It has been revealed that the TV anime "Kowloon Generic Romance", based on the latest work by Jun Mayuzuki, known for the popular manga "Love is Like After the Rain", will be completed in 13 episodes. The original work is currently being serialized in "Weekly Young Jump" (Shueisha), but the anime will be completed in 13 episodes. A cut from the first episode has also been released.
The series is a mystery love romance that has been serialized in Weekly Young Jump since November 2019. Kujirai Reiko, who works at a real estate agency in the nostalgic city of Kowloon, has a slight crush on her senior at work, Kudo Hatsu. When she happens to find a photo, she learns that Kudo once had a fiance who looks just like her... As the past, present, and future intertwine, with lost memories, the true identity of another self, and a huge secret hidden in the city of Kowloon, love will unravel the secrets. The series has sold over 1.4 million copies in total.
The anime will be broadcast on TV Tokyo and other networks from April 5th, with Haruka Shiraishi playing Reiko Kujirai and Tomokazu Sugita playing Hikaru Kudo.
There is also buzz that a live-action film starring Riho Yoshioka and Koshi Mizukami will be released in the summer of 2025.
◇Staff (titles omitted)
Director: Iwasaki Yoshiaki▽Series composition and script: Tanaka Jin▽Character design: Shibata Yuka▽Chief animation director: Takemoto Yoshiko, Nakatani Yukiko▽Art director: Kaneko Yuji▽Art design: Hirasawa Akihiro▽Prop design: Iwanaga Yoshiyoshi▽Color design: Matsuyama Aiko▽Director of photography: Imaizumi Hideki▽Editing: Yoshitake Masato▽Sound director: Aketagawa Jin▽Music: Takataka Ryohei (Hifumi, inc.)▽Animation production: Arbo Animation
◇Cast (titles omitted)
Reiko Kujirai: Haruka Shiraishi▽Hatsu Kudo: Tomokazu Sugita ▽Miyuki Hebinuma: Ryotaro Okiayu ▽Thao Nguyen: Taito Ban ▽Yang Ming: Aoi Koga ▽Oguro: Sayumi Suzushiro ▽Yuuron: Kengo Kawanishi