The official website of the Yojouhan Time Machine Blues (The Tatami Time Machine Blues) original net anime announced six supporting cast members on Thursday. The anime is scheduled to stream on Disney+ on September 14.
CastWatashi: Shintarou Asanuma (Given)
Akashi: Maaya Sakamoto (Nisemonogatari)
Ozu: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Spy x Family)
Seitarou Higuchi: Kazuya Nakai (One Piece)
Masaki Jougasaki: Junichi Suwabe (Boku no Hero Academia)
Ryouko Hanuki: Yuuko Kaida (Gintama)
Aijima: Setsuji Satou (Dororo)
Tamura-kun: Chikara Honda (Europe Kikaku) (Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei)
Unnamed residents of future Shimogamo Yuusuisou (pictured above) will be played by the novel's author and Europe Kikaku members:
Makoto Ueda
Chikara Honda
Gouta Ishida
Yoshifumi Sakai
Kazunari Tosa
Munenori Nagano
Staff
Assistant Director: Fuuga Yamashiro (Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!)
Character Design: Nobutake Itou (Ping Pong the Animation), Shouko Nishigaki (Devilman: Crybaby)
Episode Director: Shingo Natsume (Sonny Boy), Fuuga Yamashiro, Moko-chan (Heike Monogatari), Masato Takeuchi (Hakumei no Tsubasa), Taku Kimura, Akitoshi Yokoyama (Shingeki no Kyojin)
Animation Director: Yukimitsu Ina (Chikyuugai Shounen Shoujo key animation), Yasuhiro Nakura (Nekomonogatari: Kuro), Kenji Maeba (Inu-Ou), Masamichi Ishiyama (BNA), Takuya Yoshihara (Super Shiro), Yumi Horie (Tonikaku Kawaii)
Art Director: Fuminao Akai (Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu)
Color Design: Ayaka Nakamura (Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara)
Director of Photography: Hikari Itou (Yurei Deco), Yoshihiro Sekiya (Isekai Meikyuu de Harem wo)
Editing: Akari Saitou (Spy x Family)
Sound Director: Eriko Kimura (Yofukashi no Uta)
Sound Effects: Katsuhiro Nakano (Sound Box) (Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san 3)
Sound Recording: Yasuaki Oota (Dagashi Kashi recording)
Sound Production: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
Distribution: Kadokawa, Asmik Ace
Asian Kung-Fu Generation (Dororo) is performing the theme song "Demachiyanagi Parallel Universe."
Shingo Natsume is directing the anime at Science SARU. Makoto Ueda (Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei) is handling the script, and Michiru Oshima (Yagate Kimi ni Naru) is composing the music. Yusuke Nakamura (Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome) is credited for the original character design.
The anime adapts Tomihiko Morimi's Yojouhan Time Machine Blues (The Tatami Time Machine Blues) novel, sequel to Yojouhan Shinwa Taikei (The Tatami Galaxy). Morimi published the sequel novel in July 2020, 16 years after the original novel was published in December 2004.
Source: Comic Natalie
