Kodoani.com – Anime Official Website Onipan! revealed the anime’s theme song artists on Thursday. Anime stars Yume Nozaki, Mika Negishi, and Kokona Nonaka are forming a new musical group called “Onipanzu !,” and they will be performing the anime’s theme song “Onipapapan! Pan!.”
The anime premieres in April and the stars:
Former Sakura Gakuin member Yume Nozaki as the curious red Oni Tsutsuji (Japanese for “rhododendron flower”)
Ciao Girl 2019 contest winner Mika Negishi voices mischievous yellow oni dog Himawari (“sunflower”)
Former Sakura Gakuin member Kokona Nonaka as the aloof but sly Tsuyukusa (“dayflower”)
Kaori Maeda as Momozono-Momo
Miyu Tomita as Issun-Bōko
Kikuko Inoue as Kuma
Set in a world where oni (youkai) and Japanese people coexist, “a story of love, friendship, and panties” is about three oni girls who transfer to a junior high school in Tokyo. They try to improve the misunderstood image of the oni with the help of an important item of latent power – the oni panties, or onipan. Momozono-Momo and Issun-Bōko are reported to be the children of famous Japanese folklore figures Momotarō and Issun-Bōshi, respectively.
The anime comes from the AAO Project, a joint initiative of AOI Pro., Amuse, and Origamix Partners, to develop and produce the original intellectual property. Norihiro Naganuma, director and lead screenwriter of The Ancient Magus ‘Bride anime, came up with the original story idea with Wit Studio and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions as the Onipan! Project. tomari (My Friend’s Little Sister Has It In for Me!) sketched the original onikko (female demon) designs.
Masahiko Ohta (Yuruyuri) is directing the anime at Wit Studio with assistant director Jun’ichirō Hashiguchi, and Takashi Aoshima (Yuruyuri – Happy Go Lily, Mitsudomoe, Himouto! Umaruchan) is in charge of the series scripts.
Ryuuta Yanagi (Sword Art Online monster designer) is serving as the character designer and animation director, and Yasuhiro Misawa (Yuruyuri – Happy Go Lily, Mitsudomoe, Minami-ke) is composing the music.
Via: Kodoani.com
