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mono Anime Casts Hina Yōmiya as Kurokuma-sensei
posted on by Anita Tai
The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the anime of Afro's mono four-panel manga announced on Saturday it has cast Hina Yōmiya as Torayo Kurokuma, a horror manga creator who goes by the name Kurokuma-sensei.
The anime premiered on April 12 on the Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, BS11, and AT-X channels. The anime is also streaming simultaneously on the ABEMA and d Anime Store streaming services in Japan. MBS and Yamanashi Broadcasting System are also airing the anime. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime, and also released an English dub on May 3.
The anime had an advance screening of its first episode on March 29 in Kofu City in Yamanashi Prefecture (where the anime is set), and on April 5 in Tokyo.
Ryota Aikei (Jujutsu Kaisen assistant director) is directing the anime at Soigne. Takuya Miyahara is designing the characters. Yoko Yonaiyama (A Sign of Affection) is writing the script. Aniplex is producing. halca is performing the ending theme song "Weekend Roll."
Afro launched the four-panel manga in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Carat in March 2017. The manga follows high school girls in the "cinephoto" club, which combines cinema and photography. Houbunsha published the manga's fourth compiled book volume in April 2024.
Sources: mono anime's X/Twitter account, Comic Natalie
