The upcoming Loving Yamada at Lv999 anime has released its first trailer, as well as information on additional cast members. The anime is set to premiere in April this year, with Morio Asaka directing it and Madhouse animating it.
The additional cast members include Natsuki Hanae (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Your Lie in April, Tokyo Ghoul, Fate/Apocrypha) as Eita Sasaki, and Ai Kakuma (Aldnoah.Zero, The Asterisk War, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Arknights: Prelude to Dawn) as Runa Sasaki. The previously announced main cast is Inori Minase as Akane Kinoshita and Koki Uchiyama as Akito Yamada.
Yasuhiro Nakanishi is in charge of the anime script and Kunihiko Hamada is the character designer. As part of the announcement, a Valentine’s Day visual depicting Yamada has also been released:
Mashiro writes and draws the Loving Yamada at Lv999! manga series, which was licensed in English by Mangamo. They describe the story:
Recently dumped, Akane is just about to quit the game she used to play with her boyfriend, when she meets Yamada in the same RPG. Yamada in real life turns out to be somewhat of a legend. The only problem is – he is ONLY interested in the game. As Akane’s feelings grow, will Yamada’s focus stay on the game?
Source: Official Website
©Mashiro/COMICSMART INC./Yamada-kun Lv999 Production Committee
