A new PV trailer has been revealed for the upcoming Zatsu Tabi -That’s Journey- TV anime series, which highlights the main theme songs, more staff, and two new cast additions. The series is expected to begin broadcasting in Japan in April 2025.
The trailer previews the anime’s opening theme “Tabi Shiyo! don’t you?” by harmoe and ending theme “bookmarks” by Sizuk.
The two new cast members joining the series are Satomi Sato as Fuyune Kojiya and Yoko Hikasa as Riri Tenkubashi. Both characters are manga artist friends of main heroine Chika.
They join the anime’s main voice cast that includes Hika Tsukishiro as Chika Suzugamori, Sayumi Suzushiro as Koyomi Hasunuma, and Sae Hiratsuka as Yui Unoki.
Some of the newly revealed staff include rere (Dropkick on My Devil!!: Apocalypse Day co-animation director) as chief animation director (who is also the series’ character designer), Chisato Nakata (Wake Up, Girls! clothing design) and Ayako Oki as prop designers, Nanami Hakoda (Rising Impact, Vampire Dormitory) as costume designer, Kana Arai as art director, Wish’s Kazuko Kikuchi (My Hero Academia) as color designer, Hiroaki Yanagisawa as 3DCG director, Cyan’s Ayumi Itakura (Wakako-zake) as compositing director of photography, and Yayoi Tateishi (Isekai Cheat Magician) as sound director.
Masaharu Watanabe (Re: Zero Season 1 and 2) is directing the anime, with Yoshiko Nakamura (Sasaki and Miyano) as series screenwriter and Yoshiaki Fujisawa (A Place Further Than The Universe) as music composer. Makaria is in charge of the animation production.
The original manga series by Kenta Ishizaka began serialization in ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Maoh magazine on March 27, 2019 and has released 11 tankobon volumes as of June 2024. A 12th volume will be released on December 27, 2024.
Zatsu Tabi -That’s Journey- follows an amateur manga artist named Chika Suzugamori, who embarks on a journey of self discovery after receiving numerous rejections from her drafts. Lacking inspiration, she decides to start traveling without a goal by using online questionnaires to determine where she’ll go next.
