The ZENSHU TV anime from MAPPA announced that it is set to premiere on January 5, 2025, following the release of a brand new trailer at CCXP in Brazil. A new trailer and accompanying key art were unveiled during the Crunchyroll Industry Panel, offering an enticing glimpse of what’s actually to come in the original anime series.As previewed in the trailer, the Japanese rock band BAND-MAID will perform the opening theme “Zen,” with Sou performing the ending theme “Tada, Kimo no Mama de.” As previously announced, ZENSHU will stream on Crunchyroll as it premieres in Japan in January.
ZENSHU New Trailer, Key Art
Mitsue Yamasaki (Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle) is on board as director, with Kimiko Ueno (The Royal Tutor) providing the scripts and Kayoko Ishikawa (Sarazanmai) serving as one of the chief animation directors and adapting Yoshiteru Tsujino’s original character designs. ZENSHU will feature the music of Yukari Hashimoto (Komi Can’t Communicate, March comes in like a lion).
The cast includes:
Natsuko Hirose voiced by Anna Nagase (Yoki in ‘Tis Time for “Torture,” Princess)
Luke Braveheart voiced by Kazuki Ura (Yoichi Isagi in BLUE LOCK)
Unio voiced by Rie Kugimiya (Happy in Fairy Tail)
Memmeln voiced by Minori Suzuki (Rosina in Ascendance of a Bookworm)
QJ voiced by Akio Suyama (Ichiro Ogami in Sakura Wars)
Crunchyroll describes the anime series as such:
After graduating from high school, Natsuko Hirose starts her career as an animator. Her talent quickly flourishes, and she makes her debut as a director in no time. Her first anime becomes a massive hit, sparking a social phenomenon and earning her recognition as an up-and-coming genius director. Her next project is set to be a romantic comedy movie themed around first love! However, having never been in love herself, Natsuko struggles to understand the concept of first love, and as a result, she’s unable to create the storyboard, causing the movie production to come to a standstill.
Source: Crunchyroll CCXP Industry Panel
