Kodoani.com – Website for anime Girls Band Cry of Toei Animation posted two new music videos, and revealed the main visuals, voice cast and staff for the anime on Monday. Two new music videos featuring the songs “Nameless Name” (“Na mo Naki Nanimo Kamo,” in the first video below) and “No Rhyme nor Reason” (“Itsuwari no Kotowari,” second video below) from the story in the band project Togenashi Togeari.
The cast includes:
Rina as Nina Iseri, an introverted girl who is good at socializing
Yuri as Momoka Kawaragi, a 20 year old street musician with a free spirit
Mirei as Subaru Awa, a mature and strong-willed performing arts student
Natsu as Tomo Ebizuka, the heir to a wealthy family, but now lives alone in a shared apartment.
Syuri as Rupa, whose father is South Asian and mother is Japanese, and is a talented performer.
Kazuo Sakai will direct the film at Toei Animation. Nari Teshima designed the characters. Mari Kondō and Jae Hoon Jung are CGI directors. Kenji Tamai composed the music.
Toei Animation describes the anime:
The main character drops out of high school in his second year and sets his sights on a university while working alone in Tokyo. A girl is betrayed by her friends and doesn’t know what to do. Another girl is abandoned by her parents and tries to survive in the city by working part-time. This world always let us down. Nothing went as planned. But we wanted something that we could continue to enjoy. We believe there is a place where we belong. That’s why we sing.
Toei Animation is perhaps best known for their works in long-running anime series such as the annual Precure magical girl series, One Piece, and classics such as Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon. , Saint Seiya and Slam Dunk. Some of its latest productions including Soaring Sky are currently on the air! Pretty Cure and Tōsōchū: The Great Mission.
