2027.01

Original Work Sumiko Arai
Production CloverWorks

THE GUY SHE WAS INTERESTED IN WASN'T A GUY AT ALL THE ANIMATION

Music connects worlds that would otherwise never meet.

Aya Osawa, a high school girl obsessed with rock, can't help but be drawn to the record store clerk who’s dressed all in black.He seems so mysterious and out of reach,but she wants to get closer to him.Aya becomes more captivated by him and more determined to get to know him,every time they talk about music.However, the guy is actually someone from her own school.With over 1.6 million copies sold worldwide and a following of more than 2 million across social media,this smash hit is finally getting a TV anime adaptation!This winter, the ultimate dream team — Masashi Ishihama (Director) × Rino Yamasaki (Series Composition) × Kanna Hirayama (Character Design) × CloverWorks (Production) — will take the world by storm through music!

Aya Osawa, a high school girl obsessed with rock, can't help but be drawn to the record store clerk who’s dressed all in black.He seems so mysterious and out of reach,but she wants to get closer to him.Aya becomes more captivated by him and more determined to get to know him,every time they talk about music.However, the guy is actually someone from her own school.

With over 1.6 million copies sold worldwide and a following of more than 2 million across social media,this smash hit is finally getting a TV anime adaptation!This winter,the ultimate dream team — Masashi Ishihama (Director) × Rino Yamasaki (Series Composition) × Kanna Hirayama (Character Design) × CloverWorks (Production) — will take the world by storm through music!

CAST/STAFF

  • Mitsuki Koga

    Mariya Ise

  • Aya Osawa

    Akari Kito

  • Original Work

    Sumiko Arai

    KITORA / KADOKAWA

  • Director

    Masashi Ishihama

  • Series Composition

    Rino Yamasaki

  • Character Design

    Kanna Hirayama

  • Production

    CloverWorks

Opening Theme Song

Nirvana “Breed”

(Universal Music)

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