The staff for the upcoming anime adaptation of Ryon’s Are You a Landmine, Chihara-san? (Jirai nandesu ka? Chihara-san) manga revealed that the anime will premiere on January 7.
The anime will debut in the “Super Animeism Turbo” programming block on MBS, TBS, and 26 affiliated channels.
The cast of the anime includes:
- Sayumi Suzushiro as Mai Chihara
- Kazuki Ura as Kuroki
- Maaya Uchida as Chinatsu Iwakura
- Tomokazu Sugita as Hibiya
- Daisuke Ono as Kazami
Yasuaki Fujii directs the anime at studio Synergy SP. Keiichirō Ōchi oversees the series scripts, Majiro is the character designer, and Arisa Okehazama is composing the music at King Records.
Additional staff members include:
- Art Director: Hisae Arimoto
- Color Key Artist: Emi Kadono
- Compositing Director of Photography: Naotaka Watanabe
- Sound Director: Daiki Hachimaki
- Sound Effects: Akiko Mutō
- Sound Production: IMAGICA EMS
Mai Chihara’s first digital single, “Alien Alien,” released on July 25. The song is a cover of the iconic song by vocaloid producer and musician Nayutalien. Natsumi Sano designed Chihara’s costume as a musical artist. Ryon launched the manga on the GANMA! service in June 2021. The manga would go on to win the “Next Impact Comic” award at the second Rakuten Kobo E-book Awards in 2024.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the series, via MyAnimeList:
It’s the start of a new semester, and high school junior Kuroki finds himself seated beside the girl everyone whispers about: Mai Chihara. With her gothic fashion, jet-black hair, and intense stare, Chihara is said to be a “landmine” girl or jirai-kei, the hyper-feminine, dark aesthetic often associated with yandere tendencies and unstable personalities. But when Kuroki accidentally draws Chihara’s attention, he discovers she isn’t nearly as unstable as people claim. Beneath the intimidating aura is a surprisingly sweet girl… if a little weird.
Hesitantly, Kuroki begins to learn more about Chihara and her strange quirks. Is there more to her than her volatile reputation? Or is all the dark clothing just a red flag in disguise?
