Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures announced that a TV anime adaptation of Hiroshi Shiibashi’s Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto manga is in the works. A new teaser trailer and key visual were released, along with details about the staff and cast.
Toshifumi Kawase directs the Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto anime at Studio DEEN. Keiichirō Ōchi oversees the series scripts, and Atsuko Nakajima is the character designer. Takuya Hiramitsu is the sound director, and Yoshiaki Dewa and Tōru Ishitsuka are the music composers.
The anime’s cast includes:
- Taito Ban as Kodō Iwamoto
- Yuki Sakakihara as Kai Haramachi
- Kent Itō as Sōichirō Amaha
Shiibashi launched the manga series in Shueisha’s Ultra Jump magazine in February 2021 following a one-shot in Shonen Jump+ in March 2020. Shueisha will release the manga’s 13th compiled volume on January 19.
Here’s an overview of the manga, via Manga Dex:
The year 1910. Iwamoto Kodou is a young boy who has successfully carried out many curious missions under the military’s directive. His destinations lead to encounters with the strange, weaving tales of history that have yet to be told.
Shiibashi previously worked on the Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (Nurarihyon no Mago) manga series, which ran from 2008 to 2012. 25 volumes of the manga were released, and VIZ Media published the manga series in English. The manga received four more chapters in 2023.
