What You Need to Know:
- It has been announced that Nodoka Shinomaru's seinen slice-of-life manga Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari will be getting an anime adaptation, set to air sometime in 2016.
- The story surrounds Souta Tawara who, following his father's death, returns to his hometown in Kagawa Prefecture. There, he ends up taking care of Poko, a tanuki (raccoon dog) that has taken the form of a human child.
- The director will be Yoshihide Ibata (Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou), series composition will be by Natsuko Takahashi (Oremonogatari!!), and character design/animation direction will be by Eriko Itou (Sekkou Boys). The series will be produced by Liden Films.
- Along with this first announcement, the first key visual has also been released - check it out below!
Source: Akiba-Souken
[balloon_speech align="left" text="This looks like it could be a nice happy, calming series!" image="bee-happy1"]
[balloon_speech align="right" text="It gives off a sort of Barakamon vibe to me! I hope we hear more about this anime soon!" image="honey-happy2"]
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