“Ganbatte Ikimasshoi” Unveils New Cast Members
Buckle up, anime fans! The official website of the upcoming anime movie adapting Yoshiko Shikimura’s heartwarming novel, Ganbatte Ikimasshoi (Give it All), has just announced the addition of some amazing new cast members!
Meet the talented team:
Hayato Ninomiya: Takuya Eguchi (Blue Lock)
Umeko Terao: Ayana Taketatsu (Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e)
Mai Oono: Suzuko Mimori (Masamune-kun no Revenge)
Kaori Yasuda: Aya Uchida (Bokura no Live Kimi to no Life)
And here’s a sneak peek at the amazing production team:
CG Director: Tsukasa Kawasaki (Ashita Sekai ga Owaru toshitemo)
Color Design: Miho Tanaka (Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu)
Art Director: Haruka Taira (Shichisei no Subaru assistant art director)
Director of Photography: Kouichi Gonda (6HP (Six Hearts Princess))
Animation Producer: Shuuhei Sakuma
Music: Sayuri Hayashi Egnell
Get ready to groove to the theme song, performed by none other than Boku ga Mitakatta Aozora (Fairy Tail: 100-nen Quest)!
Yuuhei Sakuragi (Ingress the Animation]) is at the helm, directing this inspiring anime movie at Studio Moe and Reirs. Yuuhei Sakuragi and Keiichirou Oochi (Otonari no Tenshi-sama ni Itsunomanika Dame Ningen ni Sareteita Ken) have crafted the screenplay, while Asako Nishida (Houseki no Kuni) has designed the characters.
Did you know that Shikimura’s sports novel, Ganbatte Ikimasshoi, was first published by Magazine House in July 1996? It’s since been re-released in paperback form by Gentosha under their Gentosha Bunko imprint in June 2005. The novel has even received live-action movie and drama adaptations in the past!
Source: Comic Natalie