GAKUEN BABYSITTERS

The official Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of Hari Tokeino's Gakuen Babysitters manga announced on Friday that the anime will premiere in January. A flyer at AnimeJapan 2017 in March had stated that the series would premiere in the first quarter of 2018. The series will air on Tokyo MX, BS11, and Animax. Shūsei Morishita is directing the anime at animation studio Brains Base. Yuuko Kakihara (Chihayafuru 2, Orange) is handling series composition, Satoshi Motoyama (Aho Girl, Skip Beat!) is serving as sound director, and Mina Ōsawa (sub-character designer/chief animation director on Kiss Him, Not Me) is designing the characters. The manga centers on the brothers Ryūichi and Kotarō Kashima. Ryūichi is in high school and Kotarō is still a toddler. After their parents are killed in a plane crash, the two brothers find themselves living with the chairwoman of the Morinomiya Academy, who herself lost her son and daughter-in-law in the same accident. The chai

Manga launched in 2009, has TV anime premiering in January The official website of Hakusensha's LaLa DX magazine revealed on Tuesday that Hari Tokeino's Gakuen Babysitters manga will get a special chapter in the magazine's next issue on December 9. The chapter will center on an unexpected event occurring in the daycare center. The manga centers on the brothers Ryūichi and Kotarō Kashima. Ryūichi is in high school and Kotarō is still a toddler. After their parents are killed in a plane crash, the two brothers find themselves living with the chairwoman of the Morinomiya Academy, who herself lost her son and daughter-in-law in the same accident. The chairwoman, however, has one stipulation for the brothers in order to live with her: Ryūichi has to work at the academy's daycare center as a babysitter. Tokeino launched the manga in LaLa in 2009, and Hakusensha published the manga's 15th compiled volume on October 5. The manga is inspiring a television anime adaptation by Brai

Tomoaki Maeno, Daisuke Ono, more join cast for series premiering in January This year's December issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine announced additional cast members of the television anime adaptation of Hari Tokeino's Gakuen Babysitters manga on Tuesday. The issue also revealed a key visual, and revealed that Ruka Kawada (Is the order a rabbit?, Kiss Him, Not Me) is composing the show's music. The additional cast includes: Tomoaki Maeno as Yoshihito Usaida Daisuke Ono as Keigo Saikawa Tomoko Miyadera as Yōko Morinomiya Ayaka Saito as Takuma Mamizuka Atsumi Tanezaki as Kazuma Mamizuka Konomi Kohara as Kirin Kumatsuka Kaede Hondo as Midori Sawatari Previously announced cast members include: Kōtarō Nishiyama as Ryūichi Kashima Nozomi Furuki as Kotarō Kashima Yuichiro Umehara as Hayato Kamitani Yuko Sanpei as Taka Kamitani The anime will premiere in January 2018 on Tokyo MX, BS11, and Animax. A drama CD featuring the cast of the anime will ship wi

Anime premieres in January The official website for the television anime adaptation of Hari Tokeino's Gakuen Babysitters manga posted the anime's new key visual and teaser video on Monday. In the video, main character Ryūichi Kashima introduces himself, his job as a babysitter, and his younger brother Kotarō. The anime will premiere in January 2018 on Tokyo MX, BS11, and Animax. A drama CD featuring the cast of the anime will ship with the 16th compiled volume of the manga on January 5. The cast includes: Kōtarō Nishiyama as Ryūichi Kashima Nozomi Furuki as Kotarō Kashima Yuichiro Umehara as Hayato Kamitani Yuko Sanpei as Taka Kamitani Tomoaki Maeno as Yoshihito Usaida Daisuke Ono as Keigo Saikawa Tomoko Miyadera as Yōko Morinomiya Ayaka Saito as Takuma Mamizuka Atsumi Tanezaki as Kazuma Mamizuka Konomi Kohara as Kirin Kumatsuka Kaede Hondo as Midori Sawatari Shūsei Morishita is directing the anime at animation studio Brains Base. Yuuko Kakih

Cast members sing themes; manga volume 17 gets Sanrio collaboration The January issue of LaLa magazine is revealing on Friday that the Gakuen Babysitters anime will premiere on January 7. The magazine is also revealing that members of the voice cast will perform the theme songs. Daisuke Ono is performing the opening theme song "Endless happy world" as his character Saikawa, and the unit Hyorotto Danshi — comprised of Kōtarō Nishiyama (Ryūichi) and Yuichiro Umehara (Hayato) — is performing the ending theme song "Oshiete yo" (Tell Me). The magazine is also announcing that the 17th compiled volume of the manga will receive a special edition in collaboration with Sanrio. The teaser image shows the characters in costumes of various popular Sanrio characters, including Midori as Kuromi, Kirin as My Melody, Kotarō as Cinnamoroll, Takuma as Keroppi, Kazuma as Tuxedo Sam, and Taka as Pompompurin. The 17th volume will ship on March 5. The anime will premiere in Japan on Tokyo MX a