"Amakura Takao's Detective Chart" TV anime to start on January 1, 2025 Additional cast members include Suwabe Junichi, Hirata Hiroaki, and Sawashiro Miyuki

It has been announced that the TV anime "Amakura Takao's Detective Chart", based on a popular medical mystery novel, will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and other stations from midnight on January 1, 2025. Additional cast members have also been announced, including Junichi Suwabe as Takaya Naruse, Hiroaki Hirata as Kimiyasu Sakurai, Miyuki Sawashiro as Junko Sumida, Ryota Takeuchi, Takahiro Sakurai, Miyu Tomita, and Renka Iwamoto from Nogizaka46. It was also announced that Aimer will be in charge of the opening theme "SCOPE" and the Gospellers will be in charge of the ending theme "will be fine feat. Anly". Suwabe commented, "It's a detective story. It's a suspense story. It's a doctor with a genius "diagnosis" ability who solves the mystery and leads the case to resolution. What kind of case will he solve, and what kind of reasoning will he use? Please look forward to it. Oh, I'm in charge of a detective who is skeptical of such a "great detective". Thank you for your support." Hirata said, "I'm Hirata, and I've been asked to play the role of Sakurai Kimiyasu, a detective in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's First Investigative Division. I'm sure there are many people who think, 'Is Hirata really okay?' when they see this very serious title. Don't worry, I thought the same. When I was nervous as a rock when I went to the first recording, the director told me, 'Please imagine me as Detective Columbo.' What! My favorite Detective Columbo! I'm even more nervous now. Please watch over me kindly." Sawashiro commented, "The recording itself has already been completed, but even now, just hearing the name 'Amakura' makes me hold something back deep in my heart, and then I let out a big sigh (laughs). Please air the reason for her suffering! Please join me in running along with 'Amakura Takao's Mystery Chart' with my voice." The popular series is based on a story written by bestselling author and practicing physician, Mikito Chinen, and illustrated by Noizi Ito, an illustrator known for works such as "Shakugan no Shana" and "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya." Set in the General Diagnostic Department of Teniikai General Hospital, where patients who other doctors find difficult to treat are gathered, the genius doctor Takao Amakura solves various mysteries such as murders of unknown causes. The series has sold over 3.5 million copies in total. ◇Staff (titles omitted) Director: Iwata Kazuya▽Series composition and script: Sugisawa Satoru▽Script: Kakihara Yuko▽Character design: Takashina Yukitsune▽Sub-character design: Miyazawa Tsutomu, Hirata Ryo, Mikio▽Prop design: Akishino Hiyori▽Art setting: SAKO▽Art director: Li Shu-ku▽Color design: Yokoi Mika▽CG line director: Hamamura Toshiro (Wired)▽Director of photography: Oide Takashi (project No.9)▽Editing: Watanabe Chinami (Graphinica)▽Music: fox capture plan▽Sound director: Hamano Takatoshi▽Sound effects: Wada Toshiya (Swara Pro)▽Sound production: Magic Capsule▽Medical supervision: Harada Tomoyuki▽Animation production: project No.9 ◇Cast (titles omitted) Takao Amakura: Ayane Sakura▽Yu Takanashi: Kensho Ono▽Mai Konoike: Manaka Iwami▽Manatsuru Amakura: Nana Mizuki▽Daishui Amakura: Fumihiko Tachiki▽Takaya Naruse: Junichi Suwabe▽Kimiyasu Sakurai: Hiroaki Hirata▽Junko Sumida: Miyuki Sawashiro