UPDATE 03/14/2025: Added release date
A TV anime adaptation has been announced for Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota, a romantic comedy manga by Fuyu Azuma. A trailer, teaser art, the main staff and key cast have been revealed for the series, along with a 2025 release date.
Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota Trailer
The cast for the series includes:
Kashiwada voiced by Akane Fujita
Oota voiced by Kyohei Natsume
Tadokoro voiced by Yuya Hirose
Sata voiced by Sohei Horikane
Kadokawa publishes the original Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota manga in Japan under their Dragon Age Comics imprint and also serializes an English language version of the series. Tomohiro Kamitani directs the TV anime at STUDIO POLON. Michiko Yokote provides the series composition, Naoto Nakamura serves as character designer and chief animation director and Yukari Hashimoto and Tetsuya Shitara provide the music.
Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota teaser art
Kadokawa describes Inexpressive Kashiwada and Expressive Oota:
Kashiwada is a girl who never shows emotions on her face. Oota always tries to surprise her…but never succeeds.
Kashiwada and Oota are classmates at a junior high school.
Oota is always thinking of pranks to surprise Kashiwada, but he always fails. Kashiwada likes to look at Oota, for he shows his emotions on his face too much. They look like opposite type of people, but they both care about each other.
“Look, Oota is up to something…” Other classmates love to see the unique relationship between them.
A heart-warming love comedy which takes place in an ordinary junior high school in Japan.
