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<\/p>\nThe anime adaptation of Ira Ishida\u2019s (\u77f3\u7530 \u8863\u826f) 1998 award-winning mystery novel “Ikebukuro West Gate Park” (\u6c60\u888b\u30a6\u30a8\u30b9\u30c8\u30b2\u30fc\u30c8\u30d1\u30fc\u30af) is confirmed to premiere in July 2020. A teaser visual and cast members are revealed.<\/p>\n
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The novel has been adapted into a very successful TV series directed by Tsutsumi Yukihiko (\u5824\u5e78\u5f66) and starred Tokio lead singer Tomoya Nagase (\u9577\u702c \u667a\u4e5f). A manga adaptation was also created by Sena Arit\u014d in 2001 and has been collected in four volumes.<\/p>\n
It is set in Tokyo’s Ikebukuro ward, in the eponymous “Ikebukuro West Gate Park”, where crime and gang’s fight frequently happens.<\/p>\n
The series revolves around 20-year-old Makoto, known as “Troubleshooter of Ikebukuro”, who frequently gets involved in highly dangerous situations, usually against his own judgment. Along for the ride are his best buddies Shun, Masa, and Takashi, the enigmatic leader of a local gang in Ikebukuro.<\/p>\n
The series is animated by Doga Kobo and directed by Tomoaki Koshida (\u8d8a\u7530\u77e5\u660e), with Fumihiko Shimo (\u5fd7\u8302\u6587\u5f66) handling series composition, and \u201cPuella Magi Madoka\u2606Magica\u201d chief animation director Junichir\u014d Taniguchi (\u8c37\u53e3\u6df3\u4e00\u90ce) designing the characters.<\/p>\n
\u25a0 Makoto – CV: Kentaro Kumagai (\u718a\u8c37\u5065\u592a\u90ce)
\n\u25a0 Takashi – CV: K\u014dki Uchiyama (\u5167\u5c71\u6602\u8f1d)
\n\u25a0 Ky\u014dichi – CV: Reiou Tsuchida (\u571f\u7530\u73b2\u592e)<\/p>\n