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“Bunny Girl Senpai” Anime Movie Gets Second TV Spot; Main Cast Also


Earlier today, the official website for the Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai movie, titled Seishun Buta Yarō wa Yume-Miru Shōjo no Yume wo Minai (The Young Pig-Rascal Isn’t Dreaming of a Dreaming Girl), updated with a new TV Spot, as well as the main voice cast attached to the film.

We break the details down below.

TV Spot

The 30-second spot features Sakuta and Shōko together on the beach, as Inori Minase narrates in-character as Shōko Makinohara.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6zpdwl

Cast

The film will star the following:

  • Shōko Makinohara: Inori Minase
  • Sakuta Azusagawa: Kaito Ishikawa
  • Mai Sakurajima: Asami Seto
  • Tomoe Koga: Nao Tōyama
  • Rio Futaba: Atsumi Tanezaki
  • Nodoka Toyohama: Maaya Uchida
  • Kaede Azusagawa: Yurika Kubo

All confirmed cast members are reprising their roles from anime TV series

Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai Movie VisualSeishun Buta Yarō wa Yume-Miru Shōjo no Yume wo Minai will hit Japanese theaters in Summer 2019. Thirty-one theaters will carry the film, including Shinjuku Wald 9, TOHO Cinemas Ueno, and 109 Cinemas Shonan. Presales will open in January 4, with folks who pre-order receiving a special illustration card.

The film will adapt the sixth and seventh volumes in the ongoing “Bunny Girl Senpai” novel series.

Sōichi Masui (Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV, Chaika – The Coffin Princess) will return to direct the project at CloverWorks, with Satomi Tamura providing character designs. Masahiro Yokotani (Free! Eternal Summer, Sakura Quest) will reprise his script-writing duties for the project.

The Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai anime TV series aired in the Fall 2018 broadcast season, with the final episode airing this week.

Source: Comic Natalie

Update 1/1/2019, 9:44PM EST: Shoko is a returning character, who was also voiced by Inori Minase. Our coverage has been updated to reflect this.

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