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Muse Asia Licenses Ningen Fushin, 'Ippon' Again! Anime
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Muse Asia announced on Sunday and Tuesday that it has licensed the Ningen Fushin: Adventurers Who Don't Believe in Humanity Will Save the World and "Ippon" Again! anime.
The stream for the television anime of Shinta Fuji's Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World (Ningen Fushin no Bōkensha-tachi ga Sekai o Sukuu Yō Desu) light novel series will debut on January 3 at 10:35 p.m. GMT +8, and will be available in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, and Pakistan.
The anime will premiere in Japan on January 10.
The anime stars:
- Yūsuke Kobayashi as Nick
- Sayumi Watabe as Tiana
- Sayaka Kikuchi as Curran
- Shunichi Toki as Zem
- Mikako Komatsu as Kizuna
- Kaori Ishihara as Agate
Toki is also performing the show's opening theme song "Glorious World," and Mao Abe is performing the ending theme song "Never Fear."
Frontier Works is credited with the original planning for the anime. Itsuki Imazaki (Hensuki, Magical Somera-chan, Ai-Mai-Mi) is directing the anime and overseeing the series scripts at Geek Toys with animation cooperation by Seven. Hiroo Nagao (Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART!, My Wife is the Student Council President+!) is the character designer and the chief animation director. Ryō Takahashi (Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest, Sing a Bit of Harmony, Sk8 the Infinity) is composing the music.
Yen Press has licensed both the light novel series and Masaki Kawakami's manga adaptation, and it describes the story:
Veteran adventurer Nick's life is falling apart. Despite all the knowledge and expertise he's devoted to his adventuring party, his respected leader kicked him out, his girlfriend dumped him, and his teammates shamelessly accused him of embezzlement. Tired, heartbroken, and looking for a drink, Nick chances upon a few kindred spirits who are jaded as he is. Together, these disillusioned adventurers form an unstoppable team out to save their bleak, depressing world!
The television anime of Yu Muraoka's Ippon! again (Mō Ippon!) manga will premiere in Japan on January 8.
The anime stars:
Ayasa Itō as Michi Sonoda
Yukari Anzai as Sanae Takigawa
Chiyuki Miura as Towa Hiura
Nene Hieda as Anna Nagumo
Ken Ogiwara (episode director on Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood, Shadows House) is directing the anime at BAKKEN RECORD, and Aya Satsuki (SSSS.GRIDMAN ANOTHER LOAD novel, My Master Has No Tail) is in charge of the series scripts. Airi Takekawa (Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood sub-character design) is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director. Shun Narita (The Girl in Twilight, Noblesse) is composing the music, which Pony Canyon is producing. Subway Daydream performs the anime's opening theme song "Stand By Me," while the main characters perform the anime's ending theme song "Ipponmichi" under the unit name The Aoba Nishi High School Judo Club.
The manga follows Michi Sonoda, who had planned to quit judo after her final tournament in junior high. However, her best friend Sanae Takigawa invites her to continue judo in high school.
