The official website of the television anime adapting Okina Baba's Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? (So I'm a Spider, So What?) light novel unveiled cast, staff, the first promotional video, and a second key visual (pictured) on Friday. The anime series will begin airing on January 8 at 9:30 p.m. on AT-X, followed by Tokyo MX, BS11, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and TV Aichi, and run for two consecutive cours.

Cast
Schlain Zagan Analeit (Shun): Shun Horie (Kanojo, Okarishimasu)
Karnatia Seri Anabald (Katia): Nao Touyama (Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri)
Hugo Baint Renxandt: Kaito Ishikawa (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari)
Suelecia Zagan Analeit (Sue): Yui Ogura (Joukamachi no Dandelion)
Feirune (Fei): Eri Kitamura (Made in Abyss)
Filimøs Harrifenas: Kaya Okuno (Death March kara Hajimaru Isekai Kyousoukyoku)
Yurin Ullen (Yuri): Aimi Tanaka (Himouto! Umaru-chan)
Julius Zagan Analeit: Junya Enoki (Jujutsu Kaisen (TV))

Voice actress Aoi Yuuki (Enen no Shouboutai, Youjo Senki) is starring as the protagonist Kumoko and performing the ending theme "Ganbare! Kumoko-san." Singer-songwriter Riko Azuna (Yagate Kimi ni Naru) is performing the opening theme "keep weaving your spider way."

Staff
Director: Shin Itagaki (Ulysses: Jehanne Darc to Renkin no Kishi)
Assistant Director: Shinichirou Ueda (One Room Second Season chief director)
Series Composition: Okina Baba, Yuuichirou Momose (Infinite Dendrogram)
Chief Animation Director: Tomohiro Yoshida (Cop Craft)
Character Design: Kie Tanaka (Hitoribocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu)
Monster Design: Masahiko Suzuki (Kami no Tou), Ryou Hirata (Campione!), Hiromi Kimura (Berserk key animator)
Art Director, Art Setting: Shinji Nagaoka (Persona 4 the Animation, Digimon Adventure tri.)
Color Design: Chieko Hibi (One Room)
Director of Photography: Hideki Imaizumi (Sousei no Onmyouji)
Editing: Takashi Sakurai (Dorei-ku The Animation)
CG Director: Kazuo Yamaguchi (Wake Up, Girls! Shin Shou)
CG Production: Exsa
CG Production Cooperation: ENGI
Music: Shuji Katayama (Overlord)
Sound Director: Shin Itagaki, Yuuichi Imaizumi (Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shoumei shitemita.)
Studio: Millepensee

Baba began penning the adventure fantasy novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in May 2015. Kadokawa published the first volume in December that year, featuring illustrations by Tsukasa Kiryuu. The 13th volume shipped on July 10. Kumo Desu ga, Nani ka? has a cumulative 3 million copies of its volumes in circulation.

Kadokawa's Young Ace UP web magazine began serializing a manga adaptation by Asahiro Kakashi in December 2015. The ninth volume went on sale on October 10.

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Source: Repotama!