The official website for the Toi-san anime shorts has revealed that the film adaptation will premiere on July 18. It has also released a new promo and confirmed more details about the cast and staff.
The Toi-san film will be titled Toi-san Wants to Live in Her Youth! “Romance With a Fool and a Smartphone“. Jel, a member of the boy band Strawberry Prince, will play both himself and Akane Toi. Both characters will sing the opening theme, titled “Meccha Tooi! featuring Jel & Toi-san” (Totally Far Away!)”. Check out the trailer for the upcoming Toi-san film below:
The staff includes the following:
- Director: Mankyū
- Studio: Seven Arcs
- Script Writers: Jel and Yoichi Kato
- Character Designer: Akemi Kobayashi
- Music: STPR MUSIC, AniTone, Hiromi Mizutani
- Sound Director: Haru Yamada
- Publicity Producer: Kazuki Yanase
A fan-book for the series is available via Play-Asia. The description of it is as follows:
It started with one video.
The original animation video series “Toi-san” was delivered by the strongest entertainer “Jel” with over 7 million SNS followers. A single 45-second video posted on Twitter on April 10, 2019, quickly became a hot topic and is still attracting attention every time a new video is posted.
Characters with unique personalities. All voices are handled by Jel himself! Not only post-recording, but also planning, writing, audio and video recording, editing, and even character design! Everything is handled by Jel himself, and it is truly the strongest entertainment work of 100% Jel!
The Toi-San anime film will premiere in theaters on July 18. It is unknown if it will air in the West.
