The second PV introduces additional cast plus the opening theme To Our Future Heroes by YouTuber Shou Takeyaki.
By: Nicole S. Castro on March 29, 2022 at 11:32 PHT
A second promotional video has been released for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Tsukiya's The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting (Romaji: Kumichou Musume to Sewagakari), scheduled to air in Japan on July 7, 2022 on TOKYO MX.
The series is animated by studios Feel and Gaina.
The story features 28-year-old Toru Kirishima (CV: Yoshimasa Hosoya), a yakuza member who one day receives the task to take care of his boss' daughter, Yaeka Sakuragi (CV: Misaki Watada).
The second PV introduces additional cast, namely, Rei Hojo (CV: Wataru Hatano), Masaya Hayami (CV: Jun Fukuyama), and Yuri Masahiro (CV: Hiroshi Kamiya).
The featured opening theme is 「未来のヒーローたちへ」 (English: To Our Future Heroes) by YouTuber Shou Takeyaki.
Previously Announced Cast
Kei Sugihara (CV: Kaito Ishikawa)
Kazuhiko Sakuragi (CV:yōta Takeuchi)
Kanami Kurosaki (CV: Misa Kobayashi)
Miyuki Sakuragi (CV:Mai Nakahara)
Tōichirō Aoi (CV: Tomoaki Maeno)
Staff
Original work: Tsukiya (serielized in Micro Magazine's Comic Elmo)
Director: Itsuro Kawasaki
Series composition: Keiichiro Ochi
Character design: Hiromi Ogata
Music: Takuro Iga
Animation production: feel./GAINA
Production: The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting Production Committee
Synopsis
Toru Kirishima is 28 years old and the wakagashira of the Sakuragi Group. He's known as "The Demon of the Sakuragi Group" because he uses his position as a yakuza as an excuse to do whatever he wants. But one day, he ends up in charge of his boss's daughter?! An independent young lady and good-looking yakuza brute's heartwarming(?) comedy! (from MyAnimeList)
About The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting
Source: The Yakuza's Guide to Babysitting official Twitter, official website, Comic Natalie
NICOLE S. CASTRO
Author
Nicole is based in the Philippines and works as a freelance Japanese Translator/Interpreter and copywriter (English). She is a JLPT N2 passer who watches anime to "study" for N1. She has a long career history on LinkedIn (with primary focus on media and translation), but her anime watchlist is much, much longer.
