The
official website for the television anime of Masaki Andō's Yatogame-chan Kansatsu
Nikki (Yatogame-chan Observation
Diary) four-panel manga revealed additional cast members and staff for the
anime on Tuesday. Yūki Wakai and Mikako Komatsu join the cast as Mai Tadakusa (left in picture below) and Yanna
Sasatsu (right), respectively. As previously announced, Haruka Tomatsu will play the protagonist Monaka Yatogame (center) in
the anime.
The staff also unveiled the rough character designs for the characters
(from top to bottom below) Monaka Yatogame, Mai Tadakusa, Yanna Sasatsu, and
Kaito Jin.
Satsuki Hayasaka (Hinako Note, High
School DxD Hero episode animation director) joins the staff as the character
designer. Hisayoshi Hirasawa (Miss Bernard said., Netsuzou
Trap -NTR-, Jingai-san
no Yome) is the chief director for the anime at Saetta, with Creators in Pack credited for animation
production cooperation.
The
manga centers on the life of Yatogame-chan, a girl who speaks in the blunt
Nagoya dialect. The series highlights regional cultural differences from the
area of Nagoya, Aichi.
The
anime will premiere on TV Aichi, Tokyo
MX and
other channels this spring.
Ichijinsha's Monthly
Comic Rex magazine publishes the manga. Ichijinsha published
the manga's fifth compiled book volume last November. The series has more than
200,000 copies in circulation, including digital copies. The manga's title
character was appointed as Nagoya Tourism Cultural Exchange Mission
Ambassador in March 2017.
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Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki TV Anime About Nagoya Announces More Cast, Character Designer