On November 5th, 2014, the official website for the anime adaptation of Kawai Makoto’s cute girl cooking manga, Koufuku Graffiti, released new information on new cast member additions and the release date for the anime: January 8th, 2015 during the Winter 2015 anime season.
The newly casted Kobayashi Yu (Eucliwood Hellscythe from Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?) will play Tsuyuko and the also newly casted Nonoka Ai (Sakura Kyouko from Puella Magi Madoka Magica) will play Machiko Akira.
The new visual for Koufuku Graffiti is shown bel0w.
The original cast members include:
- Satou Rina (Tanamachi Kaoru from Amagami SS) as Machiko Ryou
- Oogame Asuka (Touwa Erio from Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko) as Morino Kirin
- Komatsu Mikako (Shiodome Miuna from Nagi no Asukara) as Shiina
The production staff includes:
- Shinbo Akiyuki (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) as Director
- Okada Mari (AKB0048) as Series Composition Writer
- Shiotsuki Kazuya (Bakemonogatari) as Character Designer
- Shaft (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) as Production Studio
Satou Rina aka Machiko Ryou and Oogame Asuka aka Morino Kirin will perform the ending theme “Egao ni Naru” as their respective characters. Sakamoto Maaya (Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda) will perform the opening theme “Shiawase Nitsuite Watashi ga Shitteiru Itsutsu no Houhou”.
The story of this comedic four-panel manga follows a girl named Ryou who lives by herself. She enjoys cooking and makes friendships through her food. The manga is filled with detailed cuisine art meant to arouse one’s appetite and slightly suggestive meal scenes. Koufuku Graffiti is written by Kawai Makoto and has been running since March 2012 in Manga Time Kirara. Manga Time Kirara has also serialized Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? and Kiniro Mosaic.
Koufuku Graffiti (Happy Cooking Graffiti) is a manga series by Makoto Kawai. It began in March 2012 in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Miracle! magazine and has a total of 3 compiled volumes as of November 2014. The Koufuku Graffiti anime will air on January 8th, 2015 during the Winter 2015 anime season. Additional information about the series will be released in the weeks leading up to the anime’s premiere.
Koufuku Graffiti synopsis from Haruhichan:
The story follows Ryou, a middle school girl who lives by herself. She has a knack for cooking and makes friendships with everyone through her food. The cooking manga is “full of detailed cuisine art to whet the appetite and slightly erotic meal scenes.” The “koufuku” in the title is a wordplay on two Japanese homonyms—one which means “happiness,” and another that means “appetite.”
Sources: Ota-suke, Official Website