One year after the initial announcement back in May 2023, the official website for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Kenta Ishizaka’s travel-themed manga Zatsu Tabi -That’s Journey- announced today on May 16 that the anime is set to premiere in 2025. The site has also posted a 40-second teaser trailer and a teaser visual featuring her. The story follows the journey and growth of Chika Suzugamori, a college student aspiring to become a manga artist. Chika has won a rookie award at a manga award, but her heart is about to break when all three of the manga drafts she submitted for her new works to the editorial department were rejected. For fun, she conducts a survey on SNS about her journey’s destination, and gets a great response. Unable to back down, she decides to start a haphazard journey, relying on the survey.
It was also announced that Hika Tsukishiro is cast as the protagonist, Chika Suzugamori. She made her voice acting debut in 2019 and this is her first major role in a TV anime series. “When I heard that I was going to be a part of the show, I was filled with the happy feeling, ‘Really? Am I going to play Chika-chan!?’ I was so happy that I froze for a while!” said Tsukishiro. “I will do my best to convey the joy and splendor of traveling to everyone with Chika-chan and her friends, so please look forward to the broadcast of the anime!”
Main staff:
Director: Masaharu Watanabe (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-)
Series Composition: Yoshiko Nakamura (Tadaima, Okaeri)
Character Design: rere
Music: Yoshiaki Fujisawa (Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation)
Animation Production: Makaria (Dropkick on My Devil!: Apocalypse Day)
Production: “Zatsutabi” Production Committee
Celebratory illustration from the manga author
Sources: press release, “Zatsu Tabi – That’s Journey- ” official website©Kenta Ishizaka/KADOKAWA/“Zatsu Tabi” Production Committee
