The staff of the upcoming anime adaptation of Tetsuhiro Koshita’s Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko manga has revealed the ending theme song and a new cast member. According to the announcement, i☆Ris will perform the ending theme song “Welcome to Azatosa World.
The cast of the anime includes:
- Manaka Nakayama as Danko Ichigeki
- Kaori Maeda as Chinko Kobotoke
- Akira Sekine as Mochiko Etai
- Yō Taichi as Susan Canon
- Yū Sasahara as Honey Otohana
- Katsuyuki Konishi as Danpei Ichigeki
- Tetsu Inada as Chinnen Kobotoke
- Yūki Wakai as Peiko Nikaidō (new)
Noriko Hidaka, who voiced Danpei Ichigeki in the original Honō no Tōkyūji Dodge Danpei anime, will reprise his role as Danpei. Hiroshi Ikehata, known for his work on TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You, is directing the anime at CUE. Kazuho Hyōdō is in charge of series scripts, and Narihito Sekikawa is designing the characters and also serving as the chief animation director.
Tetsuhiro Koshita’s Honō no Tōkyūji Dodge Danpei manga was published in Shogakukan’s Monthly CoroCoro Comic magazine from 1989 to 1995. The manga produced 18 volumes. It also got an anime series that aired from 1991 to 1992 for 47 episodes. The Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko sequel made its debut on the Weekly CoroCoro Comic website in November 2022. Shogakukan published the fifth volume in January and will release the sixth volume on August 28.
The original manga focused on the journey of Danpei. However, the sequel will follow the adventures of Danpei’s daughter as she sets out to create the strongest team and keep her father’s legacy alive.
