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Hoshikuzu Telepath Anime Casts Natsumi Takamori, Hina Yomiya

The official website for the television anime of Rasuko Ōkuma's Hoshikuzu Telepath (Stardust Telepath) manga announced on Friday two new cast members:

Natsumi Takamori as Emihara, Umika's teacher

Hina Yomiya as Honami Konohoshi, Umika's younger sister

The series stars:

Yurie Funato as Umika Konohoshi

Seria Fukagawa as Yū Akeuchi

Moe Nagamuta as Haruno Takaragi

Shiki Aoki as Matataki Raimon

Kaori (Yuyushiki, The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬) is directing the anime at Studio Gokumi. Kaori and Natsuko Takahashi (Yuyushiki, Comic Girls) are in charge of the series scripts. Takahiro Sakai (Yuki Yuna Is a Hero) is designing the characters and is also serving as chief animation director.

The anime will premiere in October.

The story follows a shy girl named Umika who is afraid of speaking with others and has trouble making friends. One day, a transfer student named Yū appears. As it turns out, she is an alien who can read others' feelings by touching her forehead together with them.

The 4-panel manga debuted in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine in May 2019, and began its serialization that July. Houbunsha published the manga's third compiled book volume in October 2022.

The manga was nominated for Best Printed Manga in the seventh "Next Manga Awards" (Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishō) in 2021.

Source: Hoshikuzu Telepath anime's website