They’re so goofy, they’re cool! Kokone Nata’s slapstick comic manga in 2019 Play it cool, guys officially gets an anime adaptation, and despite their awkwardness, the boys pulled off the big announcement with a visual and trailer, plus details on the main staff, cast, and broadcast:
The main cast and their respective characters are as follows:
Chiaki Kobayashi (Yuichi in Tomodachi Game) as Hayate Ichikura
Koki Uchiyama (Izumi in Horimiya) as shun futami
Yuichiro Umehara (mail in Akudama Drive) as Takayuki Mima
Shoya Chiba (Kiyotaka in Elite class) as Soma Shiki
Based on Kokone Nata’s manga, Play it cool, guys is directed by Chiaki Kon (Golden age, The Way of the Husband at Home) at Studio Pierrot, with a serial composition by Makoto Uezu (KONOSUBA – God’s blessing on this wonderful world!), character design and chief animation direction by Eri Taguchi (Don’t Touch Eizouken! key animator) and music by Masato Nakayama (my little monster).
Yen Press, which publishes the official English version of the manga, describes the series as follows:
Enter: a group of cool guys who seem to have that unattainable swag. But look closer and you’ll find a bunch of dorks who got the act. So sit down, grab some popcorn, and watch these goofy dudes try to look cool all day, every day.
The anime adaptation is set to begin streaming in October 2022.
Source: comedic Natalie
Der shy behind @ShymanderLiam is a fluent Aussie with a distinct fondness for anime, Eurovision, and creating weird stats projects despite his hatred of math.