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Ani-One Asia Streams Ayaka, Atelier Ryza, Horimiya: The Missing Pieces Anime
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The first episode of GoRA and King Records' original anime Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds is already available on Ani-One Asia. The first episode premiered on Saturday.
The story follows Yukito Yanagi, a boy raised in a children's home on the mainland. One day, Jingi Sagawa, an arrogant young disciple of Yukito's late father, came and took Yukito to his birthplace, Ayakashima. Ayakashima is a string of seven strange islands where legend tells of dragons of fire and water. The islands are inhabited by a mysterious entity known as Mitama.
Yukito begins living at Ayakashima with three former disciples of Yukito's father. The former disciples live as hermits as they maintain Ayakashima's peace and harmony. However, there is a deep discord between Jingi's fellow disciples Haruaki Karuma and Aka Ibuki. As harmony on the islands begins to break down, Yukito faces a secret truth.
Nobuyoshi Nagayama (Are You Lost?, Happy Sugar Life, Love Flops, Smile Down the Runway) is directing the anime at Studio Blanc, GoRA is supervising and writing the series scripts. The artist redjuice (Beatless, Guilty Crown, The Empire of Corpses) is drafting the original character designs, and Misaki Kaneko (Smile Down the Runway) is drawing the finalized character designs. Naoya Tanaka is the production designer.
Kana Shibue (Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju, Sasaki and Miyano, Shenmue the Animation) is composing the music, and King Records is producing the music. Ryō Tanaka is directing the sound at Bit Grooove Promotion. angela is performing the opening theme song "AYAKASHI," and saji is performing the ending theme song "Flashback."
Aniplus Asia is also airing a simulcast of the anime.
The anime features the returning main cast from the game. Ema Yuzuriha is directing the anime at LIDEN FILMS, and Yashichiro Takahashi (Shakugan no Shana) is returning from the game to oversee the series scripts. Tomoyuki Shitaya (Bakuman., Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma) is designing the characters. Kazuki Yanagawa is returning from the game to compose the music.
The music unit Sangatsu no Phantasia performs the opening theme song "Golden Ray." Awkmiu performs the anime's ending theme song "Arrow."
Keisuke Inoue (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! both seasons, Ao-chan Can't Study!) is directing the anime at studios SILVER LINK and BLADE. Toshiya Ono (Land of the Lustrous, The Promised Neverland, Shadows House) is overseeing the series scripts and Yoshihiro Watanabe (Iwa-Kakeru! -Sport Climbing Girls-, The Testament of Sister New Devil) is designing the characters. R.O.N (FLCL Alternative, The Slime Diaries, Kuroko's Basketball) is composing the music.
Ani-One describes its story:
Ten years ago, the hero Max defeated the Demon Lord. In order to regain his power, the Demon Lord went into a deep slumber...but when he awakens, he finds that neither the human society nor the legendary hero are what they once were. Max is now an ordinary guy who is living in a dirty one-room apartment. The Demon Lord then decides to move in with Max and take care of him?!
MADKID will perform the show's opening theme song "One Room Adventure," and Nenne will perform the ending theme song "Mirai=Teleport."
The anime will animate stories in the original manga that the previous anime had not yet adapted.
Takao Sano is also a chief animation director on the new anime.
Yen Press publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story:
At first glance, the ultra-popular Hori-san seems like a frivolous high school girl, but in reality, she's plain, pragmatic, and family-oriented. On the other hand, the bespectacled Miyamura-kun comes across as an average, gloomy high school fanboy, but he's actually an attractive young man who has a bad-boy streak and is covered in piercings and tattoos. When these two unexpectedly similar classmates have a random run-in outside of the classroom, a bubbly, sweet tale of school life begins!
The first television anime premiered in Japan in February 2021. Ani-One Asia streamed the anime as it aired in Japan.
The anime's cast includes:
- Masayuki Akasaka as Akemitsu Akagami
- Aimi as Yuzuki Aoba
- Yū Serizawa as Tsukuyo Aoba
- Nanami Yamashita as Kurage Aoba
- Madoka Asahina as Mia Christoph
- Sumire Uesaka as Kagura Baldwin
- Chiaki Takahashi as Kiki
- Chika Anzai as Nyagosuke
Kazuomi Koga (Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Rent-A-Girlfriend) is directing the anime at Gekkō. Masato Katsumata (The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie, The Dangers in My Heart) is designing the characters, and Yōhei Kashii (My One-Hit Kill Sister) is in charge of the series scripts. The five main female cast members are performing the show's ending theme song "Oidemase! Mikazukidera" as their respective characters.
BookWalker Global is releasing the manga digitally in English. It describes the manga's story:
Akemitsu Akegami was always told by his father that "no one can live alone"...but he's sure determined. After all, his father sure wasn't saying it with the best intentions, and Akemitsu has no desire to become like that creep. But when a chance encounter with a young woman leaves him with thoughts that are all too impure, he decides to do what he must—become a Buddhist monk and renounce worldly ways. But the temple he decides to devote himself to...is full of women? And that same young woman is there, too?? What's a guy to do? A new harem rom-com from Kimitake Yoshioka, illustrator of the hit college-comedy Grand Blue Dreaming!
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