'Engage Kiss' Reveals Production Staff, Additional Cast, First Promo

by DatRandomDude
Apr 24, 2022 7:16 AM | 15 Comments

The official website of the Engage Kiss original television anime revealed on Sunday the production staff, one additional cast, opening theme song, first key visual (pictured), and the first promotional video. The anime is scheduled to premiere on July 3 at 12:30 a.m. on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11, followed by ABC TV and Me-Tele.

Voice actress Rumi Ookubo (Munou na Nana) is joining the cast as Sharon Holygrail.

Staff
Director: Tomoya Tanaka (Visual Prison)
World Design: Shunsaku Yano (Try Knights original creator)
Animation Character Design: Masaaki Takiyama (Fate/Extra: Last Encore)
Sub-character Design: Chiaki Naruzumi (Sword Art Online: Alicization animation director)
Chief Animation Director: Masaaki Takiyama, Chiaki Naruzumi
Original Demon Design: Ikumi Katagiri (Are You Alice? manga)
Animation Demon Design, Prop Design: Shinpei Wada (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari design assistance)
Weapon Design: Kenji Teraoka (Beatless mechanical design)
Action Choreography: Yoshihiro Kanno (Karakuri Circus main animator)
Action Director: Hirokatsu Maruyama (Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld chief animation director)
Art Director: Nobuhisa Ogiso (Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2)
Background Art: Kusanagi (Summertime Render)
Color Design: Nanako Okazaki (Nanatsu no Taizai: Imashime no Fukkatsu)
Director of Photography: Youhei Miyawaki (Hypnosis Mic: Division Rap Battle - Rhyme Anima)
Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto (Dr. Stone)
Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera (Radiant)
Music: Yoshiaki Fujisawa (Ore wo Suki nano wa Omae dake ka yo)

Anisong singer halca (Jashin-chan Dropkick', Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen) is performing the opening theme "Darekare Scramble," which is previewed in the promotional video below.

Fumiaki Maruto (Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata) is handling the series composition and penning the script. Tsunako (Date A Live) is credited as the original character design and A-1 Pictures is producing the anime.

PV 1

Source: PR Times

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15 Comments Recent Comments

Well, this is one I can look forward to for absurdity.

Apr 25, 2022 12:58 PM by KANLen09

This has got to be the wildest PV for an anime I've ever seen

When this first got announced, I thought this was going to be another romcom ala Higehiro or something and then the first half of the PV pretty much gave off that vibe until BOOM, tons of action, weapons and supernatural creatures or demons or whatever xDD

Either way, I'm fucking SOLD and I can't wait to watch it...The animation looked great too

Apr 25, 2022 6:18 AM by Tokoya

engage kiss on my nuts

Apr 24, 2022 3:25 PM by Locallyowned

Ronninn said:
Is someone trying to reignite the harem craze with these harem anime originals they announced recently?

The genre hit a low point with DxD Hero underperforming, but harems+rom coms are making a huge comeback with Date A Live IV, Kaguya Sama, Dress Up Darling, Quintpulets topping disc and merch sales, and leading scoring and streaming.

I do pray it does have well written and interesting characters, good villain, cool powers so it is a good entry battle harem as opposed to a soulless gacha commercial. Animation will without a doubt be top notch if it is A1. Historically, battle harems were done by lower end studios facing financial troubles.

Apr 24, 2022 10:01 AM by icefirestone23

This would've been better if it was just a couple or a full blown harem like Date A Live, a love triangle just does not do for an anime like this.

Apr 24, 2022 9:29 AM by Hoppy

Ronninn said:
Is Kadokawa trying to reignite the harem craze with these harem anime originals they announced recently?

where does it says Kadokawa? i thought its Aniplex?

Apr 24, 2022 9:25 AM by deg

Is someone trying to reignite the harem craze with these harem anime originals they announced recently?

Apr 24, 2022 9:24 AM by Ronninn

This is clearly for people who enjoy love triangles

Not for me, skip

Apr 24, 2022 8:51 AM by tragedydesu

This anime look cringe asf. With the power of kiss they gonna defeat the monster or something 🥴.

Apr 24, 2022 8:11 AM by ZXEAN

that trailer is misleading i thought its a romantic drama show then suddenly there is action in the end then i checked the staff list and it has action director lol

looks like i will watch this one

Engage here means Fight then

Apr 24, 2022 8:07 AM by deg

Naofumi is that you

Apr 24, 2022 8:07 AM by TrackingMyShit

Female char with pink hair huh?

Apr 24, 2022 8:04 AM by Stacias

Honestly didn't expect it to turn into an Action packed show going off from the first part of the trailer. None the less I'm intrigued now

Apr 24, 2022 7:50 AM by Therealcfb

CQLLIST said:
Caught me in the 1st half ngl.

Personally, it was a bit harder to get surprised by the second half when I saw staff like "demon design" and "action director" in the list lol

Apr 24, 2022 7:20 AM by DatRandomDude

Caught me in the 1st half ngl.

Apr 24, 2022 7:17 AM by CQLLIST