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Hajimete no Gal Anime Gets First Staff Details, New Visual, & Character Designs


It’s time to meet Yukana Yame for real, this time!

Earlier today, the official Hajimete no Gal (First-Time Gal) anime website updated with a new key visual, new staff details, and a pair of character design sheets.

Key Visual

The new key visual features leading lady Yukana Yame posing against a white background, as her suitor Junichi stands nervously behind.

Staff Details

Hiroyuki Furukawa (My Wife is the Student Council President, Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia) is pulling double duty as director and character designer on the project at studio NAZ. Yūichirō Momose (Minori Scramble!, Sakura Internet Shinsei) is in charge of series composition for the series.

Character Visuals

Character design sheets for Yukana and Junichi were released. Both were drawn by Hiroyuki Furukawa.

Yukana Yame
Junichi

Meguru Ueno’s Hajimete no Gal manga began publication in Kadokawa Shoten’s Monthly Shonen Ace magazine in November 2015. Two collected volumes have been released to date, with the most recent shipping on October 26.

The Hajimete no Gal anime was first unveiled in November.

Source: MoCa News

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