The official website for the TV anime adaptation of Kokone Nata's Play It Cool, Guys (Cool Doji Danshi) manga has released a new key visual, promotional video, cast, opening theme artist, and January 9 premiere for the anime's second cour.
The second opening theme song titled, "Warau na!" will be performed by syudou.
The second ending theme song titled, "Taisetsu" (Precious) will be performed by the five main protagonists, voiced by Chiaki Kobayashi, Kouki Uchiyama, Yuichiro Umehara, Shōya Chiba, and Makoto Furukawa, as their characters, under the unit name PICG.
Chiaki Kon is directing the anime at Studio Pierrot. Makoto Uezu is overseeing the series scripts, and Airi Taguchi is serving as both character designer and chief animation director. Masato Nakayama is composing the music.
Play It Cool, Guys premiered on October 10, 2022. Crunchyroll streams the series as part of their Fall 2022 season lineup. The anime's second cour is set to premiere on January 9, 2023.
NEW KEY VISUAL:
2ND PV:
NEW CAST ANNOUNCEMENT:
Ayako Kawasumi as Shirakawa
MAIN CAST:
Chiaki Kobayashi as Hayate Ichikura / Koki Uchiyama as Shun Futami
Yuichiro Umehara as Takayuki Mima / Shoya Chiba as Soma Shiki
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Satomi Satou as Asami Futami / Kazuyuki Okitsu as Shiki Sōta
Taku Yashiro as Kurosaki / Kengo Takanashi as Akai
Seiichirō Yamashita as Kida / Kōhei Amasaki as Aoyama
Haruka Shiraishi as Momo Momosaki / Yō Taichi as Akane Kōno
Makoto Furukawa as Motoharu Igarashi
The first opening theme song titled, "Seishun Kippu" (Youth Ticket) was performed by Mafumafu.
The first ending theme song titled, "Flash!," was performed by the four main protagonists, voiced by Chiaki Kobayashi, Kouki Uchiyama, Yuichiro Umehara, and Shōya Chiba, as their characters, under the unit name PICG.
Additional staff includes:
Yen Press, publishes the manga in English and describes the series as:
Enter: a group of cool guys who seem like they’ve got that unapproachable swag. But look closer and you’ll find a bunch of dorks who’ve gotten the act down pat. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and enjoy watching these clumsy dudes try to look cool all day, every day.
Key Animator: Momoko Nagakawa
Art Director: Mio Isshiki (Studio Wyeth)
Color Setting: Mayumi Nagashima
Director of Photography: Naoki Etō (EXPLOSION)
Offlne Editing: Honami Yamagishi (REAL-T inc.)
Online Editing: Good-Job Tokyo
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Sound Production: Magic Capsule
Art Director: Mio Isshiki (Studio Wyeth)
Color Setting: Mayumi Nagashima
Director of Photography: Naoki Etō (EXPLOSION)
Offlne Editing: Honami Yamagishi (REAL-T inc.)
Online Editing: Good-Job Tokyo
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Sound Production: Magic Capsule
KEY VISUAL:
Enter: a group of cool guys who seem like they’ve got that unapproachable swag. But look closer and you’ll find a bunch of dorks who’ve gotten the act down pat. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and enjoy watching these clumsy dudes try to look cool all day, every day.