The official website for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Rie Nishida’s Tono to Inu comedy manga series has released a key visual. As previously reported, the anime is set to premiere in Japan in October 2024.
Key visual
The site has also revealed four cast members who will play the human protagonist character, Tono. The mystery of the four people cast to play Tono will be revealed in a future release of information.The four members who will play Tono include:
Akio Otsuka (Batou in Ghost in The Shell)
Tomokazu Sugita (Gintoki Sakata in Gintama)
Masaki Aiba (a member of male idol group Arashi)
Shunsuke Takeuchi (Alexander Yamato in KING OF PRISM)
The manga first ran for four chapters on Flex Comix’s web manga site Comic Polaris in March 2021. After a favorable reception, serialization began in October 2021. Three tankobon volumes have been released in Japan so far, with the fourth volume is set to release on October 15, 2024.The story is set in Japan’s Warring States period. It follows Tono, a man who was once a fearful god on the battlefield but has fallen into poverty and is now living in a tenement house, and a dog that he picks up despite his inadequate daily life. Tono is pushed around by the dog, who does not listen to him and spends its time freely and unrestrainedly.
Teaser Trailer
Source: TV anime “Tono to Inu” official website / X (formerly Twitter)©Rie Nishida, COMIC Polaris / Tono to Inu Production Committee
