Run along, plebs, it’s time for Umaru’s rival, the greatest gamer, yada yada, yada… cripes. How long am I gonna stretch this joke out? Eh, the heck with it.
Earlier today, the official Himouto! Umaru-chan R anime website updated with a new promotional video. The 33-second trailer focuses on Sylphynford Tachibana, and features narration by her actress, Yurina Furukawa.
Himouto! Umaru-chan R hits Japanese TV in October.
The series is the second season in the Himouto! Umaru-chan anime franchise. Masahiko Ota (YuruYuri, Gabriel Dropout) will return to direct the series at Doga Kobo, with Takashi Aoshima (Gabriel Dropout, YuruYuri) taking charge of series composition. Aya Takano (Polar Bear’s Cafe, Kimi no Koe o Todoketai) will also return to provide character designs.
Several members of the original voice cast will also return to reprise their roles. The following have been confirmed:
- Umaru Doma: Aimi Tanaka
- Taihei Doma: Kenji Nojima
- Nana Ebina: Akari Kageyama
- Kirie Motoba: Haruka Shiraishi
- Sylphynford Tachibana: Yurina Furukawa
The first season of the Himouto! Umaru-chan anime aired during the Summer 2015 broadcast season. Sentai Filmworks currently holds the rights to the show, which Crunchyroll streamed as a simulcast. Crunchyroll describes the series as:
Umaru is a renowned beautiful 16-year-old girl in town, living with her elder brother Taihei. She acts a perfect sister with a kind heart, intelligence and popularity, who everybody admires. So who would believe how true Umaru is at home? Sleeping, gaming, watching TV, eating junk food, drinking cola… that’s almost all she does at home, leaving all the housework to her brother.
Her camouflage is so perfect that when one of her classmates visits her home by surprise and witnesses “true Umaru,” she pretends as if she is Umaru’s younger sister. Taihei is always swayed by Umaru’s gap between ostensible face and spoiled life, but he cannot hate his comical and somehow lovable cute little sister!
Teaser trailers that focus on Umaru, Ebina, and Kirie previously hit the web. You can check these out below:
Source: YouTube (TOHO Animation)
