The official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of Jun Misaki’s light novel series Hundred was began streaming the first promotional video on Tuesday. The video reveals some of the action in the series and the rest of the anime’s cast.
The new cast include:
- Yui Horie (Miss Monochrome from Miss Monochrome: The Animation) as Charlotte Dimandias
- Rina Satou (Haruka Minami from Minami-ke) as Soufflé Clearrail
The main cast members, who are reprising their roles from the drama CD, are:
- Yoshiaki Hasegawa (Kamakyuri from One Punch Man) as Hayato Kisaragi
- Rumi Ookubo (Nona from Death Parade) as Emil Crossford
- Mayu Yoshioka (Taeko Kondou from Girls und Panzer) as Sakura Kirishima
- Kaya Okuno (Yaya Sasame from Hanayamata) as Karen Kisaragi
- M.A.O (Mao Ichimichi) (Aoko Nakamori from Magic Kaito 1412) as Claire Harvey
The other cast members include:
- Wataru Hatano (Murasaki from Hamatora) as Fritz Granz
- Yuka Ootsubo as Latia Saint-Émilion
- Rika Kinugawa as Liddy Steinberg
- Yui Makino (Misaki Nakahara from Welcome to the N.H.K.) as Erica Candle
- Miyu Matsuki as Charlotte Dimandias
- Ayaka Imamura (Miyabi Hotaka from Absolute Duo) as Meimei
The staff include:
- Director: Tomoki Kobayashi (Utawarerumono)
- Series Composition: Hideki Shirane (Date A Live)
- Character Design: Norie Tanaka (Chief animation director for Absolute Duo)
- Animation production: Production IMS (Shinmai Maou no Testament Burst, Joukamachi no Dandelion, Danmachi)
- Music: Shuehei Narus
- Music Production: DIVE II Entertainment
The website also revealed a new key visual:
The wrap-around jacket band on the cover of the ninth volume of Jun Misaki’s light novel series Hundred recently revealed that the anime adaptation will premiere in April 2016.
Hundred is a Japanese light novel series written by Jun Misaki and illustrated by Nekosuke Okuma. SB Creative has published seven novels since December 15, 2012 under their GA Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation with art by Sasayuki was serialized in Fujimi Shobo’s shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age between 2013 and 2014. An anime adaptation has been announced. Among the cast members of the anime series was Miyu Matsuki, who recently died in October 27, 2015, five months after the announcement. The TV anime adaption is set to air in April 2016.
Hundred synopsis from Haruhichan:
“Hundred”—that is the only weapon that can oppose the mysterious life form “Savage” from visiting the earth.
The protagonist, Kirasagi Hayato, aims to become a Martial Arts Master using this Hundred. He managed to get into the battleship university Little Garden.However—
“I wanted to see you, Hayato!!!”
“H-How do you know my name?”Around the roommate, Emil Crossford, who somehow knows him well (?), Hayato gets an uneasy feeling.
What’s more, just after the entrance ceremony, he gets asked for a duel by the campus’ strongest martial arts master “Queen” Claire Harvey…!?The ultimate academy battle begins here!
Source: Hundred Official website
