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Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita TV Anime's Video Reveals January Premiere
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
The official website for the television anime adaptation of Alifred Yamamoto's Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita (Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It) romantic comedy manga revealed a promotional video, key visual, and the January 2020 premiere on Tuesday. The anime will air on Tokyo MX, Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting Co., Ltd., RNC, Gunma TV, Tochigi TV, BS11, and other networks.
The cast includes:
- Yūma Uchida as Shinya Yukimura
- Sora Amamiya as Ayano Himuro
- Natsuko Hara as Kotonoha Kanade
- Nichika Omori as Ena Ibarada
- Jun Fukushima as Kosuke Inukai
- Ryōtarō Okiayu as Professor Ikeda
- Momo Asakura as Rikekuma
Tōru Kitahata (Haganai NEXT, Hinako Note) is directing the anime at Zero-G, with Kenta Ōnishi as assistant director, and Kouichirou Natsume as chief production supervisor. Rintarou Ikeda (Magical Sempai) supervising the scripts, and writing them alongside Michiko Yokote (Shirobako, The Magnificent KOTOBUKI). Yūsuke Isouchi (One Piece) is the character designer and chief animation director. hisakuni, Shouichiro Hirata, Kaoru Ōtsuka, Shūhei Takahashi, Takuma Sogi, and Yūko Takahashi are all composing the music.
Other staff members include:
- Prop Design: Mahiru Shinya
- Backgrounds: Totonyan
- Art Director: Hirofumi Sakagami
- Color Design: Aiko Matsuyama
- Director of Photography: Kōsuke Tanaka
- Editing: Masaki Utsunomiya
- Sound Director: Yūichi Imaizumi
- Musical Accompaniment Production: SUPA LOVE
- Producer: Shunsuke Saito
The manga centers on Ayame Himuro and Shinya Yukimura, two scientists who are in love with each other. They want to prove that their love can be scientifically proven, quantified, and expressed factually.
The manga launched on G-mode's Comic Meteor website in 2016, and Holp Shuppan published the manga's sixth compiled book volume on July 11.
A live-action television series of the manga premiered in September 2018 and aired for four episodes. A live-action film opened on February 1. Both adaptations feature the same cast, led by Nana Asakawa as Ayame Himuro and Shun Nishime as Shinya Yukimura.
Sources: Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita anime's website, Comic Natalie
