If you've
ever tried to draw your own manga in your school notebooks and realized that
creating a good story is a headache, this premiere is going to hit you right in
the heart. Shinei Animation has just released the first
promotional trailer for Draw This, Then Die! (or Kore
Kaite Shine for Japanese purists), confirming that this gem about
artistic passion will land on our screens on July 3rd. And in case
the visuals don't hook you right away, the trailer lets us listen to
"Isho", the electrifying opening by the very
talented Tatsuya Kitani, who injects all the emotional vibe into
the difficult path of becoming a mangaka.
A cast
of heavyweights to master the art of manga
Making a
series about the creative processes and dreams of youth is a challenge, so the
production committee decided to open their wallet and put together a team
of seiyuus that is reverend madness. They mixed true titans of
the industry with today's most beloved female voices to bring this group of
passionate cartoonists to life:
- Akira Sekine as Ai Yasumi
Known for being the Princess in Princess Principal and Ana Yamada in The Dangers in My Heart. - Saori Hayami as Rei Teshima
The unmistakable voice of Yor Forger in Spy x Family and Shinobu Kocho in Demon Slayer. - Inori Minase as Hikaru Sekiryu
Our beloved Rem in Re:Zero and Hestia in DanMachi. - Atsumi Tanezaki as Nana Teramura
Legendary today for giving life to Anya Forger in Spy x Family and Frieren. - Kikuko Inoue as Hebichika-sensei
The eternal goddess Belldandy in Oh My Goddess! and Macrophage in Cells at Work!. - Yukana as Hana Kongoji
Immortalized in otaku culture as C.C. in Code Geass.
Tears,
sweat and ink on a remote island
Under the
meticulous direction of Hiroaki Akagi, the plot promises to squeeze
out all the emotions behind artistic creation. The story takes us to the remote
island of Izu Oshima to follow Ai Yasumi, a high school student who breathes
and lives by her favorite stories. Far from being another school slice-of-life of
the bunch, Minoru Toyoda's original work is so brutally honest
that it swept the jackpot at the 2023 Manga Taisho Awards and winning at the
recent 2025 Shogakukan Manga Awards.
Here we'll
look at the reality of the industry: the damn creative blocks, the suffocating
pressure to create something worthwhile, and the iron friendships that are
forged when you join other crazy people with the same hobby. It's basically a
love letter to creators, showing the rewards and emotional blows of giving birth
to a project from scratch.
