often.
Original author Sakura commented, "When I heard about the series being made into an anime, I was just preparing the final volume of the manga, so it was a shock to me, but at the same time, I remember not feeling sad that it was ending. The script and direction by the anime staff, the performances of the voice actors, everything was so excellent that I was always laughing, thinking, 'Busu Hana... is so funny...'. In fact, even the theme song is of such amazing quality from end to end that I wonder if it's okay for it to be this good. I owe it all to the so many people who were involved in Busu Hana and all the readers who have read Busu Hana. I hope that everyone who will watch the anime will enjoy it."
Hayami said, "At school, Hana tries to keep a quiet, inconspicuous presence, but at home she can talk freely with her family and, in her own heart, she is very eloquent and has big reactions. During the dubbing, I had fun recording, trying out different speeds and the tempo of the conversation. I also hope that I can express her feelings, which change little by little as the story progresses, through my voice."
Tsuchiya commented, "The Ueno Yosuke I play is a cheerful guy who always shines like the sun, without any hidden intentions! He has such a bright and straightforward personality that you feel like you can photosynthesize just by looking at him (laughs). On the other hand, the changes in his state of mind are calm and slow, like a tectonic shift, but they are sure to progress. I will do my best to ensure that the viewers are able to follow the journey of Ueno's unique growth!"
The story is about a high school girl, Tabata Hana, who is not confident in her appearance and is not popular with the boys. After being seen in an embarrassing state by Ueno Yosuke, a handsome guy at the top of the school caste system, in the classroom early in the morning, she changes and starts interacting with her classmates, and the world around Hana gradually becomes more lively... The original work was serialized in "Young Ace" from April 2016 to September 2022.
◇Staff (titles omitted)
Director and series composition: Minato Mirai▽Character design: Oshima Miwa▽Sub-character design: Beat▽Prop design: Tanaka Moe▽Art director: Nakahara Hideto▽Art 3D object design: Enomoto Yoshiteru▽Color design: Igarashi Akira▽Director of photography: Shintani Yuko▽Editing: Kondo Yuji (REAL-T)▽Sound director: Tsuchiya Masaki▽Music: Hayashi Yuki, Yamashiro Shogo▽Animation production: SILVER LINK.
◇Cast (titles omitted)
Hana Tabata: Saori Hayami ▽Yosuke Ueno: Shinba Tsuchiya▽Sumire Uguisudani: Yoshino Aoyama ▽Tetsuo Gotanda: Yoshimasa Hosoya
