"Monthly Mōsō Science" will explore the inexplicable in January 2024

A new anime series titled "Monthly Mōsō Science" has been officially announced and is set to hit screens in January 2024. The reveal was made via an official website dedicated to the anime, which launched on Tuesday. Among the content shared on the website are a promotional video and a primary artwork showcasing some of the anime's key elements.





The story is set in Most City, located in an unspecified country. It revolves around Tarō, a charming editor-in-chief, Jirō, his 10-year-old assistant, and Saburō, a dog. Together, they run a small publishing house that produces a magazine called Monthly Mōsō Science, which deals with strange and unexplained paranormal events. The story takes a fascinating turn when a scientist named Gorō visits the editorial office and plunges everyone into an inexplicable situation.

As for the main cast, Takahide Ishii will voice Tarō J. Suzuki, Kazutomi Yamamoto will portray Jirō Tanaka, Yusuke Shirai will voice Saburō, and Shunichi Toki will play the role of Gorō Satō.

Ichigo Umatani is responsible for the original story, while Chizuru Miyawaki not only handles the primary character designs but also serves as the director. Hiroko Kanasugi is in charge of the series' scripts, and Akane Hirota designs the animation-related character designs.

Additional staff includes Jouji Shimura for prop design, Nao Satō as color key artist, Fumie Nuibe as art director, Atsushi Satō as compositing director of photography, Mayumi Komori for editing, Akiyuki Tateyama for music, and Ryousuke Naya as sound director. The sound effects are credited to Airi Kobayashi and Hiroki Nozaki.