NHK has released a key visual, second promotional video and main voice cast and musicians for the TV anime adaptation of Makoto Akui's Ao no Orchestra (The Blue Orchestra) manga.
In the fall of his third and final year of middle school, Hajime Aono, a violin prodigy, stopped playing violin for his own personal reasons. But it was also that year when he got to know a girl who told him about a high school with a prestigious school orchestra. Suddenly, the gears in the clock of Aono's life began to turn again. This is the story of a youth drama that brings forth the harmony between music and the heart!
The anime is set to premiere on April 9, 2023 on NHK E.
KEY VISUAL:
2ND PV:
NEWLY ANNOUNCED CAST AND MUSICIANS:
Ritsuko Akine voiced by Ai Kakuma, played by Yurie Yamada
Nao Saeki voiced by Simba Tsuchiya, played by Takuto Owari
Haru Kozakura voiced by Minako Sato, played by Kyoko Ogawa
Ichiro Yamada voiced by Makoto Furukawa, played by Haruma Sato
Shizuka Tachibana voiced by Lynn, played by Karen Kido
Yo Hatora voiced by Shintaro Asanuma, played by Tomotaka Seki
So Harada voiced by Junya Enoki, played by Maria Dueñas
Ryuji Aono voiced by Ryotaro Okiayu, played by Hilary Hahn
Nao Saeki voiced by Simba Tsuchiya, played by Takuto Owari
Haru Kozakura voiced by Minako Sato, played by Kyoko Ogawa
Ichiro Yamada voiced by Makoto Furukawa, played by Haruma Sato
Shizuka Tachibana voiced by Lynn, played by Karen Kido
Yo Hatora voiced by Shintaro Asanuma, played by Tomotaka Seki
So Harada voiced by Junya Enoki, played by Maria Dueñas
Ryuji Aono voiced by Ryotaro Okiayu, played by Hilary Hahn
23-year-old musician Ryota Higashi will provide the violin playing for series protagonist Hajime Aono.
Jun Sakata is the anime's production supervisor and chief producer.
Seiji Kishi is directing the anime at Nippon Animation. Yuuko Kakihara is both writing and overseeing the series scripts, and Kazuaki Morita is designing the characters.
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