A new character visual and PV trailer of Shun Futami (voiced by Kouki Uchiyama) has been revealed from the upcoming anime series Play it Cool, Guys. The new 20-second trailer showcases Uchiyama’s character and personality in the show.
Play it Cool, Guys will premiere in October 2022 and run for two cours in 15-minute segments. A previous character visual and trailer for Hayate Ichikura was released back in June 2022. The anime series will follow the daily lives of a group of cool looking, but very clumsy boys.
In addition to Uchiyama as Shun Futami, the voice cast of Play it Cool, Guys includes Chiaki Kobayashi as Hayate Ichikura, Yuuichirou Umehara as Takayuki Mima, and Shouya Chiba as Souma Shiki.
The main production team consists of Chiaki Kon (Sailor Moon Eternal) as director, Makoto Uezu (Rumble Garanndoll) as series composer, Eri Taguchi (Boruto animation director) as character designer and chief animation director, and Masato Nakayama (22/7) as music composer. Studio Pierrot is in charge of the animation production.
The original manga series by Kokone Nata was first published on February 23, 2019 and has released four tankoubon volumes in total so far. It is currently serialized on Square Enix’s Gangan Pixiv under the Gangan Comics Pixiv label. The series originated as a webcomic posted on Nata’s Twitter account on May 11, 2018.
Yen Press releases the manga series in English. It describes the synopsis as:
They’re so goofy, they’re cool.
Enter: a group of cool guys who seem like they’ve got that unapproachable swag. But look closer and you’ll find a bunch of dorks who’ve gotten the act down pat. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and enjoy watching these clumsy dudes try to look cool all day, every day.
