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Kabukichō Sherlock Anime's 3rd Promo Video Previews Ending Theme
posted on by Crystalyn Hodgkins
The official website for Production I.G's original Kabukichō Sherlock television anime project began streaming a third promotional video for the anime on Thursday. The video reveals and previews Lozareena's ending theme song "Hyakuoku Kōnen" (10 Billion Light Years).
The anime will premiere in October on MBS, TBS, and BS-TBS' "Animeism" programming block, and stars:
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Sherlock Holmes,
- Yūichi Nakamura as John H. Watson
- Seiichirō Yamashita as James Moriarty
- Sōma Saitō as Fuyuto Kyogoku
- Nao Tōyama as Mary Morstan
- Mariko Higashiuchi as Lucy Morstan
- Yutaka Aoyama as Michel Belmont
- Tatsumaru Tachibana as Toratarō Kobayashi
- Junichi Suwabe as Mrs. Hudson
The show's website describes the story:
The East Side of Shinjuku Ward … The neon-lit Kabuki-chō district stretches across the center of this chaotic city. Where light shines, there are also deep shadows. Yet even deep in this darkness where evildoers lurk, the light of a detective tenement shines. The tenement run by Mrs. Hudson has seven peculiar, shady individuals.The curtains has risen on this stage on the night when a bizarre murder by Jack the Ripper has occurred. Is this suspense? No, comedy? An indistinguishable drama is about to begin….
Ai Yoshimura (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, Dance with Devils) is directing, and Taku Kishimoto (Joker Game, 91 Days, ERASED) is in charge of the series scripts. Toshiyuki Yahagi (Joker Game, Persona 5 the Animation -The Day Breakers-) is designing the characters. Takurō Iga (Fuuka, Tsukigakirei) is composing the music. EGO-WRAPPIN' are performing the anime's opening theme song "CAPTURE."
Sources: Kabukichō Sherlock anime's website, Kadokawa Anime's YouTube channel
