Risa Aizawa Joins Cast of The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.
'Conclusion' Anime
The staff of the "concluding" anime for Shūichi Asō's The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (Saiki Kusuo no
Psi Nan) manga revealed on Monday
that Dempagumi.inc member Risa Aizawa will voice the
character Aiko Mikami in the special. Aizawa previously performed theme songs
for both The
Disastrous Life of Saiki K. anime seasons as part of Dempagumi.inc.
The anime will be a 55-minute television special that
will premiere on December 28 on TV Tokyo and its affiliate
channels.
The first season of
anime shorts premiered in July 2016. Funimation streamed the anime
series under the title The
Disastrous Life of Saiki K.with English subtitles as it aired in
Japan, and also streamed an English broadcast dub for
the series. The second anime season premiered in January, and
ended in June. The final episode teased a sequel for the anime.
The manga
also inspired a live-action film that opened in Japan in
October 2017, and the Saiki
Kusuo no Psi Nan: Bōsō Bōsō! Psychic Battle app that launched with
an original story on April 16.
The original
manga centers on a high school boy named Kusuo Saiki. He possesses supernatural
powers that cause unfortunate events in his everyday life.
Asō launched
the manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 2012,
and ended it on February 26. Asō launched a four-panel sequel manga
in Weekly Shonen Jump on
March 5.
Source: Anime! Anime! (Kōtarō Nakase)
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