ZENSHU, the upcoming original anime by MAPPA, revealed a second trailer and January 2025 release date. The anime was first announced in March and follows an up-and-coming genius young anime director as she graduates high school and starts her career. Mitsue Yamasaki is the director, and you can watch the new trailer below.
The title “Zenshu” means “to correct everything” or “start from scratch,” a term used in the anime industry. It is also one of the memorable lines of the protagonist Natsuko. The main voice cast for ZENSHU consists of the following members:
- Anna Nagase as Natsuko Hirose
- Kazuki Ura as Luke Braveheart
- Rie Kugimiya as Unio
- Minori Suzuki as Memmeln
- Akio Suyama as QJ
Official synopsis:
After graduating from high school, Natsuko Hirose starts her career as an animator. Her talent quickly flourishes, and she makes her debut as a director in no time. Her first anime becomes a massive hit, sparking a social phenomenon and earning her recognition as an up-and-coming genius director. Her next project is set to be a romantic comedy movie themed around first love! However, having never been in love herself, Natsuko struggles to understand the concept of first love, and as a result, she’s unable to create the storyboard, causing the movie production to come to a standstill.
ZENSHU staff consists of the following members:
- Original by: Mitsue Yamasaki / Kimiko Ueno / MAPPA
- Director: Mitsue Yamasaki
- Screenplay: Kimiko Ueno
- Character & Environment Concept Art: Yoshiteru Tsujino
- Character Design & Chief Animation Director: Kayoko Ishikawa
- Chief Animation Director: Shuji Takahara / Kazuko Hayakawa / Etsuko Sumimoto
- Assistant Director: Sumie Noro
- Background Art Director: Akio Shimada
- Color Design: Junko Suenaga
- Composite Director: Kenta Fujita
- Editing: Mutsumi Takemiya
- Music: Yukari Hashimoto
- Sound Production: dugout
- Casting Manager: Makoto Tanimura(SOUND WING)
- Animation Producer: Takahiro Ogawa
- Animation Production: MAPPA
Source: MAPPA via YouTube
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