The official Twitter account for the TV anime adaptation of Yukako Kabei's 2.43: Seiin Kōkō Danshi Volley-bu (Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Club) light novel series has announced that Kenjirō Abekawa is joining the cast as Jungo Takasugi, a third-year student at Fukubachi Technical High School and middle blocker in the boys' volleyball club.
Genki Okawa, Kaito Takeda, and Sho Nogami join the cast as Kohei Tokura, Issei Asamatsu, and Keita Yanome respectively. All are members of the Fukubachi Technical High School volleyball team.
The story centers on Kimichika Haijima, who got into some serious trouble on his middle school volleyball team, and as a result transferred from Tokyo to Fukui prefecture, where he again met with his childhood friend, Yuni Kuroba. Yuni has overwhelming talent at volleyball but is weak to pressure, but together with Kimichika they become the ace combo of their team. But the two have a fight at the final prefecture tournament in middle school. Now in high school at Seiin High School, Kimichika and Yuni have severed their relationship, but both join the volleyball club. Along with the second-year and third-year students in the club, they work to make Seiin High School's volleyball club a rising star in Fukui prefecture.
Yama will be performing the anime's opening theme song titled, "Mahi."
The anime is set to premiere on January 7, 2021 as part of Fuji TV's noitaminA block.
The anime is set to premiere on January 7, 2021 as part of Fuji TV's noitaminA block.
NEW CAST:
Kenjirō Abekawa as Jungo Takasugi
They've also released a collaboration visual with the "Japanet Cup Spring High School Volleyball 73rd All Japan Volleyball High School Championship."
PROMO VIDEO:
MAIN CAST:
Junya Enoki as Yunii Kuroba // Kensho Ono as Kimichika Haijima
Kent Itou as Shinichirou Oda // Yuichiro Umehara as Misao Aoki
Shouta Aoi as Akito Kanno // Subaru Kimura as Yusuke Okuma
Kaito Ishikawa joins the cast as Mimura Subaru and Kōhei Amasaki as Mitsuomi Ochi.
Gakuto Kajiwara joins the cast as Naoyasu Uchimura, a second-year student at Seiin High School and wing spiker on the boys' volleyball club.
Yuu Wakabayashi is joining the cast as Kazuma Hokao, a second-year student at Seiin High School and libero on the boys' volleyball club.
Shun Horie is joining the cast as Tomoki Kakegawa, a second year at Fukubachi Technical High School and setter for their volleyball team.
Genki Okawa, Kaito Takeda, and Sho Nogami join the cast as Kohei Tokura, Issei Asamatsu, and Keita Yanome respectively. All are members of the Fukubachi Technical High School volleyball team.
Kento Shiraishi and Takuya Eguchi join the cast as Yūhi Sawatari and Ryūdai Jinno, respectively. They are also members of the Fukubachi Technical High School volleyball team.
PREVIOUS "CONNECT" VISUALS:
Yasuhiro Kimura is directing the anime at David Production. Yousuke Kuroda is overseeing the series scripts. Yūichi Takahashi is adapting Aiji Yamakawa's character designs for animation, and Takahashi is also serving as chief animation director. Yūgo Kanno is composing the music.
Other staff members include:
Art Director: Kentaro Akiyama
Color Design: Yuko Tsumori
3D Director: Yukie Yamamoto
Director of Photography: Ryō Kujirai
Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose
Sound Director: Masanori Tsuchiya
