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Cast to Perform Himōto! Umaru-chan Theme Songs
posted on by Karen Ressler
This year's 28th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine will announce on Thursday that the cast of the television anime adaptation of Sankaku Head's Himōto! Umaru-chan manga will perform the opening and ending theme songs.
Aimi Tanaka will perform the opening theme "Kakushinteki ☆ Metamarufoze!" (Innovative ☆ Meta-maru-phose!) as her character Umaru. She will also join Yurina Furukawa (Sylphynford), Haruka Shiraishi (Kirie), and Akari Kageyama (Nana) under the group name "Sisters" for the ending theme "Hidamari DAYS" (Sunny DAYS).
The singles will ship on August 19.
The series will premiere on July 8.
Aimi Tanaka as Umaru Doma, a high school girl who is beautiful and intelligent, but at home is lazy, and surrounds herself in games, anime, and manga. Nobody knows what she's like at home except her brother Taihei.
Kenji Nojima as Taihei Doma, a company employee who lives together with his younger sister Umaru. With his kind and methodical personality, he easily handles his job as well as taking care of all the housework for the two of them. He warmly watches over his carefree sister and scolds her as she spends her time lazying around.
Yurina Furukawa as Sylphynford Tachibana, Umaru's classmate. She sees Umaru as her rival. Though she acts like a young lady from a good family, she also has a crude side.
Haruka Shiraishi as Kirie Motoba, Umaru's classmate. Because of her reserved personality and eyes that always look like they're staring, she's often left out in class. She's actually just shy.
Akari Kageyama as Nana Ebina, Umaru's classmate. She lives on the first floor of the same apartment as Umaru. She has a shy and gentle personality, but has a strong stomach.
Hiroki Yasumoto as Bonba, Taihei's colleague and close friend from high school.
Tetsuya Kakihara as Alex, Taihei's junior at work. A half-German who seems clean-cut but is a total otaku.
The sibling gag comedy manga centers around Umaru, Taihei's little sister who boasts beautiful looks as well as prowess in both school and sports. However, she has a certain secret. "Himōto" is a pun on "imōto" (little sister) and "himono," which means "dried fish," but in slang can refer to a woman who is proper in public but lazy at home.
Masahiko Ohta (Yuruyuri, Kotoura-san) is directing the series off scripts by Takashi Aoshima (Yuruyuri, Kotoura-san) at Doga Kobo (Engaged to the Unidentified, Laughing Under the Clouds). Yasunori Ebina (Yuruyuri, Fruits Basket) is serving as sound director and Aya Takano (Polar Bear's Café) is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director.
Sankaku Head launched the manga in Weekly Young Jump in 2013 (after running an earlier two-chapter Himōto! Umaru-chan! version in Miracle Jump in 2012), and Shueisha published the fifth compiled book volume on March 19.
