Tohai – Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku, an upcoming TV anime based on the suspenseful mahjong manga, has revealed a new trailer, new key art (below), and three new cast additions. The series will broadcast in Japan beginning on October 4, 2024.
The new cast members include:
Hideharu Seki voiced by Toshihiko Seki (Muzan Kibutsuji in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
Hideharu Seki character art
Hatakeyama voiced by Takehito Koyasu (Pope in No Longer Allowed in Another World)
Hatakeyama character art
Ai voiced by Yoko Hikasa (Toyomu Altonen in Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange)
Ai character art
Akita Shoten serializes the original Tohai manga by Koji Shinasaka in its Young Champion seinen manga magazine. Jun Hatori directs the Tohai – Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku TV anime at animation studio EAST FISH STUDIO. Mariko Kunisawa provides the series composition, Sayaka Anezaki provides the character designs, and Yusuke Shirato and Yuki Kishida provide the music.
Tohai – Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku key art
The story of Tohai – Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku is described as follows:
Money, women, organs. Kei, a high school boy, frequents the underground mahjong parlor teeming with desires, earning him the moniker ‘K of the ICE’ in the underworld due to his cold-hearted strategy and stylish gameplay. Rumors also circulate that he keeps a girl at his home.
Source: Comic Natalie
