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New Cast & Theme Song Artist Unveiled For Fumikiri Jikan Anime


Sometimes, the most meaningful interactions can occur at a train station.

The latest issue of Futabasha’s Monthly Action magazine (April 2017) unveiled several cast members for the Fumikiri Jikan (Railroad Crossing Time) anime series, as well as one of the show’s theme song artists.

We break the details down below.

Cast

The series will add the following:

“Mashima-san is Lewd” Story

  • Mashima-san: Yuri Komagata
  • Tanishi: Kazuki Matsunaga

“With Teacher” Story

  • Teacher: Yasuhiro Mamiya
  • Kurobe: Mariko Honda

“Texting Siblings” Story

  • Misaki Komaba: Suzuna Kinoshita
  • Takashi Komaba: Mitsuhiro Ichiki

“Railroad Crossing Poet” Story

  • Utako: Yuu Ayase

Theme Songs

Yuri Komagata will perform opening theme song Fumikiri Jikan. The song will ship as a single in June.

Yoshio Suzuki (Fighting Beauty Wulong) was tapped to direct Fumikiri Jikan at studio Ekachi Epilka, with Kaori Takamura providing character designs. Misuzu Chiba (Chi’s Sweet Adventure) is in charge of series composition.

Other confirmed crew members include:

  • Art Director: Miyuki Kawashima
  • Color Key Artist: Ayaka Nagano
  • Director of Photography: Keiji Oshima

The series will star the following:

  • Ai: Sayaka Senbongi
  • Tomo: Yui Ogura

Yoshimi Satō’s Fumikiri Jikan manga launched in the pages of Futabasha’s Monthly Action magazine in 2016. The series currently spans two volumes, with the most recent hitting stores on May 12, 2017.

Source: Anime News Network

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