CITY The Animation‘s second trailer is here, delivering more scenes of the titular city’s going-ons and inhabitants while continuing to boggle the mind with how unified the foreground and background aspects of the show look due to the anime’s aesthetic.
It was also announced that the anime is a Prime Video streaming exclusive in Japan.
CITY The Animation is set to premiere on July 6 JST (effectively July 7 at 12 AM JST). It is based on the manga by Nichijou‘s Keiichi Arawi, which ran from 2016 to 2021 in Kodansha’s Morning. Kodansha USA describes the premise as:
From Keiichi Arawi, the adored creator of nichijou, this surreal-slapstick series revolves around a penniless college student, Midori Nagumo, who lives in an ordinary city filled with not-quite-ordinary people. And as this reckless girl runs about, she sets the city in motion.
Midori is in a bit of a bind. She is in debt, and her landlady is trying to shake her down for unpaid rent. Her best friend refuses to loan her cash since she’s wised up to her tricks. Maybe some bullying would help. Or a bit of petty theft? Neither is sustainable. Maybe getting a job would settle things… But working means less time for fun adventures in the big city…
Update: Added Prime Video information.
Staff
• Director: Taichi Ishidate (Violet Evergarden and Violet Evergarden the Movie, Nichijou assistant director)
• Character designer and chief animation director: Tamami Tokuyama (character designer and animation director on KyoAni’s 2021 “Souzou-hen” commercial)
• Color designer: Kana Miyata (Nichijou, Beyond the Boundary)
• Background art director Shiori Yamazaki (“Souzou-hen” background art).
• Compositing director: Hiroki Ueda (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S)
• 3D director: Tatsunori Kase (Sound! Euphonium Season 3 assistant 3D director)
• Sound director: Yota Tsuruoka (Nichijou, MONOGATARI Series OFF & MONSTER Season)
• Animation production: Kyoto Animation
Cast
• Mikako Komatsu as Midori Nagumo
• Aki Toyosaki as Nikura
• Yui Ishikawa as Wako Izumi
• Yoshihisa Kawahara as Tsurubishi Makabe
• Miyu Irino as Tatewaku Makabe
• Ayaka Nanase as Matsuri Makabe
• Azusa Tadokoro as Eri Amakazari
• Yu Wakui as Riko Izumi
Source: KyoaniChannel
