ZENSHU, the ongoing original anime from studio MAPPA, revealed a new visual as the show nears Episode 10 and its climax. The next episode will premiere on Sunday, March 9. The anime follows the up-and-coming genius young anime director Natsuko Hirose as she passes out from food poisoning and wakes up in a new world. Mitsue Yamasaki is the director, and you can see the new visual below.
It’s described with: “It’s all your fault.”
The title “Zenshu” means in Japanese “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
The official introduction:
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. One day, she passes out while working on her storyboard and wakes up in the world of her favorite childhood anime movie “A Tale of Perishing”.
ZENSHU anime staff:
- 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
BAND-MAID performs the opening theme “Zen,” with Sou performing the ending theme “Tada, Kimo no Mama de.” The opening can be heard in the trailer below.
Source: ZENSHU Official Website
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