{"id":44567,"date":"2022-08-25T14:57:26","date_gmt":"2022-08-25T21:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=44567"},"modified":"2022-08-25T14:57:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T21:57:33","slug":"urusei-yatsura-adds-shizuka-ishigami-as-benten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2022\/08\/25\/urusei-yatsura-adds-shizuka-ishigami-as-benten\/","title":{"rendered":"Urusei Yatsura Adds Shizuka Ishigami as Benten"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Voice actress <\/span>Shizuka Ishigami<\/b> is joining the cast of the upcoming 2022 <\/span>Urusei Yatsura<\/span><\/i> anime as Benten \u2014 a childhood friend of the heroine Lum and an avid biker. The anime series is set to premiere in October 2022 for two consecutive cours.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Ishigami will join an extensive voice cast, consisting of <\/span>Hiroshi Kamiya<\/b> as Ataru Moroboshi, <\/span>Sumire Uesaka<\/b> as Lum, <\/span>Maaya Uchida<\/b> as Shinobu Miyake, <\/span>Mamoru Miyano<\/b> as Shuutarou Mendou, <\/span>Wataru Takagi<\/b> as Cherry, and <\/span>Miyuki Sawashiro<\/b> as Sakura. Some of the most recent voice cast additions include <\/span>Saori Hayami<\/b> as <\/span>Oyuki<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Kana Hanazawa<\/b> as <\/span>Ran<\/span><\/a>, and <\/span>Katsuyuki Konishi<\/b> as <\/span>Rei<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan \/\u200b\u201cURUSEIYATSURA\u201d production committee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The production team is made up of JoJo\u2019s Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind\u2018s <\/span>Hideya Takahashi<\/b> and <\/span>Kimura Yasuhiro<\/b> as directors, with <\/span>Yuuko Kakihara<\/b> (<\/span>The Aquatope on White Sand<\/span><\/i>) as series scriptwriter, and <\/span>Naoyuki Asano<\/b> (<\/span>Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!<\/span><\/i>) as character designer. <\/span>David production<\/b> is in charge of the series\u2019 animation production.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Other staff includes <\/span>Kazuhiro Takamura <\/b>(<\/span>Strike Witches: Road to Berlin<\/span><\/i> director and character designer) as sub-character designer, <\/span>mikitail<\/b> (<\/span>The Rising of the Shield Hero<\/span><\/i> Season 2 co-prop designer) as sub-character designer, <\/span>JNTHED <\/b>(<\/span>Spriggan<\/span><\/i> production designer, <\/span>Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker<\/span><\/i> mecha design and 2D work assistance) and <\/span>Yoshihiro Sono<\/b> (<\/span>Sabikui Bisco<\/span><\/i> art and creature designer) as mechanical designers, <\/span>Masanobu Nomura<\/b> (<\/span>Fate\/Grand Order Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot Paladin; Agateram<\/span><\/i> co-art director) as art director, <\/span>Ayaka Nakamura<\/b> (<\/span>The Heike Story<\/span><\/i> assistant color designer) as color designer, <\/span>Yuuichirou Osada<\/b> (<\/span>World Trigger<\/span><\/i> 2nd Season and 3rd Season) as photography director, and <\/span>Masaru Yokoyama<\/b> (<\/span>Aoashi<\/span><\/i>) as music composer.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The new <\/span>Urusei Yatsura<\/span><\/i> anime will run for four total cours and adapt select portions of <\/span>Rumiko Takahashi<\/b>\u2018s original manga series. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan\u2019s Weekly Shonen Sunday from September 24, 1978 to February 4, 1987. A previous 1980s anime adaptation was released, along with several films and OVAs.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u00a9 Rumiko Takahashi, Shogakukan \/\u200b\u201cURUSEIYATSURA\u201d production committee<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fuji Creative Corporation describes the synopsis of the new <\/span>Urusei Yatsura<\/span><\/i> as:\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Tokyo. Tomobiki Town.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Lum, the gorgeous daughter of an invading race of Oni Aliens is smitten with High School student Ataru Moroboshi. A dedicated womanizer, Ataru is unfazed by Lum\u2019s fierce electric shock attacks and continues his daily hunt for pretty girls.<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

With a host of other unique characters, including classmate Shinobu, elegant shrine maiden Sakura, Lum\u2019s best friend\u2019s Oyuki, Benten and Ran, Buddhist Monk Cherry, Ten, the little brat, heir to a wealthy family Shutaro Mendo and the secretly female beauty Ryunosuke\u2026<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

A classic slapstick love comedy where anything goes!<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

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Source<\/b>: <\/span>Urusei Yatsura Official Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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