On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the official X (formerly Twitter) account and website of the Murai in Love anime television adaptation revealed the ending theme song, “Suko,” by Yabai T-Shirts Yasan, and additional cast members through a brand-new trailer video. Moreover, the trailer disclosed that the anime will debut in October 2024.
Murai in Love: Everything to know about the anime
Along with the promotional video, the anime also unveiled a new key visual. Furthermore, Murai in Love’s new cast members include Kōhei Amasaki as Kiriyama, Haruki Ishiya as Hirai, and Masaya Matsukaze as Yamakado. Also, Hōchū Otsuka will act as the narrator in the anime.
The previously announced stellar cast members include Kengo Takanashi as Murai, Yōko Hikasa as Ayano Tanaka, and Nobunaga Shimazaki as Hitotose. Moreover, the staff members include Yoshiki Yamakawa as the series director, directing the anime at J.C. Staff. Meanwhile, Susumu Yamakawa is the scriptwriter and supervisor of this anime adaptation.
Furthermore, Ruka Kawada is responsible for music composition, and Jin Aketagawa is handling sound direction for the anime. As revealed in a previous announcement, the anime television series will premiere exclusively on the Disney+ web streaming platform.
The anime adaptation is based on Junta Shima’s Murai no Koi manga. The manga series features Murai, the titular protagonist, who is in love with his high school teacher, Tanaka. Displaying courage, Murai admits his love to Tanaka, only for her to turn him down. Following this brusque refusal, Murai shows up to school the following day as a different person with the ambition to win Tanaka’s love.
In June 2018, Junta Shima began digitally publishing the manga on Line Corporation’s Line Manga website, while Media Factory published it in print. The manga series ranked second in the Next Manga Awards in 2019 before ending serialization in 2022.
In April 2022, the series received a television drama adaptation, which ran for eight episodes. Finally, catering to anime fans, the series is now getting an anime adaptation.
