Love Live Sunshine spin-off anime Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror– unveiled its first trailer on Sunday. The anime is slated to premiere this July. All announced characters so far are present in the PV:
Bandai Namco Arts (previously Sunrise) is animating the anime under the direction of Asami Nakatani. Toshiya Ono is writing the scripts, Tatsuya Kato is composing the music, and Yumiko Yamamoto is doing the character designs. Before becoming a TV anime series, Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror– was posted as an April Fools’ day joke in 2022. The Love Live franchise made an official announcement for the anime adaptation during the second day of the Aqours 6th live concert in June 2022 at Tokyo Dome. The series revealed a key visual and announcement trailer last month.
The cast of Love Live Sunshine which composes of the idol group Aqours will reprise their role for the spin-off:
- Aika Kobayashi as Yohane
- Kanako Takatsuki as Hanamaru
- Arisa Komiya as Dia
- Ai Furihata as Ruby
- Anju Inami as Chika
- Shuka Saito as You
- Nanaka Suwa as Kanan
- Rikako Aida as Riko
- Aina Suzuki as Mari
Love Live Sunshine’s spin-off anime will adapt the manga written by Hajime Yatate and Sakurako Kimino with illustrations provided by Matsuda Kouta. The story revolves around the daily life of Yohane (Yoshiko Tsushima) in a fantasy world that takes place in Numazu, a beautiful port town surrounded by seas and mountains.
Source: Official Twitter
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