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Remake Our Life! Anime's 2nd Video Reveals More Cast, July 3 Debut

The official website for the television anime of author Nachi Kio and illustrator Eretto's Boku-tachi no Remake (Remake Our Life!) light novel series began streaming its second promotional video on Friday. The video reveals additional cast members, the anime's July 3 premiere date, and previews both the ending theme song "Kanōsei" (Possibility) by Argonavis, and the opening theme song "Koko kara Saki wa Uta ni Naranai" (From Here On In It Remains Unsung) by Poppin' Party.

The new cast members include:

• Miyuki Sawashiro as Kanō, a film school instructor
• Hidenori Takahashi as Genkirō Hikawa
• Atsushi Tamaru as Takashi Kiryū
• Sae Ootsuka as Yurika Hiyama
• Fukushi Ochiai as Mikio Sugimoto
• Yoshiki Nakajima as Shō Kakihara
• Hazuki Tanda as Miyoko Hashiba

The anime will premiere on July 3 on the Tokyo MX, BS Kyoto, BS NTV, and Sun TV channels; on July 6 on Hokkaido TV and Shizuoka Broadcasting System; and on July 7 on AT-X.

The anime stars:

• Masahiro Itou as Kyōya Hashiba
• Aoi Koga as Aki Shino
• Aimi as Nanako Kogure
• Nao Tōyama as Eiko Kawasegawa
• Haruki Ishiya as Tsurayuki Rokuonji

Tomoki Kobayashi (Akame ga KILL!, Infinite Dendrogram) is directing the anime at feel. Kio is credited as the original creator, and is in charge of the series scripts. Kōsuke Kawamura is designing the characters, and Eretto is credited for the original character designs. Front Wing is producing the series.

The story centers on the unsuccessful game director Kyōya Hashiba. His company goes bankrupt, and he ends up returning to his parents' home. He lies in bed thinking about the successful creators of his generation. When he opens his eyes, Kyōya finds that he has gone back in time 10 years to when he started college. He has an opportunity to remake his life, starting as an arts college student. He now lives in a four-person coed share house. Kyōya has the chance to spend his formative years with creators he knows will be famous in the future, but things might not turn out as he expected.

Kodokawa publishes the novels in Japan. The novels ranked at #6 on the list of top light novels in Takarajimasha's Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel Is Amazing!) guidebook for 2018, and the series ranked at #7 on the list for 2019.

Bonjin Hirameki launched a manga adaptation of the novel series on Kodansha's Suiyōbi no Sirius (Wednesday Sirius) section on the Niconico service in November 2018.

Source: Remake Our Life! anime's website, Comic Natalie