Meet the Stars: Kiyono Yasuno & Atsuki Nakamura Join 'The Catcher in the Ballpark' Anime!
Dive into the latest April anime as Yasuno brings Nagisa to life and Nakamura enchants as Hotaru! Discover their captivating performances!
April Anime Update: New Cast Announced for The Catcher in the Ballpark!
The official X/Twitter account for the upcoming anime adaptation of Tatsurō Suga's manga, The Catcher in the Ballpark! (originally Ballpark de Tsukamaete!), has revealed exciting casting news.
New Cast Members
On Thursday, it was announced that Kiyono Yasuno will voice Nagisa, the announcer at Motorsun Stadium, while Atsuki Nakamura will portray Hotaru, Murata's new coworker with a passion for baseball.
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Premiere Details
The Catcher in the Ballpark! is set to premiere in April on TV Tokyo and its six affiliate channels, as well as on AT-X. The series will also be available for streaming on ABEMA, Lemino, and Prime Video's dedicated anime channel, Anime Times.
Main Cast
The anime features a talented voice cast, including:
- Fairouz Ai as Ruriko
- Satoshi Inomata as Murata
- Ikumi Hasegawa as Aona
- Satoshi Tanaka as Omatsu
- Yōji Ueda as Nakaizumi
- Ayumi Mano as Natsuno
- Momoko Seto as Kokoro
- Jin Urayama as Ryuichi Igarashi
- Chiharu Sawashiro as Takimoto
- Hiroki Tōchi as Kojiro
- Rika Tachibana as Yuki Takino
- Kentarō Tone as Dennis
- Kō Bonkobara as Brian
- Mayu Sagara as Sara
- Kazuhiro Nakaya as Mitsui
- Wakana Kuramochi as Kisa
Production Team
The anime is directed by Jun'ichi Kitamura (Fluffy Paradise) at EMT Squared. Shigeru Murakoshi (The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse) is responsible for the series composition, while Fumio Iida (Record of Ragnarok) is the character designer. The music is composed by MONACA (NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a).
Story Overview
The narrative follows Murata, an office worker who becomes a regular customer of Ruriko, a beer vendor who resembles a gyaru. Although Ruriko initially appears cold, her innocent side emerges when Murata is not around.
Manga Background
Suga's manga debuted in Kodansha's Morning magazine in September 2020. The 15th compiled volume was published on November 21, with the 16th volume set to release on March 21.
Source: The Catcher in the Ballpark! anime's X/Twitter account