Akane Nishimura, Maya Ayahane join cast
The official website for the short anime of Shaoh‘s I’m Dating a Dark Summoner (Dark Summoner to Dekiteiru) manga unveiled the main promotional video and visual for the anime on Friday. The video announces more cast members and the anime’s October 4 television premiere, and also announces and previews the anime’s opening theme song “Zettai Kansei♡Kisei Jijitsu” by Ringo Coisio. The site also announced that Mao Komiya is performing the ending theme song “AKUMA♰No?☆Hime♡Goto.”
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The newly announced cast members are:
Akane Nishimura as Haru, the party leader and swordswoman
© Shaoh/Kadokawa/Wave
Maya Ayahane as Eury, an elf archer that hails from the Lilylala forest
© Shaoh/Kadokawa/Wave
The anime will premiere on the Tokyo MX channel on October 4 at 25:20 (effectively, October 5 at 1:20 a.m.), and on BS11 on October 7.
The fantasy manga’s story begins when Amona, a demi-human dark summoner who uses the power of demons, joins the party of the righteous cleric Roni. Everyone thought that they would be at each other’s throats within a minute, but by the end of Amona’s first day in the party, they share a passionate night together.
The main cast members are:
- Rei Takano as Amona
- Yūki Nishiyama as Roni
- Hōden Tei Senmai as Imp
Seiya Miyajima (Umayon, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico) is directing as well as overseeing and writing the series scripts. Takahiro Sasaki (Chronicles of the Going Home Club) is the character designer and chief animation director. Other staff members include:
- Sound Director: Fumihiko Ōtera
- Art Director: Yōichirō Yamamoto
- Color Design: Daiki Ura (DEFA)
- Director of Photography: Tasuku Ozu
- Editing: Toma Hayashima
- Producer: Yasuhiro Aoki, Kōta Hashiguchi
- Animation Studio: AtoriE
- Animation Assistance: Nyan Pollution-ω-
WWWave Corporation‘s Deregula anime label is producing the anime. WWWave Corporation owns the ComicFesta web manga service, as well as the AnimeFesta anime programming block.
Shaoh launched the manga in Kadokawa‘s Dra Dra Sharp# online manga magazine in 2021. Kadokawa published the manga’s seventh compiled book volume on March 9, and will publish the eighth volume on October 9.
Sources: I’m Dating a Dark Summoner anime’s website, Comic Natalie
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