On the official site for the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Yone Sawata“Acro Trip“, a new promotional video for the project was revealed. The video confirms the voice cast, the production team and that The release date remains scheduled for sometime this year in Japan.
Sawata began publishing the manga in the magazine Monthly Ribon from the publisher Shueisha in February 2017 and completed it in November 2022, with the publisher Shueisha released the fourth compilation volume in February 2022, followed by the fifth in January 2023 in Japan.
voice cast
- Miku Itou as Chizuko Date, an otaku obsessed with the magical girl Berry Blossom.
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Chrome, leader of the evil organization Fossa Magna, enemies of Berry Blossom.
- Inori Minase as Berry Blosom/Kaju Noichigo, the magical girl who protects Chizuko City from any threat.
- Kengo Kawanishi as Mashirou, Berry Blossom’s magical pet.
Production team
- Ayumu Kotake (Toaru Majutsu no Index 2nd Season, The Idolmaster, Pet, Shiabane Hime: Aka) is in charge of directing the anime at the studios Voil.
- Shinichi Inotsume (Shokugeki no Souma. Akatsuki no Yona, Gosick, Platinum End) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Toshie Kawamura (Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai, Karneval, Ao Ashi, Mashiro-iro Symphony: The Color of Lovers) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
- TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND (Kakegurui, Trinity Seven, Kono Bijutsu-bu ni wa Mondai ga Aru!) is in charge of composing the soundtrack.
Synopsis of Acro Trip
The comedy centers on Chizuko Date, an otaku girl who lives in a city in Niigata Prefecture. Chizuko is obsessed with Berry Blossom, the magical girl who protects the city. However, Chroma (the leader of the local evil organization Fossa Magna) is inept and weak, so almost no one cares anymore about the frequent battles between Berry Blossom and Chroma. Chizuko vows to bring the magical girl’s exploits to light, and this fervent desire leads this seemingly shy high school girl down a dark path full of strange people…
Fountain: Comic Natalie
