The Mysterious Disappearances (Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi) anime has announced that one of the series’ characters Jormun Himeuo, a mermaid princess-type VTuber, is becoming an actual VTuber. She will serve as the ment ambassador for the anime. You can check out the promotional video below: 1cr14
Zero-G is animating the series under the direction of Tomomi Mochizuki, who will also write the anime’s script. The cast for the anime include Fairouz Ai as Sumireko Ogawa, Daiki Yamashita as Ren Adashino, Eri Yukimura as Oto Adashino, and Yui Horie as Manami Uname.
The synopsis for the anime, as listed in the video’s description, is described as:
This is a story, of friendship and farewell, revolving around a series of mysterious incidents――
An aspiring novelist teams up with an enigmatic colleague to solve supernatural urban mysteries!
Ogawa Sumireko is a busty bookstore clerk who wants to become a novelist after some writing success in her youth. When strange occurrences start cropping up around the city, she teams up with her flirtatious co-worker Adashino Ren to look into them. But Ren is hiding a secret of his own! With their combined skills of occult knowledge, what will they discover as they investigate?
The Mysterious Disappearances anime is based on a manga series written and illustrated by Nujima. It has been serialized on Shogakukan’s Yawaraka Spirits website since October 2019. Seven Seas Entertainment has announced that it has licensed the manga in English, set for release in May 2024. The plot is described as:
Ogawa Sumireko is a busty bookstore clerk who wants to become a novelist after some writing success in her youth. When strange occurrences start cropping up around the city, she teams up with her flirtatious co-worker Adashino Ren to look into them. But Ren is hiding a secret of his own! With their combined skills of occult knowledge, what will they discover as they investigate?
Source: Official Website
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