Living in a
tiny tatami room inside an internet café might sound crazy, but for Meiko
Morita it's the beginning of her youth in the big city. The production
committee behind the animated adaptation of Ichijoma Mankitsu Gurashi! released
its main trailer accompanied by a new promotional poster. Lovers of light
comedies can already mark their calendars, as the video confirmed that the
series will debut on television on April 11, fully joining the
spring season.
The fun
trailer also allowed us to hear for the first time the contagious musical
proposal of the series. The idol group Sophia la Mode is
in charge of performing the cheerful opening theme titled
"Ciao Ciao". For its part, the ending theme will have a
very special touch for fans of the music franchises, as the virtual band Mugendai
Mewtype, belonging to the universe of BanG Dream!, will perform
the song "Yawayawa Nerd Cho FreQuency".
Ichijoma
Mankitsu Gurashi Details
The
animation of this peculiar title is taking shape in the facilities of the PRA studio.
The director's chair is occupied by Toshinori Watanabe (who
previously contributed his talents in Tokyo Ghoul:re and Mix:
Meisei Story). The friendly character designs are by Fumiya Uehara,
while Yayoi Tateishi takes over the sound direction. To top it
off, the experienced production company MONACA is responsible
for composing the entire original soundtrack.
What is
the story about?
Described
as a "slightly sassy brown manga comedy," the plot introduces us to
Meiko Morita, a country girl who moves to Tokyo to study at an elite academy
for young ladies. In exchange for free tuition, he accepts an unusual volunteer
job that includes living in "Hedgehog," an internet café that doubles
as a student dormitory.
Her life is
quickly thrown into chaos as she meets the eccentric residents of the place:
Rie Amamiya, a wealthy heiress who runs the internet café and is a fervent
consumer of yuri and BL mangas; Marika
Suzuki, a successful streamer who triumphs on
"MuTube"; and Neo Nakano, a professional gamer who competes in world
video game championships.
About
the original work
Mangaka Kumako Hisama began
serializing this hilarious story in the pages of the popular Manga Time
magazine Kirara in December 2018. Thanks to the good reception of
readers, the work has published four compilation volumes to date, and it was
confirmed that its fifth volume will go on sale on Japanese shelves on May 27.
