Ahead of an October 2024 broadcast, the official website and accounts for the If My Wife Becomes an Elementary School Student anime today unveiled a brand-new key visual and two additional cast members. It was also announced that “Ai no Reunion” by pachae will serve as the series’ opening song.
Key Visual
The newly announced cast members are as follows, joining leads Daisuke Hirakawa, Maiko Nomura and Aoi Yuki:
Chika Shiraishi voiced by Sachiko Kojima (Sylphine in The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess and the Genius Young Lady)
Renji Aikawa voiced by Mutsuki Iwanaka (Haruki in Classroom of the Elite)
Chika Shiraishi / Sachiko Kojima
Renji Aikawa / Mutsuki Iwanaka
Based on the manga by Yayu Murata, Noriyuki Abe (My New Boss is Goofy) directs If My Wife Became an Elementary School Student at Studio Signpost, with series composition by Sawako Hirabayashi (I’ll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History), character designs by Narihito Sekikawa (BEM monster design) and music by Hiroko Yamasaki (Oblivion Battery).
The story follows Keisuke Niijima—who lost his beloved wife, Takae, ten years ago—and their daughter, Mai. They have been in a state of despair since Takae’s death. One evening, an elementary school girl visits the Niijima family claiming to be the reincarnation of Takae. At first they don’t believe her but the girl continues to give them information that only the family knows. Keisuke and Mai soon recognize her as Takae and the three begin to act together as a “family.”
Source: Comic Natalie
