The anime series "Jantama Kan!!" based on the famous online mahjong game "Mahjong Soul" is scheduled to air in April this year. Two years ago, "Jantama PONG☆" aired, and it is expected to be even more powerful than the previous work's crazy content, so it is attracting attention. What kind of staff and cast are involved in this notable work? This time, we would like to introduce the production staff and voice actor cast! Please read while checking if you know anyone.
Director: Koga Kazuomi
In addition to being an anime director, Koga Kazuomi also works as a director. In the past, he was involved in scanning work as a finishing touch to the animation production process. After that, he left his job to become a director and also served as a lecturer at Yoyogi Animation Academy. He was in charge of storyboards and directing from episode 18 of the anime version of Pokemon Diamond and Pearl. Pokemon-related works are memorable works that Koga has been involved with for a long time. He currently directs about 2-3 films a year, appears at anime events and radio shows, and is active outside of his main job.
Music: Hinako Tsubakiyama
Hinako Tsubakiyama is a musician who specializes in composing and arranging music using the piano. He belongs to Dream Monster, a music company that produces anime songs and game background music. He has been familiar with the electric organ and piano since childhood, and decided to become a composer when he was in junior high school. He entered the Tokyo College of Music, where he gained experience composing music and providing keyboard support. He creates music that makes the most of the strengths of instruments, from small to large ensembles. He has composed music for many works, including "Ensemble Stars" and "The Ancient Magus' Bride," and a list of the works that Tsubakiyama has been responsible for can be seen on the Dream Monster website.
Maaya Uchida (Ichihime)
Maaya Uchida became popular as a voice actress after playing the heroine Rikka Takanashi in Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions!. She has played major characters in various works, including Sharo in Is the Order a Rabbit?, Norman in The Promised Neverland, and Shidara Kaneshiya in Alice Gear Aegis Expansion. Uchida's own theme is "continuing to spread the charm of Japanese culture" through her activities, and she values continuity in her annual theme. His younger brother, Yuuma Uchida, is also a voice actor, and married fellow voice actress Rina Hidaka, making Hidaka his sister-in-law.
Ise Mariya (Kaguyahime)
Ise Mariya actually wanted to be a director when she was a child. She was impressed by the movie "Princess Mononoke" that she watched at the time, and she began to want to be involved in creating works that could move people. She became famous for playing the role of Killua in "HUNTER×HUNTER", and I think many people have a strong image of Killua. What inspired her to become a voice actor was seeing the musical "HUNTER×HUNTER". For someone who works as an actor, being able to play the main character in a work that she admires was the happiest thing she could do. Although she often plays boyish characters, she also played Cure Lemonade in "Yes! PreCure 5", which shows the breadth of Ise's acting ability.
Saito Chiwa (Nikaido Miki)
Saito Chiwa decided to become a voice actress after accidentally reading a voice actress magazine. Saito's mother once bought a voice actress magazine by mistake, thinking it was a fashion magazine, and if that hadn't happened, she might not have aspired to be a voice actress. She has an alto voice and is often cast in anime works directed by Akiyuki Shinbo. She played the heroine role in "Bakemonogatari" and "Puella Magi Madoka Magica". In "Bakemonogatari," she played Hitagi Senjougahara, a character with a very different atmosphere from the characters she had played up until then. Saito said that this work was a turning point in her acting career.
Ueda Kana (Fukuhime)
When Kana Ueda was a child, she watched "Annie" and "Labyrinth" and became interested in voice acting. Before becoming a voice actress, she belonged to a children's theater company and performed in stage plays and musicals. There was a time when she aspired to be a Takarasienne, but she had to give up due to her height, and after thinking about it, she decided to pursue the path of voice acting. He likes the Monster Hunter series and plays it often, and has created a "Monster Hunter Club" where he plays with fellow voice actors. His love of Monster Hunter has led him to participate in TV programs and events for the series. He is also known for his love of mahjong, and after receiving a mahjong table from an acquaintance of Ito Shizuka, he was able to turn his home into a mahjong parlor and play.
Yasumoto Hiroki (Saito Osamu)
Yasumoto Hiroki is known by the nickname "Angen" (the on-reading of his last name), and he uses his powerful and attractive low voice to play a variety of characters. He started out on stage, but in a survey he was evaluated as having a "too low voice." She started to think that she should become a voice actor to make the most of her voice, and from then on she began to seriously aim to become a voice actor. What she thought was a complex turned out to be the catalyst for her future, and Yasumoto herself said that this time was "a change of perspective in a sense."
Summary of introduction to the production staff and voice actor cast
Did you know anyone among the staff and cast introduced here? You can see that a wide range of generations, from newcomers to veterans, are involved in "Jantama Kan!!" If you know the staff and cast, you can find out what other anime they have appeared in, which will give you an opportunity to learn about various works. There are many other staff and cast members in this work, so if you are interested, please check them out! That's all for now. Thank you for reading.
