Childhood
memories can be misleading when time takes care of completely changing people's
appearance. It has been officially announced that the anime adaptation of the
light novel series Tenko-saki no Seiso Karen na Bishoujo ga, Mukashi
Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi Datta Ken (The Neat
and Beautiful Girl at My New School Was My Childhood Friend Who I Used to Play
With Who I Thought was a Boy), better known as Tenbin, will
begin its broadcast on Japanese television during the month of July through
the Tokyo MX and BS Fuji networks.
The update
was announced through the opening of the project's official website, which
included the publication of the first promotional image of the series. Along
with this visual release, the production committee presented the technical team
in charge of the animation and revealed the voice talents that will complement
the main cast.
Tenbin
Details
The general
direction of the project is Chuan Feng Xu. For her part, the
experienced Deko Akao takes responsibility for the composition
of the series and the writing of the scripts. The character designs are adapted
to animation by N-Nei Kurahashi, based on Siso's original
illustrations. The audio section has the sound direction of Daiki
Hachimaki, accompanied by a soundtrack composed jointly by Ryosuke
Nakanishi, Naoki Tani and Yuri Morita.
About
the work
The plot of
this teen romantic comedy follows Hayato, a high school student who
moves to a new school in the city. There he reunites with Haruki,
his old childhood friend with whom he used to play seven years ago. The twist
of the story occurs when Hayato, who during all that time was convinced that
Haruki was a boy, discovers that she is actually a beautiful and refined girl,
completely altering the dynamics of their relationship and opening the way to
new feelings.
The
original work, written by Yu Hibari, began publication in web novel
format on the Shosetsuka ni Naro portal in 2020. Its
popularity caught the attention of the Kadokawa publishing
house, which began publishing the printed volumes in 2021, releasing its ninth
compilation volume in August last year. The franchise also has a successful
manga adaptation illustrated by Oyama, which has seven volumes in
circulation.
