This Tuesday, the website and Twitter account for the anime adaptation of the manga Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru (When Will Ayumu Make His Move?) were updated with a new promotional trailer. This second video not only showcases new footage from the anime but also previews the opening song "Kakehiki wa Poker Face," performed by Kana Hanazawa (the singer and voice actress who plays Maki in the series). Additionally, the anime's premiere on July 7th on Japanese television is announced.
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Mirai Minato directs the anime at SILVER LINK. Deko Akao is in charge of the series composition. Kazuya Hirata designs the characters.
The anime's voice cast includes:
- Yōhei Azakami as Ayumu Tanaka, a member of the Shogi Club.
- Kanna Nakamura as Urushi Yaotome, the Shogi Club president and Ayumu's senpai.
- Tsubasa Gouden as Takeru Kakuryu, a part-time member of the Shogi Club.
- Hina Yomiya as Mikage Sakurako, the school librarian.
Kodansha Comics describes the series as follows:
Yaotome is the president of her school's Shogi Club, and she’s pretty sure Ayumu, an underclassman and the club’s only other member, has a crush on her. They meet every day after school to play shogi, but no matter what she does, she can’t get him to confess his feelings! What she doesn’t know is that Ayumu has made a vow to himself—he won’t reveal his love until he beats Yaotome in shogi for the first time. But there’s one big problem with this plan… he’s absolutely terrible at it!
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.