During a special broadcast, the studios Kyoto Animation announced that the manga written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi“CITY“, will have an anime adaptation that It will premiere in 2025 in Japan. This is another work by the author of “Nichijou – My Ordinary Life“, and is the studio’s first non-sequential production in over six years.

In turn, Keiichi Arawi The manga began publication through the magazine Morning from the publisher Kodansha in September 2017, and finished in February 2021 with a total of thirteen compilation volumes. The author also wrote other works such as “Nichijou – My Ordinary Life” and “Helvetica Standard“, which inspired a joint anime adaptation also produced by Kyoto Animation and released in 2011.

voice cast

Mikako Komatsu as Midori Nagumoa naive and innocent girl who causes incidents everywhere. Her future dream is to do fun things.

Aki Toyosaki as Niikuraa girl who never stops punching and ends up getting involved in everything. She says she is a completely normal girl and that her dream is to be a photographer.

Yui Ishikawa as Wako Izumia bit of a mysterious girl, and it's not clear whether she's normal or a gender.

CITY Synopsis

From the creator of Nichijou, this surreal series revolves around a penniless college student, Midori Nagumo, who lives in an ordinary town full of unusual people. And as this reckless girl runs, she sets the town in motion.

Midori finds herself in a tough spot. She’s in debt and her landlord is trying to evict her for failing to pay the rent. Her best friend refuses to lend her money ever since she caught on to her tricks. Maybe a little intimidation will help. Or a little theft? Neither is sustainable. Maybe getting a job would solve things… But working means less time for fun adventures in the big city…

Source: Natalie in comics

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