'Kuruneko' Air Date, Spoilers: Anime Adaptation of Cat Manga Blog to Hit Tate Anime App in October
A new "Kuruneko" series is joining this year's fall anime lineup via Production I.G.'s "Tate Anime (Vertical Anime) smartphone application. The cast list has also been announced, and unlike the first two seasons, there will be more than one voice actress who will be working on the series.
Production I.G. shared some details about the upcoming short-form Japanese anime series on their official Twitter account earlier this year. The cast of the 2017 installment will include Asami Imai as Kuru-san, Aoi Yuuki as Mon-san, Yuka Iguchi as Pocchan, Ayahi Takagaki as Bon, Ayaka Suwa as Tomecha, Yukiyo Fujii Kobon-kun, and Jun Kasama as the Narrator.
"Kuruneko" is based on the cat manga blog of the same name created by Yamato Kuruneko. It tells the story of a 30-something commercial designer who is as devoted to a bottle of sake as she is to her five adorable cats.
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The first anime adaptation of the series was released in 2009. It was followed by a second season in 2010. All roles were voiced by Satomi Kobayashi in the first season, while Miki Nakatani took care of the character voices for the second season.
The series is among a list of short-form anime that was announced prior to the official launch of the "Tate Anime" app back in June. Each series in the list will reportedly consist of 10 episodes, and each episode will run for not more than three minutes at a time. The series will be updated weekly and presented in a vertical manner for smartphones.
The series will be directed by Minoru Ashina and produced by Yuji Otsuka and Minoru Yokoyama. Character design will be done by Bon and Takahara Minoru, Shuzo Katayama takes care of music production.
"Kuruneko" will be released on the anime streaming smartphone application Tate Anime starting on Thursday, Oct. 5.
