The staff of the TV anime adaptation of Hiroshi Shiibashi’s Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto manga announced the anime’s July 4 premiere alongside the opening and ending theme songs. THE JET BOY BANGERZ performs the opening theme song “Budding,” and WOLF HOWL HARMONY performs the ending theme song “Koko ni Iru (I Am Here).”
The new cast members include:
- Gen Sato as Ryū Sazame
- Shinnosuke Tokudome as Mizuhi Awadama
The previously announced cast members include:
- Taito Ban as Kodō Iwamoto
- Yuki Sakakihara as Kai Haramachi
- Kent Itō as Sōichirō Amaha
- Akira Ishida as Bōkyo Kizujō
- Masaya Fukunishi as Oni Okuaki
- Takuma Nagatsuka as Shizuma Aonuma
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.
Shiibashi initially launched the Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto manga in 2021. Shiibashi previously worked on the Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (Nurarihyon no Mago) manga series, which ran from 2008 to 2012.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto 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.
