Just Like Mona Lisa TV Anime's 1st Trailer Unveils More Cast & Staff, 2027 Debut
The official website for the television anime of Tsumuji Yoshimura's Just Like Mona Lisa (Seibetsu "Mona Lisa" no Kimi e.) manga presented on Wednesday the anime's first main trailer, main visual, additional cast and staff members, and 2027 premiere. The video announces and previews the ending theme song "Mayoi wa Hikari" (The Illusion Is Light) by singer-songwriter imase.
The newly announced cast members are Yoshino Aoyama, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Snow Man group member Daisuke Sakuma, Chiharu, Kakeru Hatano, Haruna Mikawa, and Shion Wakayama.
The anime's staff also revealed the character visuals for protagonist Hinase and their childhood friends and classmates. but did not announce which character the new cast members will voice:
Chika Anzai as Hinase Arima, a third-year high school student who remains genderless among their peers as they turn 18. They are childhood friends with Shiori and Ritsu.
Shiori Takayama, a third-year high school student who has a serious personality and loves drawing. He has feelings for his childhood friend Hinase.
Ritsu Kaga, an energetic and cheerful third-year high school student and a member of the tennis club. She has feelings for her her childhood friend HInase.
Aoi Shirogane, a third-year high school student who struggles due to her tall height. She has been friends with Chiaki Kurokawa since kindergarten.
Chiaki Kurokawa, a third-year high school student and Aoi's childhood friend since kindergarten. He's a bit of a jester but has a straightforward personality, and often tends to exaggerate his height.
Tamaki Beppu, a third-year high school student who has a straightforward and honest personality, and is like a big sister to everyone.
Rui Kinosaki, a third-year high school student with a considerate personality and a talent with handicrafts.
Mahiro Goshiki, a third-year high school student with a gentle and easygoing personality and a passion for making sweets.
The newly announced staff members are:
- Series Script Supervisor: Katsuhiko Takayama
- Assistant Director: Kōji Matsumura
- Chief Animation Directors: Kazuya Shiotsuki, Akihisa Takano
- Main Animator: Yoshiaki Itō
- Art Board: Junichi Taniguchi
- Art Setting: Morihito Ōhara
- Art Director: Yukako Ogawa (KLAS)
- Color Key Artist: Yasuko Watanabe
- CG Directors: Kentaro Sasaki (BUEMON), Hisato Shima
- Compositing Director of Photography: Rei Egami
- Editing: Rie Matsubara
- Sound Director: Kōhei Yoshida
CyberAgent describes the manga's story:
What if everyone were born genderless, who would you fall in love with?
The highly anticipated TV anime adaptation of Just Like Mona Lisa by Tsumuji Yoshimura, a series that has surpassed a cumulative 1 million copies sold, is finally here.
Hinase, the main character who continues to live genderless.
Childhood friends Ritsu and Shiori, who have already chosen theirs.
What is "love"? What does it mean to have something you want to cherish above all else?
Their classmates and the adults around them struggle and hesitate alongside them, weaving the story together.
What choice will Hinase make?
Kana Shundo (Apocalypse Hotel) is directing the series at SHAFT with CyberAgent managing production. Nobuhiro Sugiyama (Arakawa Under the Bridge, March comes in like a lion) is designing the characters and serving as one of the chief animation directors. Yūki Hayashi (My Hero Academia, Medalist) is composing the music.
Yoshimura debuted the manga on Square Enix's Gangan Online website in May 2018, and ended it in its 10th compiled book volume in December 2022. Square Enix publishes the manga in English digitally through its Manga UP! Global website, and in print through Square Enix Manga & Books, which published the 10th volume on May 19. The manga is also available digitally in BookWalker.
Sources: Just Like Mona Lisa anime's website, Comic Natalie
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