Anime “Whispering Love” Episode 1 synopsis and advance cut released!

The synopsis and advance cut of the first episode of the spring anime “Whispering Love”, which will begin broadcasting today, April 13, 2024 (Saturday), have been released.

Singing Love Like a Whisper'' is currently being serialized inComic Yurihime” (published by Ichijinsha) by Eku Takeshima. It is a popular work that depicts high school girls Himari Kino and Asanagi, who pass each other after falling in love at first sight, and has sold over 500,000 copies, including e-books, as of January 2023.

The first episode of the TV anime “Singing Love in a Whisper” will be broadcast today, April 13th (Saturday) on TV Asahi’s 24 nationwide network “NUMAnimation” slot, BS Asahi and others, and will be exclusively distributed on ABEMA unlimited viewing. The synopsis and advance cut have been released.

Episode 1: “The rooftop, the guitar, and my senior.”

<Synopsis>
Himari Kino is a high school student from today. At the welcome party for new students invited by her best friend from elementary school, Miki Mizuguchi, Himari was fascinated by the performance of the band “SSGIRLS”, and she fell in love with the band’s vocalist, Asanagi Ei. I have admiration. Himari tells her girlfriend Yori, whom she met at her school, about this, but Yori develops a crush on her, who tells her her feelings directly.

[Work information]
■TV anime “Singing love in a whisper”

<Broadcast>
TV Asahi’s 24 nationwide network “NUMAnimation” slot every Saturday from 1:30am starting April 13th (Saturday)
BS Asahi Every Sunday from 23:00 starting April 14th (Sun)
AT-X Every Thursday from 21:30 from April 18th (Thursday) *Repeat broadcast: Every Monday from 9:30 / Every Wednesday from 15:30

<Distribution>
●Monthly unlimited viewing service
Distribution will start sequentially from April 13th (Saturday) every Saturday after 25:30
ABEMA exclusive distribution

●Individual billing service
Distribution will start sequentially from April 13th (Saturday) every Saturday after 26:00
Bandai Channel / d Anime Store / DMM TV / FOD / HAPPY! Video / Hulu Store / J:COM STREAM / Lemino / milplus / Prime Video / TELASA / U-NEXT
Distribution will start sequentially from April 20th (Saturday) every Saturday after 26:00
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<Introduction>
On the first day of high school, Kino Himari, a new student, saw the band SSGIRLS'' perform at a welcome party for new students. She admired Asanagi, who was the guitarist and vocalist, and fell in love with her at first sight. Her feelings were conveyed to her. Yori falls in love with Himari, which he callslove at first sight.” Her admiration and love. The same “love” but different feelings. The feelings of the band members are intertwined with the relationship between the two… Their “love at first sight” soon begins to play a vivid youthful life.

<Staff>
Original work: Eku Takeshima (Comic Yurihime/published by Ichijinsha)
Director: Rei Mano
Series composition: Yuki Uchida
Character design: Minami Yoshida
Sub-character/costume design: Ryunosuke Oji
Prop design: Ayumi Nagaki, Misae Kawakubo
Color design: Yuichi Furuichi
Art setting: Risa Iraha
Art board: Zhang Hengshuo
Art director: Soushi Kuwashima
CG director: Keiichi Eda
Director of Photography: Takahiro Kita
Offline editing: Yumi Jinguji
Sound director: Yuki Gofumi, Nozomi Nakatani
Music: Yutaka Sasaki, Wataru Maeguchi
Artist: Kana Sasakura (Asanagi), Sui Minakami (Shiho Izumi)
Animation production: Yokohama Animation Lab & Cloud Hearts

<Cast>
Himari Kino: Hana Shimano
Asanagi: Asami Seto
Aki Mizuguchi: Mikako Komatsu
Mari Tsutsui: Yoshimi Ohara
Kaori Tachibana: Ai Kakuma
Shiho Izumi: Yuna Nemoto
Momoka Satomiya: Rena Ueda
Hajime Amazawa: Chika Anzai
Miki Mizuguchi: Aoi Koga

<Original information>
Original work: Singing love in a whisper
Author: Eku Takeshima
Currently being serialized in “Comic Yurihime” (published by Ichijinsha)
Original comics volumes 1 to 9 are now on sale
Cumulative circulation exceeds 800,000 copies! (Including e-books)

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