The production team for the Onna no Sono no Hoshi OVA has revealed a new key visual and PV trailer. The trailer introduces the titular character Hoshi-sensei and some of the anime’s supporting characters. The OVA will be released on December 8, 2022 as a special edition Blu-ray bundle along with the manga’s third volume.
The voice cast is headlined by prolific singer-songwriter Gen Hoshino as Hoshi-sensei and Mamoru Miyano as Kobayashi-sensei.
The production team includes Mamoru Hatakeyama, the alias of Shinichi Omata (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) as director, Teruko Utsumi (Ryman’s Club, Doraemon) as series screenwriter, Naho Kozono (Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys! co-sub character designer) as character designer and chief animation director, Hitomi Sano (Teppen—!!!) as color designer, Studio Cocolo’s Chieko Nakamura as art director, Jin Tamura (Farewell, My Dear Cramer) as photography director, and Kei Haneoka (Kaguya-sama: Love Is War) as music composer. Lapin Track is in charge of the animation production.
Onna no Sono no Hoshi was first launched in Shoudensha’s monthly josei magazine Feel Young under the Feel Comics Swing imprint on January 8, 2020. Two tankoubon volumes have been released as of May 2021. The manga series placed first on the Kono Manga Sugoi! 2021 (female version) ranking and was the Apple Books Store’s Best Female Manga in 2020. It also ranked in fourth place at the Manga Taisho 2022 awards.
Onna no Sono no Hoshi is described by the Japan Media Arts Festival as:
Hoshi-sensei, a Japanese language teacher at an all-girls school, is at the mercy of his students and colleagues. Students challenge him to their shiritori word games illustrated in their daily notes, convince him to bring a dog into the classroom, and seek his advice on becoming a manga artist, while colleagues drag him along on their rounds to the pub. Matter-of-fact interactions between a cast of unique characters make for an offbeat comedy.
