Cute High Earth Defense Club Franchise Announces New TV Anime: Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Haikara!
The beloved Cute High Earth Defense Club (Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu) franchise has revealed exciting news during the recent livestream event on Sunday. The upcoming anime series, Binan Kōkō Chikyū Bōei-bu Haikara!, will premiere on July 7. Alongside the premiere date, the cast, staff, theme songs, key visual, and trailer have all been unveiled.
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Main Cast
Taiga Takano as Shinkurou Unzen
Ryūho Nagaoka as Narushi Sukayu
Noriaki Kanze as Sousuke Unohana
Takahiro Koike as Ushio Oshamanbe
Taichi Kusano as Akuta Aso
Tomomichi Nishimura as Nuru
Tomoaki Maeno as Sutoreito Domeki
Yōhei Azakami as Samon Nyuutou
Daiki Yamashita as Tasuku Nekoma
Hiroki Yasumoto as Kyan
Tomokazu Sugita as Gotenba
Key Staff Members
Series Script Supervisor: Takashi Aoshima
Character Designer/Chief Animation Director: Ayashi Murakami
Prop Design: Kana Tsuchimoto
Art Director: Yukiko Maruyama
Color Key Artist: Imari Katsuragi
Compositing Director of Photography: Asahiko Koshiyama
Opening theme "Haikara de GO!!" performed by the in-universe group Haikara Roman-dan (main cast)
Ending theme "Zankō in your eyes" by rival group Bankara Shinei-tai
Additional Activities
Starting in July, the Haikara Roman-dan cast will host a bi-weekly podcast.
The official YouTube channel streams selected episodes from previous series for free.
About the Franchise
Director Shinji Takamatsu, who helmed the first three TV series and the recent Cute High Earth Defense Club Eternal Love! film, returns to direct the new anime at Studio DEEN.
The franchise's 10th-anniversary film premiered in Japan on January 24, 2024.
Past Installments:
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! (2015)
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! (2016)
Original video anime LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! (2017), billed as the series' concluding chapter
Cute High Earth Defense Club HAPPY KISS! (2018)
Streaming services such as Crunchyroll, Funimation, and Viewster have previously streamed the anime as they aired.