Studio Wit recently released a trailer for its latest anime adaptation, Osama Ranking on Thursday. Based on the manga of the same name, the teaser reveals the anime’s cast and staff.
Cast
Minami Hinata is set to play the main protagonist Bojji. Ayumu Murase will play Kage, a shadow that becomes Bojji’s friend.
Staff
Yousuke Hatta, known for directing One-Punch Man episode, and also as Boogiepop and Others assistant director, is directing the anime with Arifumi Imai as assistant director.
Taku Kishimoto, having previously worked in 91 Days, Fruits Basket 2019 and Moriarty the Patriot, is in charge of the scripting.
Atsuko Nozaki, known for Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 and The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky, is assigned for character designing, and Masaki Kawake is the sub-character designer. Both are credited as chief animation directors.
Makoto Fuchigami is the chief director.
Shin Ogasawara, Masaru Oshiro, and Nozomu Fujii are the main animators.
MAYUKO is the music composer.
Yūji Kaneko is the art director, while Kazushi Fujii is in charge of the art setting.
Ken Hashimoto is the color key artist.
Kazuto Izumita and Noriyuki Ueda are compositing directors of photography.
Kiyoshi Hirose is handling the editing process.
Yasunori Ebina is the sound director, and Yasunori Ogata is working on the sound effects.
Maiko Okada is assigned the animation producer.
When is Osama Ranking Premiering?
Osama Ranking will be launched in October 2021 in Fuji TV’s Noitamina timeslot.
About the Plot
The story focuses on Bojji, a deaf, powerless prince who is unable to wield even a children’s sword. Being the firstborn son, he works hard and yearns to become the world’s greatest king.
But people talk behind his back and call him “a good-for-nothing prince” who will never become king. Bojji finds his first friend in Kage, a literal shadow who somehow understands Bojji well. Kage is actually a survivor of the Kage assassin clan that was completely wiped out.
Not an assassin anymore, Kage’s livelihood now depends on stealing. The story is about Bojji’s coming-of-age as he encounters various people in his life, starting with his friendship with Kage.
