A new festive poster visual for the anime adaptation of Chuugaku Akamatsu’s and Shogako Tachibana’s spin-off manga series, Hidan no Aria AA, has been featured December 2015 issue of Animedia. This issue of Animedia can be purchased here and you can view the other posters that came in this issue here.
The staff for the Hidan no Aria AA anime series includes:
- Director: Takashi Kawabata (Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica Movie 1: Hajimari no Monogatari, Nisemonogatari)
- Series Composition: Fumihiko Shimo (Clannad, Golden Time, Mikakunin de Shinkoukei)
- Character Designer: Miwa Oshima (Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu, GJ-bu, Saiunkoku Monogatari)
- Chief Animation Directors: Mariko Kubo, Chisato Kukinaga
- Music: Takuro Iga (Yuuyake Dandan)
- Music Production: Flying Dog
- Animation Production: Doga kobo (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, Mikakunin de Shinkoukei, Yuru Yuri)
The main cast for the anime include:
- Ayane Sakura (Nao Tomori from Charlotte) as Akari Mamiya
- Rie Kugimiya (Kagura from Gintama) as Aria H. Kanzaki
- Ai Kayano (Nana Hayashida from Golden Time) as Shino Sakaki
- Mao Ichimichi (Aoko Nakamori from Magic Kaito 1412) as Raika Hino
- Aoi Yuuki (Madoka Kaname from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica) as Kirin Shima
- Sarah Emi Bridcutt (Yuki Nonaka from Shinmai Maou no Testament) as Urara Takachiho
The first promotional video was also streamed:
Anime key visual:
Hidan no Aria AA synopsis from Haruhichan:
A young girl idolizes the world-renowned S-ranked butei Kanzaki H. Aria and plans to follow in her footsteps. However, her test grades her out as only an E-rank! All is not lost, however, as Aria agrees to give her some pointers. Can Aria help this newcomer become a first-rate butei?
