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The Legend of Super Normal City Kashiwa Anime's 3rd Season Previewed in Video
posted on by Jennifer Sherman
The official website for The Legend of Super Normal City Kashiwa (Chō Futsū Toshi Kashiwa Densetsu), the anime project that promotes the city of Kashiwa, Chiba, began streaming a promotional video on Monday for the third season titled Chō Futsū Toshi Kashiwa Densetsu R. The video previews Hiina Narumi's theme song "Okashiiwa!"
The season will premiere on July 6 and have 10 episodes. The Legend of Super Normal Pref. Chiba (Chō Futsū Ken Chiba Densetsu), the anime project's fourth season, also began production this year.
Chō Futsū Toshi Kashiwa Densetsu R is the first season to premiere on television, since the previous two seasons of shorts streamed on YouTube. The third season will air on Chiba TV on Mondays from 9:55 to 10:00 p.m., except on the third Monday of each month.
The first three seasons of the surreal gag anime follow the daily life of middle school girls and mysterious creatures on the actual streets and other sections of Kashiwa (as featured in photographs used as the anime's backgrounds). The fourth season will expand the focus to the entire prefecture of Chiba, which is just east of Tokyo.
Masaya Murai is writing and directing the anime, and the local "Chō Futsū Studio" is animating the production. The character designers include Hirō Nakamichi (After School Dice Club), Fujisaku, Rakko-Kumichō, Yūka Hiyamizu, Ichiro, and Michiyo. Kōji Kawashima, Rui Natsumi, and Shō Udagawa are handling the music and sound.
The cast includes:
Momoko Takasato as Nagare Tano
Honoka Nitta as Tega-chan
Shion Honda as Chiyo Yasuura
Yūka Hiyamizu as Shino Kamatani
Mei Okada as Manū
Hiyamizu won an open audition for the role of Shino Kamatani.
The first season of shorts debuted in 2016, and the second season premiered in 2019. Both appeared on digital screens at train stations and other venues, in addition to the project's official YouTube channel. The third season raised about 2 million yen (about US$20,000) in crowdfunding from 225 patrons, offering patrons such rewards as a chance to appear in the anime.
Source: The Legend of Super Normal City Kashiwa anime's website (link 2 via Ota-Suke
