The Crunchyroll Industry Panel at Anime Expo announced on Sunday a television anime adaptation of Fumita Yanagida's Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko! (Tomo-chan Is a Girl!) manga. The panel also revealed the main staff, cast, teaser visual (pictured) and teaser promotional video.The anime is scheduled to premiere in January 2023.

Cast
Tomo Aizawa: Rie Takahashi (Kanojo, Okarishimasu)
Junichiro Kubota: Kaito Ishikawa (Kakkou no Iinazuke)
Misuzu Gundo: Rina Hidaka (Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san)
Carol Olston: Sally Amaki (22/7)

Staff
Director: Hitoshi Nanba (Golden Kamuy)
Assistant Director: Noriko Hashimoto (High School Fleet)
Series Composition: Megumi Shimizu (Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta...)
Character Design: Shiori Hiraiwa (Wonder Egg Priority 2nd key animation)
Music: Masaru Yokoyama (Fruits Basket 1st Season)
Studio: Lay-duce

Yanagida began writing the romantic comedy series on the Twi4 Twitter account and was published on the Saizensen website from April 2015 to July 2019. Kodansha released the eighth and final volume in September 2019. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga in English in February 2018 and released the eighth and final volume in September 2020.

Synopsis
Tomo Aizawa and Junichirou "Jun" Kubota are the tightest bros you'd ever see. They roughhouse and spar, but through thick and thin, they've got each other's back. Yet, there's just one small problem: Tomo is in love with Jun!

Since she was young, tomboyish Tomo has been just another one of the guys; due to his extreme muscle-brained nature, Jun doesn't notice any of her advances—not even when she explicitly confesses. To add insult to injury, for the longest time, he didn't even realize that she was a girl.

Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko! follows the comedic hijinks of Tomo and her friends as she tries to catch Jun's eye and escape the infamous brozone. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Teaser PV


Official site: https://tomo-chan.jp/
Official Twitter: @tomo_chan_ani

Source: Crunchyroll

Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko! on MAL