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Asaka Performs 'Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume' Anime's Opening Song

The official X (formerly Twitter) account for Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume, the original television anime based on the Tetsudō Musume (Railway Girls) characters, announced on Sunday that artist Asaka is performing the anime's opening theme song "GO! GO! RAILWAY!!" 

The original anime's story centers on four train-loving college students who are members of the Tetsudō Ryokō Dōkō-kai ("Tetsuryo" in short, or literally Railway Travel Club). They journey throughout the world where hundreds of Tetsudō Musume work.

The anime will star:

• May Tachibana as Misaki Sata
• Mao Shōji as Kodama Orihara
• Haruna Fukushima as Ushio Yagami
• Hika Tsukishiro as Usa Harutachi
• Fūka Izumi as Yayoi Nakano
• Yukari Anzai as Arisa Nishiura
• Yuki Nakashima as Chihaya Asakura
• Asami Seto as Sakie Ashio
• Hana Hishikawa as Shiina Igusa
• Ayaka Ōhashi as Juri Okuwa
• Hikaru Tohno as Sia Kasukabe
• Yūki Tenma as Misya Kamii
• Yurika Kubo as Ibuki Kawagoe
• Misaki Kuno as Miyabi Kinugawa
• Mana Kumasaki as Akana Kurihashi
• Minami Takahashi as Misaki Kо̄jiro
• Haruki Iwata as Minano Sakurazawa
• Nene Hieda as Konomi Shibaguchi
• Iori Saeki as Azami Takashima
• Misa Segawa as Izumi Tachikawa
• Suzuka Hara as Tsukushi Togawa
• Kana Ichinose as Karen Matsukaze
• Shiori Mikami as Kinu Watarase

TOMYTEC is credited for the original work in collaboration with I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level novel writer Kisetsu Morita. Misuzu Hoshino (Laid-Back Camp episode director, Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!, The Maid I Hired Recently Is Mysterious director) is directing the anime at East Fish Studio. Aya Satsuki (Solo Camping for Two, "Ippon" Again!, Too Cute Crisis) is overseeing and writing the series scripts, and Hisanori Hashimoto (Laid-Back Camp season 3) is designing the characters. The Tetsuryo Club, comprised of the main voice actors: May Tachibana (Misaki), Mao Shōji (Kodama), Haruna Fukushima (Ushio), and Hika Tsukishiro (Usa) will perform the ending theme song "Watashi Miraisen" (My Future Line).

The anime will premiere on October 8 at 12:00 a.m. JST (effectively, October 9 at midnight) on the Tokyo MX and BS Fuji channels. HIDIVE will stream the anime as it airs in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. This year's Anime NYC event hosted the anime's world premiere on August 21.

The Tetsudō Musume characters "work" in railway companies and railway-related businesses all over Japan, wearing real uniforms and work clothes. As of May 2025, there are 114 Tetsudō Musume all over Japan. Tetsudō Musume launched in 2005, and celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2025.

Source: Tetsuryō! meet with Tetsudō Musume anime's X/Twitter account via Ota-Suke