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Is the order a rabbit?? Sequel Anime's Promo Previews Character Song, New Character
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NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan began streaming a promotional video on Thursday for the Is the order a rabbit?? sequel anime. The company had previously showed the video at the show's Comiket 88 booth. The video confirms more returning staff, and also previews the anime's character song "Takarabako no Jet Coaster" (Treasure Chest Roller Coaster), sung by the main cast under the name Petit Rabbit's. The video's last scene also shows a character that looks like Cocoa's older sister mocha.
The additional returning staff includes:
- Color design: Miyuki Satō
- Art director: Satoru Hirayanagi
- Special effects: Miho Kawanishi
- Editing: Ayumu Takahashi
- Sound director: Jin Aketagawa
The official website for the series had revealed the show's theme songs on September 4. Petit Rabbit's will perform the opening theme song "No-poi!" and Chimame-tai will perform the ending theme song "Tokimeki Poporon."
Director Hiroyuki Hashimoto (Angel Beats!, The Devil Is a Part-Timer! episode director) is helming the second season, and Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Kämpfer, Ben-To) is in charge of series composition. Yousuke Okuda (The IDOLM@STER, Sword Art Online animation director) is designing the characters, while Kentarō Minegishi (The Devil Is a Part-Timer!, Super Sonico The Animation) is the director of photography. Ruka Kawada (Senran Kagura: Ninja Flash!, Kanojo ga Flag o Oraretara) is composing the music. Both WHITE FOX and Kinema Citrus will handle the show's animation.
The returning cast includes:
- Ayane Sakura as Cocoa Hoto
- Inori Minase as Chino Kafū
- Risa Taneda as Rize Tedeza
- Satomi Satou as Chiya Ujimatsu
- Maaya Uchida as Sharo Kirima
- Sora Tokui as Maya Jōga
- Rie Murakawa as Megumi "Meg" Natsu
- Saori Hayami as Blue Mountain Aoyama
- Motomu Kiyokawa as Tippy
- Shō Hayami as Takahiro
The anime will premiere in Japan on October 10 on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, AT-X, and KBS Kyoto, and will also air on BS11.
In Koi's original four-panel manga, the main character Cocoa (a pun of “hot Cocoa”) arrives at the cafe Rabbit House one day, excited for rabbits. She actually all but lives in that café. She meets lots of different girls there, including a tiny and cool girl named Chino (from “cappucino”), a tough and soldier-esque girl named Rize (“Thé des Alizés” tea), a spacey and quintessentially Japanese girl named Chiya (“Uji matcha” tea), and the ordinary but dignified Sharo (“Kilimanjaro” coffee). Koi launched the original manga in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max magazine in 2011. Houbunsha will release the manga's third compiled book volume on September 26.
WHITE FOX's first season of the anime premiered in Japan in April 2014. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan, and Sentai Filmworks licensed it for North American release.
[Via Yara-On!]
