Lovers of stories starring adults have a new
reason to celebrate. The publisher Kadokawa kicked off the week by releasing an
excellent announcement for fans of the franchise, officially confirming that
the original manga Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. (known in English
as Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend.) will make the long-awaited
leap to television with its own animated adaptation. The news came
with vibrant concept art and the reveal of the main technical team that will
take the reins of this peculiar work romance.
The narrative of this little gem takes us out
of the typical school environment to immerse us in the life of Rihito Otsuka, a
fairly relaxed employee who works in a video game company and whose only rule
of life is to spend as little energy as possible. Everything changes
drastically thanks to her superior, Noa Saotome, the perfect classic
businesswoman, admired by everyone and with impeccable ethics. However, our
protagonist discovers by accident the most embarrassing and hidden side of his
boss, triggering a peculiar relationship of "just friends" outside of
working hours. All this dynamic was born from the mind of author Enma
Akiyama, who has been serializing the work in the pages of Weekly
Young Jump magazine since 2023.
To ensure that the chemistry between these two
office workers works seamlessly on the small screen, the production
committee left the animation in the capable hands of studio feel. The
director's chair will be occupied by the experienced Shinsuke Yanagi (Bottom-tier
Character Tomozaki), accompanied in the supervision and writing of the
scripts by Keiichiro Ochi, a true veteran if we remember his
impeccable work structuring The Quintessential Quintuplets. To
finish off the formula, the character designs will be carried
out by Yumiko Yamamoto, promising to maintain that colorful and
expressive style that characterizes the illustrations of the source material so
much.
Seeing that romantic comedies starring office
workers and adults are gaining more and more ground against typical high school
romances
