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Additional 'Young Black Jack' Cast Announced

Aug 8, 2015 12:43 PM (PDT) by Snow | Forum Discussion
Additional cast and staff members for the Young Black Jack has been announced on its official Twitter account. The announcement was originally made at the TBS Anime Festa event, which also previewed the first episode of the series and revealed a new key visual (pictured right).

Cast
Kuroo Hazama: Yuuichirou Umehara (Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE!)
Yabu: Kouji Yusa (Hakuouki)
Maiko Okamoto: Shizuka Itou (High School DxD)
Narrator: Ootsuka Akio (Ghost in the Shell)

Staff
Director: Mitsuko Kase (Ristorante Paradiso)
Series Composition: Ryosuke Takahashi (Soukou Kihei)
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Miyuki Katayama (Chihayafuru), Nana Miura (Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica)
Studio: Tezuka Productions



Young Black Jack, which is the prequel to original the Black Jack manga by Osamu Tezuka, is written by Yoshiaki Tabata and illustrated by Yuugo Okuma. The manga has been serialized in Young Champion magazine since its debut in 2011. The anime adaptation was announced in May, which is set to air in Fall 2015.

Source: Official Twitter

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