A fishing-themed original anime titled Negative Positive Angler will premiere in October 2024. A teaser trailer has been released.
Negative Positive Angler is directed by Yutaka Uemura (The Saga of Tanya the Evil, Punch Line) at NUT, with Tomohiro Suzuki (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End) on series composition and screenwriter duties and Hiromi Taniguchi (co-character designer of The Saga of Tanya the Evil, The Gymnastics Samurai, and Deca-Dence, character designer of the upcoming Ranma 1/2 remake) as character designer and chief animation director. Yusei Nagashima is credited with the fish drawings.
Negative Positive Angler‘s main cast includes Mutsuki Iwanaka as Tsunehiro Sasaki, Fairouz Ai as Hana Ayukawa, and Kaito Ishikawa as Takaaki Tsutsujimori. Tsunehiro is a university student who is in debt and has two years left to live. During an escape attempt from debt collectors, he falls into the ocean and is aided by fishing buddies Hana and Takaaki. Tsunehiro tries out fishing at Hana’s recommendation, and also begins a part-time job at the convenience store where Hana and Takaaki work.
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Source: KADOKAWAanime YouTube channel
