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Yuka Ōshima's 'Haru to Gen ~70-sai, Hajimete Kosodate~' Manga Gets Short TV Anime
posted on by Joanna Cayanan
A short-format television anime adaptation of Yuka Ōshima's Haru to Gen ~70-sai, Hajimete Kosodate~ (Haru and Gen: Raising a Child for the First Time at 70) manga will premiere next January on the TV Kanagawa (tvk) channel.
The manga's story centers on Gen, a 70-year-old man who was estranged by his wife and daughter after a divorce many years ago. After his daughter's death, he has been entrusted to take care of his three-year-old granddaughter Haru. Having neglected his family in the past, Gen now faces the challenge of raising a child for the first time, along with its unexpected twists and turns.
Kōdai Satō (Tom to Jerry Gokko) is directing the anime at IMAGICA Infos and Imageworks Studio in collaboration with Studio Nanahoshi. Taeko Miura (Kanagawa Elves, Hyakki Yakou Shou) is directing the sound, Maki Takuma (After-School Hanako-kun, Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club) is in charge of sound effects, and bermei.inazawa (Potion, Waga Mi o Tasukeru, Marukano) is composing the music. RD is in charge of sound production, and Kazuya Takahashi (Love and Lies, Saiyuki Reload Blast) is the executive producer.
Ōshima launched the manga on Kadokawa's TATESC Comic vertical-scrolling, full-color webcomic label in December 2022. Kadokawa published the manga's first compiled book volume in March 2024.
Sources: Haru to Gen ~70-sai, Hajimete Kosodate~ anime's X/Twitter account, Comic Natalie
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