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Rifle is Beautiful TV Anime Reveals Theme Song Info, October 13 Debut
posted on by Egan Loo
The official website for the television anime of Akki Sarumi's Rifle is Beautiful four-panel manga revealed information on the anime's theme songs and October 13 premiere on Saturday.
Rifling 4, the idol unit formed by the four main voice actresses, is performing the opening theme song "Let's go! Rifling 4!!!!" and the ending theme song "Yūyake Friends" (Sunset Friends). The CD single with both songs will go on sale on November 6.
The series will premiere on October 13 at 11:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. EDT) on the Tokyo MX station, and it will also run on the Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and BS11 channels.
The anime stars:
Machico as Hikari Kokura
Akane Kumada as Izimi Shibusawa
Saki Minami as Erika Meinohama
Anna Yamaki as Yukio Igarashi
Masanori Takahashi (When Supernatural Battles Became Commonplace, For Whom the Alchemist Exists) is directing the series at Studio 3Hz. Tatsuya Takahashi (Katana Maidens: Toji no Miko, Ms. Koizumi loves ramen noodles) is in charge of the script and series composition. Ken Mukaigawara (Ange Vierge, Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online) is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director.
Additional staff members include:
- Prop Design, Art Design: Jyu Ishiguchi
- Art Director: Tatsurō Ōnishi (Kusanagi)
- Color Design: Akiko Inoue (Wish)
- HOA: Tri-Slash
- Graphic Art: Hirofumi Araki
- Director of Photography: Kazumasa Someya
The manga's story follows Hikari Kokura, an incoming high school student who is excited to join her school's shooting club. However, when she gets there, she learns that the club has been shut down, so she must revive it.
The first chapter of the ongoing manga launched on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website in April 2015. Shueisha published the fourth compiled book volume in October.
Sources: Rifle is Beautiful anime's website, Comic Natalie
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