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Station Idol Latch! Project Turns Tokyo's Yamanote Train Stations Into Idols With Anime
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Nobunaga Shimazaki star with voice drama, manga, game, novelization also planned
East Japan Railway Company is supervising and collaborating on the planned franchise.
The franchise will start streaming a weekly voice drama on YouTube on June 3. The franchise is also planning music releases, events, concerts, and ways for fans to take part.
The franchise announced six of its cast :
- Kenshō Ono as Rion Shōji (Tokyo Station)
- Yūki Shindō (Shinjuku Station)
- Nobunaga Shimazaki as Mikado Aobazuku (Ikebukuro Station)
- Tetsuei Sumiya as Rui Utsusemi (Ōtsuka Station)
- Masahiro Itou as Miharu Suwa (Nishi-Nippori Station)
- Ryōta Aoyama as Yūya Taketsune (Takadanobaba Station)
The staff will announce the remainig cast in the future. Ken Itō scored the music for the theme song "Latch! ~Sore ga Mirai no Tobira~" (Latch! That's the Door to the Future).
The AAO Project initiative also features about 40 other planned franchises, including Glory Days with original character designs by Wit Studio.
Source: Comic Natalie
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