Hana-Kimi, an upcoming TV anime based on the shojo romance manga of the same name, has revealed a new teaser trailer (below) as well as its main cast. At the time of this reporting, the release date for the series has not yet been revealed. The series will also stream on Crunchyroll.The cast members include:
Mizuki Ashiya voiced by Aya Yamane
Izumi Sano voiced by Taku Yashiro
Shuichi Nakatsu voiced by Kikunosuke Toya
Hana-Kimi Trailer
Hakusensha published the original Hana-Kimi manga by Hisaya Nakajo from September 1996 – August 2004 in their Hana to Yume shojo manga magazine. VIZ Media also publishes an English language version of the series. The series has previously been adapted into live-action TV dramas in Taiwan (2006), Japan (2007, 2011) and South Korea (2012). The main staff for the TV anime adaptation has not yet been revealed.
Hana-Kimi teaser art
VIZ Media describes Hana-Kimi:
Japanese-American track-and-field star Mizuki has gotten herself to transfer to a high school in Japan…but not just any school! To be close to her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano, she’s going to an all-guys’ high school…and disguising herself as a boy! But as fate would have it, they’re more than classmates…they’re roommates! Now, Mizuki must keep her secret in the classroom, the locker room, and her own bedroom. And her classmates–and the school nurse–must cope with a new transfer student who may make them question their own orientation…
Source: Official Hana-Kimi TV anime home page
