Kase-san and Morning Glories Reveals Additional Cast & Post-Recording Comments

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After the last promotional video of Hiromi Takashima’s upcoming OVA Kase-san and Morning Glories (Asagao to Kase-san), the title has now revealed additional cast. The recording has already been completed, and the staff has left some lovely comments which you can see down below.

Ibuki Kido is to play Yamada’s friend, Mikawa; Minako Kotobuki is to play the girls’ senior, Inoue; Masumi Asano is to play the teacher, and Yumi Uchiyama is to play the role of the coach. Fukushi Ochiai is also listed, but his role has not yet been revealed.

It has also been announced that Kase-san and Morning Glories (Asagao to Kase-san)‘s Minami Takahashi, Ayane Sakura, and Ibuki Kido will be present on Pony Canyon’s stage at AnimeJapan 2018 from 10:30 to 11:00 on 25 March. In order to participate, you can preorder the ‘Kase-san and Morning Glories Nakayoshi SD Badge Set of 3′ on canime.jp, which comes with a priority application ticket. The set goes on sale today, 2 March, and the deadline to apply for the stage is 12 March.

: Badge Set

Comments Regarding the Recording of Kase-san and Morning Glories

Minami Takashi (Yui Yamada)

I’ve managed to run through this together with Yamada, Kase, and everybody else! I was able to feel lots of new emotions and expressions during the recording. Freaking out, getting butterflies in my stomach, and feeling happy- it really was ‘youth’!

Ayane Sakura (Tomoka Kase)

This was a work overflowing with fresh and young romance, the subtleties of the mixed emotions of adolescence and the power of earnest youth. It was a happy yet bashful time together with the two characters who are so different from one another.

Ibuki Kido (Mikawa)

It was so wonderfully fresh but sometimes bittersweet. It made me think ‘I wish I could have lived my adolescence like this!’ I put everything into my voice as Mikawa so that we get some excitement in this anime!

Minako Kotobuki (Inoue-senpai)

I play an upperclassman who can get pretty awkward as she cheers on Yamada and Kase, but she’s a really good person [laugh] It’s a very kind and sweet story. It was a film that purified my soul. Please check it out at theaters!!

Masumi Assano (Teacher)

This work made me really see the beauty of a story about a girl who likes another girl. It is filled with fleeting and ephemeral feelings that are hard to express in words. My heart was pounding throughout the entire recording. I’m so happy I was able to take part in this work!

Yumi Uchiyama (Coach)

This fresh and youthful story reminded me of my own schooldays and gave me a warm feeling in my chest. During the recording, my heart was thumping as I saw Yamada’s heart wavering and Kase’s cool yet maiden-like qualities. The recording was a very happy time for me.

Ochiai Fukushi (TBA)

I was really happy to see that one of my favorite manga would be adapted into anime. But for me to be able to actually participate myself was really moving! It’s a work I and the others treated with so, so much care in order not to destroy the feeling of the original work, so I hope you will enjoy it. I’ll be appearing at an unexpected point.

Kase-san and Morning Glories

To be screened at Shinjuku Wald 9, Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinema and other places from 9 June 2018.
Advanced Tickets are available for 1,300 yen.

Staff

Original Work: Hiromi Takashima
Director: Takuya Sato
Character Design: Kyuta Sakai
Concept Board: Yuka Hirama
Art Director: Kazuyuki Hashimoto
Color Setting: Hiroshi Iwaida
Director of Photography: Takeshi Kuchiba
Editing: Masahiro Goto
Music: rionos
Animation Production: ZEXCS
Distribution: Pony Canyon

Cast

Minami Takahashi as Yui Yamada
Ayane Sakura as Tomoka Kase
Ibuki Kido as Mikawa
Minako Kotobuki as Inoue Senior
Masumi Asano as Teacher
Yumi Uchiyama as Coach
Fukushi Ochiai as ?

Introduction

‘May Kase-san like me ——…’
Yamada is a shy second-year high school student and a member of the gardening committee. Kase is a beautiful girl from the next class and an ace of the track-and-field club. Because Yamada planted morning glories, the distance between the girls, who didn’t exchange a word before, shrinks little by little.