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Seishun Buta Yarō Anime Unveils 1st Promo Video, Ending Song

The first streamed Niconico Live special for Seishun Buta Yarō wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume wo Minai (The Young Pig-Rascal Isn't Dreaming of a Bunny Girl Upperclassman), the television anime of Hajime Kamoshida's Seishun Buta Yarō light novel series, debuted the first promotional video and a new visual of the six main heroines on Saturday.

The streamed special also revealed the ending theme song and previewed the song in a video. The six main heroines (as played by their respective voice actresses) sing the ending theme song "Fukashigi no Karte" (Mysterious Chart), and the anime's fox capture plan composed the song.

The song's CD single will go on sale on October 3 with exclusive cover jacket art by the anime's character designer Satomi Tamura. Voice actresses Asami Seto and Yurika Kubo will appear at a release event for the CD single on October 7. 10 people can win a poster of the new visual above, and three more people can win the poster signed by the six main voice actresses in a Twitter campaign. The campaign also offers digital content to everyone if the linked post receives 3,000 retweets.

In the story, there's a rumor about a mysterious phenomenon call "puberty syndrome." For example, Sakuta Azusagawa is a high school student who suddenly sees a bunny girl appear in front of him. The girl is Mai Sakurajima, Sakuta's upperclassman and also a famous actress who has gone on hiatus from the entertainment industry. For some reason, the people around Mai cannot see her bunny-girl figure. Sakuta sets out to solve this mystery, and as he spends time with Mai, he learns her secret feelings. Other heroines who have "puberty syndrome" start to appear in front of Sakuta.

Sōichi Masui (Sakura Quest, Chaika the Coffin Princess) is directing the series at A-1 Pictures' studio CloverWorks. Masahiro Yokotani (Free!, Re:Zero) is in charge of series composition, and Satomi Tamura (animation director for Kiznaiver, Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend) is designing the characters. Tamura is also serving as chief animation director with Akira Takata (After the Rain, Natsume's Book of Friends). Kazuya Iwata (episode director for Your Lie in April, Recently, my sister is unusual.) is assistant director, and Yukihiro Shibutani (Case Closed, Natsume's Book of Friends) is art director.

Other staff members include:

• Prop Design: Akira Takata
• Art Design: Kazushi Fujii
• Color Setting: Asuka Yokota
• 3D Directors: Yūsuke Noma, Yūto Karasawa
• Director of Photography: Yoshihiro Sekiya
• 2D Work, Special Effects: Saya Uchiumi
• Editing: Akinori Mishima
• Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami
• Music: fox capture plan

Novel illustrator Keeji Mizoguchi drew the previously revealed character visuals for the anime.

The anime will premiere in October.

The series will star:

• Kaito Ishikawa as Sakuta Azusagawa
• Asami Seto as Mai Sakurajima
• Yurika Kubo as Kaede Azusagawa
• Nao Tōyama as Tomoe Koga
• Atsumi Tanezaki as Rio Futaba
• Maaya Uchida as Nodoka Toyohama
• Inori Minase as Shōko Makinohara

Kadokawa published the first novel in the series, also titled Seishun Buta Yarō wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume wo Minai, in April 2014. Keeji Mizoguchi provides the illustrations. Kadokawa published the eighth volume on April 10.

Tsugumi Nanamiya launched a manga adaptation of the first novel volume in the January 2016 issue of Dengeki G's Comic magazine. Kadokawa published the first volume in October 2016. Tsukumo Asakusa launched a manga adaptation of the second novel, Seishun Buta Yarō wa Puchi Devil-kōhai no Yume wo Minai (The Young Pig-Rascal Isn't Dreaming of a Petit Devil Underclassman), in the May issue of Dengeki G's Comic on March 30.

Kamoshida and Mizoguchi previously worked together on The Pet Girl of Sakurasou (Sakurasō no Pet na Kanojo) light novel series, which inspired a 24-episode television anime series in 2012-2013.

Thanks to Dennis R for the embedded videos

Sources: Seishun Buta Yarō wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume wo Minai anime's website, Comic Natalie