Published from January 2019, first in Miracle Jump magazine and then in Ultra Jump, the manga by Malevolent Spirits: Monogatari found a good reception at home. This success led to the creation of an animated transposition, the release date of which was revealed in the latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.

A special dedicated to the work written and drawn by Onigunso was included in issue 49 of 2022 of the magazine, published November 7, 2022, where it was also noted The anime premiere will arrive in January 2023. In addition to this confirmation, the short trailer that you can find at the top of the news, introducing all the main characters of the story, adding the original voice actors, which we report below, has also been released.

Giving voice to the male protagonist Hyoma Kunato will be Take Otsuka while the female protagonist will be Botan Nagatsuki Yuki Takada. The anime, produced by studio BN Pictures, is directed by Ryuichi Kimura, flanked by Shiori Fujisawa as character designer. The story revolves around the coexistence of Hyoma, a boy who doesn’t have a good relationship with him tsukumogamispirits with the ability to possess inanimate objects, and Botan, a girl who seems very attached to these yokai instead.

Malevolent Spirits: Monogatari therefore joins the ranks New anime coming in early 2023like the long-awaited anime Nier Automata based on Yoko Taro’s game and the return of Vinland Saga with the second season.

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