The official website and Twitter account for the new original TV anime titled, Engage Kiss, which is part of Aniplex's "Project Engage," has released the anime's second promotional video and 2nd key visual, ending theme, and additional cast.
The ending theme song titled, "Love Brain" will be performed by Nanawo Akari.
Itachi will launch the manga adaptation on the Square Enix official manga app "Manga Up!" on July 2, 2022.
The opening theme song titled, "Dare Kare Scramble" (He Who Scrambles) will be performed by halca.
The original rom-com series is a collaboration between Fumiaki Maruto, the author of Saekano -How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend-, and Date a Live illustrator Tsunako.
Fumiaki Maruto is writing the series composition. Tsunako is drawing the original character designs.
Tomoya Tanaka is directing the anime at A-1 Pictures. Shunsaku Yano is in charge of the world setting. Masaaki Takiyama is serving as both animation character designer and chief animation director. Chiaki Furuzumi is also the sub-character designer and chief animation director. Yoshiaki Fujisawa is composing the music.
The other staff members include:
Original Demon Design: Megumi Katagiri
Animation Demon Desgin: Shinpei Wada
Weapons Design: Kenji Teraoka
Action Choreography: Yoshihiro Kanno
Action Director: Hirokatsu Maruyama
Art Director: Nobuhisa Ogiso
Background Art: Kusanagi
Color Key Artist: Nanako Okazaki
Compositing Director of Photography: Yohei Miyawaki
Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto
Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera
Engage Kiss is set to premiere on July 2, 2022.
NEW KEY VISUAL:
2ND PV:
NEW CAST ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Akeno Watanabe as Yugiri Akino
Kenichirō Matsuda as Miles Morgan
Yoshiaki Hasegawa as Tetsuya Mikami
Aya Uchida as Shenhua Hachisuka
Saori Ōnishi as Linhua Hachisuka
Ryota Ohsaka as Mihail Hachisuka
ENGAGE KILL SMARTPHONE GAME KEY VISUAL:
The game will begin pre-registering players this summer.
MAIN CAST:
Soma Saito as Shu Ogata
Saya Aizawa as Kisara / Lynn as Ayano Yugiri
Additional cast:
Rumi Okubo as Sharon Holygrail
SQUARE ENIX is in charge of the production of the the smartphone game "Engage Kill." Arisa Kori will voice the role of the heroine Chloe Tan.
Tomoya Tanaka is directing the anime at A-1 Pictures. Shunsaku Yano is in charge of the world setting. Masaaki Takiyama is serving as both animation character designer and chief animation director. Chiaki Furuzumi is also the sub-character designer and chief animation director. Yoshiaki Fujisawa is composing the music.
The other staff members include:
Original Demon Design: Megumi Katagiri
Animation Demon Desgin: Shinpei Wada
Weapons Design: Kenji Teraoka
Action Choreography: Yoshihiro Kanno
Action Director: Hirokatsu Maruyama
Art Director: Nobuhisa Ogiso
Background Art: Kusanagi
Color Key Artist: Nanako Okazaki
Compositing Director of Photography: Yohei Miyawaki
Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto
Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera
KEY VISUAL:
The anime is set in Baylong City, an artificial island city established in the Pacific Ocean to exploit local natural resources. The anime centers on three characters. The first is Shū, who runs a small company, though his spending habits have left him constantly penniless. A girl named Kisara frequents Shū's office and is constantly worried for him. Kisara attends a high school in Baylong City, and does everything from clerical work to household chores with confidence. Meanwhile, Ayano is Shū's ex-girlfriend and former work colleague in a company that Shū used to work for.