The official website for the new anime Night Head 2041, based on the 1992 live-action Night Head drama series, released the anime's main PV and Visual, 20 additional cast members, the opening theme song and artists, and the premiere date.
The opening theme song titled, "Icy Ivy" will be performed by Who-ya Extended.
Kazuyuki Okitsu as Michio Sonezaki
Lynn as Reika Mutо̄
Yasuhiro Mamiya as Daisuke Honda
Yōko Hikasa as Kimie Kobayashi
Reina Ueda as Yui Akiyama
Kaori Maeda as Shо̄ko Futami
Banjou Ginga as Kyōjirō Mikuriya
Tomoaki Maeno as Suguru Kakitani
Aya Endo as Miki Tachibana
Chikahiro Kobayashi as Mike Fujiki
Tomokazu Sugita as Kо̄ji Kazama
Saori Hayami as Emily Shinjо̄
Kousei Hirota as Losyukov
Tarusuke Shingaki as Victor
Hiroki Nanami as Naoto Kirihara (young)
Shizuka Ishigami as Naoya Kirihara (young)
Natsumi Fujiwara as Takuya Kuroki (young)
Makoto Koichi as Yūya Kuroki (young)
Mari Yokoo as Akiko Okuhara
Motomu Kiyokawa as Elder Misaki
Daisuke Ono as Naoto Kirihara
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Naoya Kirihara
Takahiro Sakurai as Takuya Kuroki
Kensho Ono as Yūya Kuroki
George Iida, the director of the original live-action Night Head drama, is writing the new anime. Takamitsu Hirakawa is directing the anime at Shirogumi. Oh! great is designing the characters, Kenichiro Tomiyasu (INEI) is drawing the concept art, and Yutaka Yamada is composing the music. Slow Curve is in charge of planning and production.
In the story, NIGHT HEAD refers to the 70 percent of the brain that is believed to be unused by humans. The mysterious "power" that humans possess is said to be hidden in this 70 percent of the brain. The TV drama centers on two brothers - Naoto Kirihara, who has aggressive psychic powers such as psychokinesis, and Naoya Kirihara, Naoto's younger brother who has reading, healing, and precognition powers.
In addition to the Kirihara brothers who appeared in the original TV drama, the anime will add another two brothers - Takuya and Yuuya Kuroki, who hunt down the psychics as The National Guard Unit.
The anime is set to premiere in July 14, 2021 on Fuji TV's [+Ultra] programming block.
MAIN VISUAL:
PROMOTIONAL VIDEO:
Additional cast members include:
Kazuyuki Okitsu as Michio Sonezaki
Lynn as Reika Mutо̄
Yasuhiro Mamiya as Daisuke Honda
Yōko Hikasa as Kimie Kobayashi
Reina Ueda as Yui Akiyama
Kaori Maeda as Shо̄ko Futami
Banjou Ginga as Kyōjirō Mikuriya
Tomoaki Maeno as Suguru Kakitani
Aya Endo as Miki Tachibana
Chikahiro Kobayashi as Mike Fujiki
Tomokazu Sugita as Kо̄ji Kazama
Saori Hayami as Emily Shinjо̄
Kousei Hirota as Losyukov
Tarusuke Shingaki as Victor
Hiroki Nanami as Naoto Kirihara (young)
Shizuka Ishigami as Naoya Kirihara (young)
Natsumi Fujiwara as Takuya Kuroki (young)
Makoto Koichi as Yūya Kuroki (young)
Mari Yokoo as Akiko Okuhara
Motomu Kiyokawa as Elder Misaki
MAIN CAST:
Daisuke Ono as Naoto Kirihara
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Naoya Kirihara
Takahiro Sakurai as Takuya Kuroki
Kensho Ono as Yūya Kuroki
The manga adaptation is set to debut on April 28 on Kodansha's YanMaga Web website. Kei Ogawa is drawing the manga.
Night Head live-action series screenwriter George Iida is writing the novel with Kawato Azusa. Kodansha will announce a release date later.
Night Head live-action series screenwriter George Iida is writing the novel with Kawato Azusa. Kodansha will announce a release date later.
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KEY VISUAL:
In addition to the Kirihara brothers who appeared in the original TV drama, the anime will add another two brothers - Takuya and Yuuya Kuroki, who hunt down the psychics as The National Guard Unit.