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Muse Asia Streams Osamake, The Slime Diaries, Iruma-kun Season 2 Anime in Southeast Asia
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Muse Asia announced on Tuesday that it will stream the Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose, The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, and Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun anime in Southeast Asia.
Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose, the television anime adaptation of Shūichi Nimaru's Osananajimi ga Zettai ni Makenai Love Come light novel series, will debut on Muse Asia on April 14 at 9:30 p.m. GMT +8. The anime will be available in Bangladesh, Brunei, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The anime centers around Sueharu Maru, an average 17-year-old high school boy who has never had a girlfriend, and the "heroine battle" between his beautiful first crush Shirokusa Kachi and his childhood friend Kuroha Shida.
Takashi Naoya (Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru) is directing the anime and designing the characters at Doga Kobo (New Game!, Ikebukuro West Gate Park). Yoriko Tomita (As Miss Beelzebub Likes) is in charge of the series scripts, and Atsushi Soga (Devils and Realist) is handling additional sub-character designs.
Riko Azuna will perform the opening song "Chance! & Revenge!." Cast members Inori Minase and Ayane Sakura will perform the ending theme song "Senryakuteki de Yosō Funō na Love Comedy no Ending Tema Kyoku" (An Ending Theme Song for a Tactically Unpredictable Romantic Comedy).
The television anime of Shiba's spinoff manga The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensura Nikki Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) will debut on Muse Asia on April 6 at 11:00 p.m. GMT +8. The anime will be available in Bangladesh, Brunei, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The anime was previously slated to premiere in January, but was delayed due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic affecting the production schedule.
Yuji Ikuhara, the CG producer for the main That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime anime, is directing The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime at 8-Bit, with Tsutomu Kasai, the executive producer for the main anime, as assistant director. Kotatsumikan is overseeing the the series scripts, and Risa Takai (Time Bokan: The Villains Strike Back, Time Bokan 24 episode animation director) and Atsushi Irie (Steamboy, Freedom) are the character designers. R.O.N (FLCL Progressive, FLCL Alternative, Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka) is composing the music.
The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime will feature a returning cast.
Vertical is releasing the The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime manga in English, and it describes the manga:
“Dear diary… I got reincarnated as a slime.”Even in another world, lives aren't always on the line. There's plenty of work to be done, from feeding the community and forging the items the community needs; as well as plenty of play …and hijinks throughout! Join Rimuru and friends as they kick back and enjoy their daily lives.
The second anime season based on Osamu Nishi's Mairimashita! Iruma-kun manga will debut on Muse Asia on April 17 at 7:00 p.m. GMT +8. The anime will be available in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Makoto Moriwaki returns to direct the second season at Bandai Namco Pictures, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu once again in charge of series composition. Satohiko Sano returns as character designer. Akimitsu Honma once again composes the music. NHK and NHK Enterprises are credited for production. DA PUMP are returning from the first season to perform the opening theme song "No! No! Satisfaction!." Amatsuki will perform the ending theme song "Kokoro Show Time."
The first anime premiered in October 2019 on NHK Educational, and had 23 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan under the title Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun, and also streamed an English dub.
The story of Mairimashita! Iruma-kun follows Iruma, a kind-hearted 14-year-old boy whose parents sell him to demons for their own selfish interests. However, the demon he is sold to has no grandson of his own, so he dotes on Iruma and sends him to demon school.
