Avex Pictures announced a television anime adaptation of Yuuto Yotsuba and Ryou Ogawa's Paripi Koumei (Ya Boy Kongming!) manga on Wednesday, revealing the main cast, production staff, a teaser visual (pictured), and teaser promo. The anime series, produced by P.A. Works, is scheduled to premiere in April 2022.

Ryoutarou Okiayu (Asobi Asobase) and Kaede Hondo (Zombieland Saga) are starring as Zhuge Kongming and Eiko Tsukimi, respectively. Tsukimi's singing voice will be announced at a later date. This marks the first time P.A. Works is adapting a manga title.

Staff
Director: Shuu Honma (Sakura Quest episode director)
Series Composition: Youko Yonaiyama (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby (TV) script)
Character Design: Kanami Sekiguchi (Shirobako)
Prop Design: Mayumi Miyaoka (Glasslip), Hiromi Makino (Hanasaku Iroha key animation)
Art Director: Junichi Higashi (Sirius)
Art Setting: Yuuta Fujii (Charlotte)
Color Design: Asami Eguchi (Fairy Gone color specification)
3D Director: Motonari Ichikawa (Appare-Ranman!)
Director of Photography: Yoshimitsu Tomita (Irozuku Sekai no Ashita kara)
Editing: Ayumu Takahashi (Uchouten Kazoku)
Special Effects: Masahiro Murakami (Kaizoku Oujo)
Sound Director: Satoki Iida (Gyakuten Sekai no Denchi Shoujo)
Music: Genki Hikota (Hifumi, Inc.) (Yuri!!! on Ice ending theme composition)
Music Production: Avex Pictures

Synopsis
General of the Three Kingdoms, Kongming had struggled his whole life, facing countless battles that made him into the accomplished strategist he was. So on his deathbed, he wished only to be reborn into a peaceful world... and was sent straight to modern-day party-central, Tokyo! Can even a brilliant strategist like Kongming adapt to the wild beats and even wilder party people?! (Source: Kodansha US, edited)

Yotsuba and Ogawa began serializing the comedy manga on the Comic Days web magazine in December 2019 and will transfer it to Weekly Young Magazine on November 22. Kadokawa published the sixth volume on June 14, with the seventh volume shipping on Thursday.

Kodansha US licensed the manga in English in May for digital release and published the fifth volume on October 5. The sixth volume is scheduled for release on December 7.

Teaser PV


Official site: https://paripikoumei-anime.com/
Official Twitter: @paripikoumei_pr

Source: Press Release

Paripi Koumei on MAL