Yusuke Nisaka (c)ムサヲ・講談社／政府通知普及委員会
Love and Lies (Koi to Uso), the upcoming Summer 2017 anime, has finally revealed that Shinnosuke Tachibana has been cast as the voice of Yusuke Nisaka!
Love and Lies is set in a world where the government picks your marriage partner. Yusuke Nisaka is a classmate of protagonist Nejima, and is very popular with girls because of his good looks and cool behavior. Tachibana commented, ‘Nisaka is a very strange guy with a transparency that nobody can grasp, so if I am able to give this impression of him with my voice, I’d be happy.’
The opening and ending theme have also been revealed. Frederic will sing the opening theme ‘Kanashii Ureshii’ and Roys will sing the ending theme ‘Can’t you say’. And as the next season is getting closer, the air date has also been revealed. The anime will start airing on 3 July 2017. You can find a detailed list of airtime and channels below.
‘The reactions of the heart are very interesting and this story will make us experience them with a mix of sweetness and sourness. Also, Nisaka is a very strange guy with a transparency that nobody can grasp, so if I am able to give this impression of him with my voice, I’d be happy.’
‘We are very happy that Frederic was chosen to provide the opening theme. Even before the offer, I already knew of the original manga and was very attracted to the fine drawings and the pure approach taken on “lies.” If we look at all the scenes and the main feelings in them, it becomes clear that sadness and happiness are closely entwined. And just like that, a Frederic song even I couldn’t have imagined was made. It would be great if the song became a symbol for the story of the anime and would give strength to Love and Lies.’
‘When I first listened to the demo of the song, I pictured the crying faces of the characters and thought, “Because they like someone, they can be so sad but they can also be so happy for the same reason.” It was the first time I saw my own story from that point of view. That’s the power of music! I am very happy and feel blessed that we have someone to provide the opening theme who was able to read more into the original manga than its own creator. I really love this song, so I am looking forward to let the fans hear it as well.’
Starts airing on 3 July 2017
3 July 2017 Tokyo MX 23:00 (4 July 00:00)
12 July 2017 tvk 25:00
12 July 2017 Sun TV 24:00
12 July 2017 KBS Kyoto 24:00
12 July 2017 BS11 24:00
Original Work: Musawo (Serialized on Kodansha Weekly Shonen Magazine Editorial Department’s DeNA MangaBox)
Director: Seiki Takuno
Producer: Liden Films
Assistant Director: Fumiaki Usui
Series Composition: Natsuko Takahashi
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Eriko Ito
Background Art: Hiroshi Izumi, Yukie Inose
Art Director: Yukihiro Saito
Color Design: Emiko Onodera
Director of Photography: Hitoshi Tamura
Editing: Masato Yoshitake
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka
Sound Effects: Eiko Morikawa
Music: Masaru Yokoyama, Nobuaki Nobusawa
Opening theme: ‘Kanashii Ureshii’ by Frederic
Ending theme: ‘Can’t you say by’ Roys
Kana Hanazawa as Misaki Takazaki
Yui Makino as Lilina Sanada
Ryota Osaka as Yukari Nejima
Shinnosuke Tachibanna as Yusuke Nisaka
(c)ムサヲ・講談社／政府通知普及委員会
The first season of the new year is just one month away from its finale. It was a great start with many amazing titles that made these past months worth the extra hours we put in front of our sets. Now, it is time for the cold wind to give way to the pink hues of the sakura tree and for the Winter 2018 season to give the anime baton to Spring 2018.
