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Fragtime Theatrical OVA Reveals Cast, Visual, November 22 Opening
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for the anime adaptation of Sato's Fragtime manga revealed the two main cast members, a new visual, and the November 22 theatrical opening of the anime on Friday.
The cast includes:
Miku Itō as Misuzu Moritani
Yume Miyamoto as Haruka Murakami
The site previously streamed a trailer for the anime.
The film will have limited screenings at Shinjuku's Wald 9 and other theaters beginning on November 22.
Takuya Satō (Kase-san and Morning Glories) is directing the anime and writing the script at Tear Studio (Lord of Vermilion: The Crimson King, Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!?). Tomoko Sudo (Kase-san and Morning Glories animation director) is designing the characters. rionos (Kase-san and Morning Glories) is composing the music. Pony Canyon will distribute the film.
Other staff members include:
- Prop Design: Seiji Nishimoto
- Color Design: You Iwaida
- Art Director: Takashi Honda
- Art Setting: Takashi Honda, Masahiro Satō, Hidefumi Kimura
- Director of Photography: Takeshi Kuchiba
- Editing: Masahiro Gotō
The "time-stopping yuri" manga centers on high school student Misuzu Moritani. Misuzu has the power to stop time for three minutes a day. One day, she uses that power to try to peek up the skirt of her classmate, the beautiful Haruka Murakami, but the power for some reason doesn't work on Haruka, and Haruka finds out Misuzu's secret.
Sato published the manga on Akita Shoten's "Champion Tap!" manga website (now known as Manga Cross) from 2013-2014. Akita Shoten published two compiled book volumes for the series.
Sources: Fragtime anime's website, The Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web
