New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt Anime's Teaser Unveils New & Returning Cast, More Staff
Kadokawa debuted a teaser promotional video for the New PANTY & STOCKING with GARTERBELT anime on Tuesday. The teaser announces the new and returning cast members.as well as more staff members. The returning cast members for the new anime (and their messages to fans) are: Akeno Watanabe will star in the new anime as Kneesocks, replacing Ayumi Fujimura from the 2010 series. Regarding her casting, Watanabe said: Yūko Natsuyoshi will voice Fastener, replacing Miki Makiguchi. Natsuyoshi told fans: The newly announced staff members are: The new anime will have music by artists including returning musicians ☆Taku Takahashi (m-flo) and Teddyloid, TAKU INOUE, 80KIDZ, KM, TAAR, MONJOE, Yackle, Mitsunori Ikeda, and Junji Chiba among others.Takahashi commented on the new anime:Kadokawa describes the new anime's story: Hiroyuki Imaishi is returning to direct the anime at Trigger. Hiromi Wakabayashi is returning to write the script along with Imaishi. Wakabayashi is also serving as a concept planner. Atsushi Nishigori is continuing on as the original character designer. Shigeto Koyama, Sushio, and Masaru Sakamoto, who all previously worked on the original as animators or writers, are designing the characters. Koyama is also credited with art direction. Yoh Yoshinari is listed as a "special specialist." Geek Fleet is credited for the original draft.Both Sushio and Mai Yoneyama are returning to work on the new project. Yoneyama worked as a key animator on the previous Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt anime, marking her debut as a key animator. Sushio will work on the new project as an animator. He had worked as an animation director and key animator on the original show. Studio Trigger had previously noted at Anime Expo in July 2023 that Sushio wanted to work as key animator on the new work, but Trigger did not officially confirm his work on the project at that time.The original 13-episode anime aired in 2010. Funimation released the anime on home video in 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2019.Imaishi directed the anime at GAINAX. Geek Fleet was in charge of series composition, and the music featured songs from Teddyloid, Booty Bronx, Taku Takahashi, and more. Atsushi Nishigori was in charge of the character design.Source: Press release
