AMANCHU

Ai Yamamoto, Ai Kakuma, Aya Suzaki join cast The official website for the television anime of Kozue Amano's Amanchu! manga announced on Tuesday that a second television anime season, Amanchu! Advance, will premiere next April. The website's Blu-ray Disc listings for the new season list the series with 12 episodes. The new cast members include: Ai Yamamoto as Kokoro Misaki Ai Kakuma as Kotori Misaki Aya Suzaki as Kodama Kohinata Junichi Sato (Sailor Moon, Princess Tutu, Aria the Animation) is returning as chief director. Kiyoko Sayama is replacing Kenichi Kasai as director of the series at J.C. Staff, with scripts by returning Deko Akao (Yes! Precure 5, Arakawa Under the Bridge, Snow White with the Red Hair) and Hiroko Fukuda. Yoko Ito (Love Stage!!) is again designing the characters. Gontiti is composing the music, and Flying Dog is producing the music. The Blu-ray Disc releases for the new season will begin shipping with the first volume on May 30. Each of the f