The upcoming Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari revealed an official character trailer along with January 2023 premiere date. The additional cast was also revealed and it includes some well-known names:
- Takeo Otsuka as Hyoma Kunato (previously announced)
- Yuki Takada as Botan Nagatsuki (previously announced)
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Haori
- Chikahiro Kobayashi as Nagi
- Rena Ueda as Yu
- Yoshiki Nakajima as Suzuri
- Aimi Tanaka as Kagami
One more character is appearing in the Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari trailer and it is Kusige. However, the voice actor has not been revealed yet. Bandai Namco Pictures is animating the adaptation of Onigunso’s manga. The staff includes:
- Director: Ryuichi Kimura
- Series composition: Keichiro Ochi
- Assistant director: Takahiro Okawa
- Main character designer: Shiori Fujisawa
- Sub-character designer: Yuka Shiga
- Music: John Kanda, XELIK
- Photography director: Yoichi Ogami
The source material was licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment for English release. The first volume is set to release in January of next year and synopsis is described as:
When spirits cross over into the human world, they can possess old objects and gain a physical form: a tsukumogami. Tsukumogami can be gentle, violent, or somewhere in-between, so the Saenome clan peacefully helps send them back to the spirit world to avoid destruction.
Kunato Hyouma is a member of the clan, but is…less than peaceful, since he holds a grudge from when a tsukumogami robbed him of something important. Afraid that Hyouma’s brash anger in dealing with these spirits will lead to supernatural catastrophes, Hyouma’s grandfather sends him to live in Kyoto with Nagatsuki Botan, an unusual young woman who actually lives with tsukumogami like family! Can Hyouma learn to control his emotions when dealing with tsukumogami, or is his own spirit doomed to be possessed with rage forever?
Source: Official Website
©Onigunso/Shueisha, Mononogatari Production Committee
