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My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked Anime Casts Yō Taichi
posted on by Joanna Cayanan
NBC Universal revealed a new cast member for the television anime of Otsuji's My Stepmother and Stepsisters Aren't Wicked (Ibitte Konai Gibo to Gishi) manga (the Japanese manga and anime write the English title as: My mother-in-law and sister-in-law who don't bully me.) on Monday. Yō Taichi joins the anime's cast as Riru Kazan, Miya's classmate. The character will appear in the anime's fifth episode on Wednesday.
The preview for the fifth episode introduces Riru:
The anime stars:
- Hina Suzuki as Miya Nakamura
- Kujira as Teru Kōnokura
- Yū Serizawa as Marika Kōnokura
- Yuka Nukui as Arisa Kōnokura
- Anna Mugiho as Gungnir
- Miyari Nemoto as Yaeko Kōzō
- Yumi Uchiyama as Nago
- M.A.O as Mitsuya
- Hiroki Tōchi as Ueki
- Eiko Yamada as Yasu Nakamura
Keisuke Inoue (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, Ao-chan Can't Study!, Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero) is directing the anime at NEWON. Nanami Hoshino (Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!, Mission: Yozakura Family episode scripts) is in charge of series scripts, and Mutsumi Sasaki (Chaos;HEAd, Laid-Back Camp, Phantom ~Requiem for the Phantom~) is designing the characters and is also the chief animation director.
Lia performs the opening theme song "Amayadori no Shōkei" (Longing to Take Shelter From the Rain), and AVAM performs the ending theme song "Claire."
Seven Seas publishes the manga in English and describes the story:
Fairy tale tropes are turned on their heads in this award-winning and comedic reimagining of the classic Cinderella story!
Miya is the illegitimate child of a prominent family. When her mother dies and her father's estate agrees to take her in, she's convinced she knows what awaits her in her new home: a life of servitude and misery at the hands of her wicked stepmother and stepsisters. Yet when she finally meets the women she expects to treat her like dirt, they actually end up being...sweet?! A hilarious and heartfelt comedy that's sure to put a smile on your face!
The manga launched on Ichijinsha's Comic POOL digital manga magazine in November 2020. Ichijinsha will publish the manga's 10th compiled book volume on August 25. Seven Seas published the eighth volume in English on June 23.
Source: Press release
