The official website for the manga’s anime adaptation Murai in Love (Murai no Koi) by Shima gasket released a new trailer online where it is confirmed that the premiere will take place in October 2024 (October anime season) on Disney+. In the video we can hear the ending theme “Suko” by Yabai Ya-san T-Shirt and below is a new promotional image.
Animation is the responsibility of the studio JC Staff (Edens Zero), the direction is Yoshiki Yamakawa (Little Busters!, Hi Score Girl, The Duke of Death and His Maid), the argument is Susumu Yamakawa (Back Street Girls: Gokudols, Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House, The Way of the Househusband) and the music is the responsibility of Ruka Kawada. The sound direction is Jin Aketagawa.
In the cast we have:
- Kengo Takanashi like Murai
- Yōko Hikasa as Ayano Tanaka
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Hitotos
- Kōhei Amasaki as Kiriyama
- Haruki Ishiya as Hirai
- Masaya Matsukaze as Yamakado
Murai in Love (Murai no Koi) began publication in Line manga in June 2018. Kadokawa published the seventh and final volume of the manga on June 15, 2022.
The story follows Murai, an unassuming high school boy who confesses his love for teacher Tanaka, a woman who is a fan of otome games. When Tanaka refuses Murai’s advances, Murai returns the next day a changed man: new hair, new style, all imitating Tanaka’s favorite character in an otome game. Now Murai sets out to be the man of Tanaka’s dreams.
Murai in Love (Murai no Koi) inspired an eight-episode live-action series on TBS that aired from April 6 to May 25, 2022.
