Konomi Kohara Joins Cast of Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions Anime as Chicory

Kadokawa revealed one more cast member on Friday for the anime of Akira Amano‘s Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective (Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri) manga. The character will appear in the anime’s 10th episode on December 6.

Konomi Kohara as Chicory Monki, a crime reporter for Lime Weekly.

The “1st season” of the anime premiered on October 2 on the AT-X. Tokyo MX, and other channels. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs under the title Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions.

Shōta Ihata (Girlish Number, The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent) is directing the anime at diomedéa. Wataru Watari, who has written both the light novel and anime scripts for Girlish Number, is overseeing the series scripts, and Masakazu Ishikawa (Squid Girl, The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent) is adapting the character designs for animation. Yo Tsuji (Miss Hokusai) is composing the music at Kadokawa. Unison Square Garden is performing the anime’s opening theme song “Ikenai fool logic,” and rock band hockrockb is performing the ending theme “Lipsync.”

Amano (Reborn!, elDLIVE) launched the manga on Shueisha‘s Shonen Jump+ website and app in October 2020. Shueisha published the manga’s 12th volume on October 4.

MANGA Plus is releasing the manga digitally in English, and it describes the story:

This unusual duo brings the hidden truth into the light! Ron Kamonohashi, a private investigator with serious issues, and Totomaru Ishiki, a pure-hearted but dim police detective, team up to solve the most baffling mysteries! A thrilling detective story for a new generation from Akira Amano, creator of “Reborn!” and “Ēldlive”!

Source: Press release

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