It has been announced that voice actors Kazutomi Yamamoto and Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi will appear in the TV anime "CITY THE ANIMATION," based on the manga "CITY" by Keiichi Arawi, who is known for "Nichijou" and other works. Yamamoto will play the role of an old woman, and Mizuuchi will play a good guy. The anime will be produced by Kyoto Animation, just like "Nichijou," and this will be the first time the company has worked on a new anime, excluding sequels, in about six years.
Yamamoto commented, "This town is all about pursuing something fun, and the residents come together to take on challenges, laugh, and applaud! The recording was just like a theater. The animation direction was so much fun, and there were scripts like nothing I'd ever seen before, so I can't wait until we can deliver it to everyone. 'CITY THE ANIMATION' will invite you into the world of CITY! Please come and visit the town."
Mizuuchi said, "I couldn't be happier to be able to appear in Kyoto Animation's first new work in about six years, "CITY THE ANIMATION". Everyone from CITY is a character. There are episodes where up to 60 people appear, so almost everyone plays multiple roles, and even the older guys have to play unreasonable high school students (laughs). No matter how crowded the situation is, recording is done in one go with almost no separate recordings! It's spectacular to see all the cast members brilliantly performing all of their silly roles! If you become addicted to this unpredictable, extremely eccentric work, you too will be a part of "CITY" from today!"
"CITY" is a manga that was serialized in "Morning" (Kodansha) from 2016 to 2021. It depicts the lives of some slightly unusual people living in an ordinary "CITY", including penniless college student Nagumo Mitori, Nikura, and Izumi Wako.
The anime will be directed by Ishidate Taichi, known for "Beyond the Boundary" and "Violet Evergarden," and produced by Kyoto Animation, the studio behind the "Nichijou" TV anime. Mikako Komatsu will play the protagonist Nagumo Mitori, Aki Toyosaki play the protagonist's friend Nikura, and Ishikawa Yui will play Izumi Wako, the most mysterious character in the series. It will begin airing on ABC TV, TOKYO MX, and other channels from July 6.
◇Cast (titles omitted)
Nagumo Mitori: Mikako Komatsu ▽Nikura: Aki Toyosaki Toyosaki▽Izumi Wako: Yui Ishikawa▽Makabe Tsuruhishi: Yoshihisa Kawahara ▽Makabe Tatewaku: Miyu Irino ▽Makabe Matsuri: Ayaka Nanase ▽Amakazari Eri: Azusa Tadokoro▽Izumi Riko: Yu Wakui▽Dr. Adatara & Adatara's father: Takehito Koyasu ▽Adatara's mother: Mayumi Asano▽Adatara Tatsuta: KENN▽Adatara Ryota: Keiji Inomata▽Adatara Kamome: Koko Hayashi▽Adatara Umi: Haruna Fukushima▽Adatara Sora: Yuki Amama▽Demon Kamaboko: Yu Miyazaki ▽Todoroki: Ryota Suzuki ▽Obaaba: Kazuomi Yamamoto▽Nice person: Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi
