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“Today’s Menu for Emiya Family” Intro Sequence Hits the Web


Something tells me that we won’t be seeing Saber and Shiro challenge Rin to a Shokugeki…

Earlier today, a teaser trailer for the upcoming Today’s Menu for Emiya Family (Emiya-sanchi no Kyō no Gohan) anime hit the web. The 90-second promo features the show’s opening sequence, with theme song Apron Boy by DJ Misoshiru and MC Gohan playing as a background track.

The series will stream on AbemaTV. The first episode will hit the service on January 25, at 21:00 (1/25/2018 at 9:00PM) JST. Subsequent episodes will stream on the first of each month during the same time slot, starting in February.

The team of Takahiro Miura (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, The Garden of Sinners Episode 6) and Tetsuto Satō will direct Today’s Menu for Emiya Family at ufotable, with Toko Uchimura (Katsugeki! Tōken Ranbu) providing character designs.

DJ Misoshiru and MC Gohan will collaborate on opening theme song Apron Boy, while Sangatsu no Phantasia performs closing theme Collage.

Other confirmed crew members include:

  • Original Character Design: TAa
  • Original Concept: TAa & Type-Moon
  • Food Supervisor: Makoto Tatano
  • Art Director: Kazuo Ebizawa
  • Director of Photography: Sae Yoshikawa
  • 3D Animation Director: Daiki Teppōzuka
  • Color Key Artist: Yūko Ōmae
  • Color Key Artist: Yurie Ushio
  • Editor: Manabu Kamino is editing
  • Producer: Hikaru Kondo
  • Music: Gō Shiina

The confirmed voice cast includes:

  • Shiro Emiya: Noriaki Sugiyama
  • Saber: Ayako Kawasumi
  • Rin Tohsaka: Kana Ueda
  • Sakura Matou: Noriko Shimoya
  • Rider: Yu Asakawa
  • Ilya: Mai Kadowaki
  • Taiga Fujimura: Miki Ito

TAa’s Emiya-sanchi no Kyō no Gohan manga launched on Kadokawa’s Young Ace Up website in January 2016. To date, two volumes have been released, with the most recent hitting stores on December 26.

Source: Twitter (pKjd) (Thanks to L.B. Bryant for the tip!)

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