On 22 September 2020, the upcoming anime Taiso Samurai released its new promotional video. The anime is slated to premiere on 10 October 2020, and will be produced by MAPPA Studios under the direction of Hisatoshi Shimizu. A new key visual and additional casts were also revealed.
The Cast and Production
Casts
Daisuke Namikawa – Shōtarō Aragaki
Kensho Ono – Leonardo
Yuuki Kaji – Tetsuo Minamino
Kenyuu Horiuchi – Noriyuki Amakusa
Rina Honnizumi – Rei Aragaki
Atsuko Tanaka – Mari Aragaki
Kotono Mitsuishi – Tomoyo Aragaki
Kappei Yamaguchi – Bigbird Aragaki
Hiroyuki Yoshino – Tomoki Takizawa
Nana Mizuki – Ayu
Daisuke Hirakawa Naohiko Nakanomori
Kaito Ishikawa – Atsushi Dōjima
Daisuke Ono – Shige Nishikiori
Kengo Kawanishi – Hiro Okamachi
Hiroshi Kamiya – Ryū Ryūshō
Minami Tanaka – Kitty Chan
Rikiya Koyama – Britney
Staff
Director: Hisatoshi Shimizu
Scriptwriter: Shigeru Murakoshi
Character Design: Kasumi Fukagawa
Chief Animation Director: Fumihide Sai
Art Director: Masatoshi Kai
Color Key Arist: Azusa Sasaki
Cinematographer: Mitsuhiro Sato
Editor: Keisuke Yanagi
Music: Masaru Yokoyama
Synopsis
The anime takes place in the year 2002. The Japanese men’s gymnastics team, once a great assembly of athletes, have fallen from their glorious heights. Shōtarō Aragaki, 29-years old, once was one of Japan’s star athletes, but now he struggles to keep up with younger athletes and his own standards from his peak years prior. His coach, Noriyuki Amakusa, encourages him to retire, believing his best years are behind him. However, Aragaki loves the sport too much to give up, and, with the support of his young daughter Ren, decides to keep pushing onward.
Synopsis via CBR
You can watch the new promotional video here.
Source: Taiso Samurai Official Website, Taiso Samurai Official Twitter
Featured Image via Taiso Samurai Official Twitter
