Adaptation anime from Yuki Shiwasu's manga has shared another significant update with a new promotional video. This trailer for Tamon's B-Side reveals brand-new visuals, the voice cast lineup, and a confirmed schedule for airing on various platforms.
The video also plays the voices of the characters who will appear in this series. The release of this trailer is an official confirmation regarding the progress of the animation production worked on by the J.C. studio. Staff.
Tamon's B-Side Streaming and TV Schedule
The official website announced that the distribution of this anime is split into two different schedules. Tamon's B-Side will make its debut stream earlier in Japan through U-NEXT and Anime Hodai services.
Viewing on platforms stream It started on January 1 at 24:00 JST. This release time effectively falls on January 2 at 12:00 midnight.
Meanwhile, the regular television broadcast is scheduled to air a few days after its digital debut. Tokyo MX and BS11 channels will air the first episode on January 3 at 25:00 JST.
This television broadcast schedule effectively means January 4 at 01:00 in the morning. This anime will certainly enliven the lineup of new shows on season Winter is coming.
The Idol's Dark Side and Fangirl Dedication
The story in this series centers on Utage Kinoshita, a high school student who works part-time as a household assistant. He is willing to do this job in order to pay for his activities as an fangirl of Tamon Fukuhara, member boy band F/ACE.
The conflict of the story begins when her part-time job coincidentally brings Utage to the idol's home. However, she discovers the shocking fact that the real Tamon is very different from her “wild and sexy” persona on stage.
Tamon in real life turned out to be a figure who insecure and gloomy, he often threatened to quit his job. Seeing this, Utage refused to let his idol give up. He decided to support his favorite singer with everything he had so that Tamon could shine.
Cast and Production Staff Behind the Scenes
The promotional video also introduces the full list of voice actors and key staff involved in the project This. Studio J.C. Staff entrusted the position of Director to Chika Nagaoka.
Here is the full list of production staff working on the series:
- Director: Chika Nagaoka
- Series Composition & Scripts: Chiaki Nagai
- Character Designer & Chief Animation Director: Yoko Ito
- Music: Takahashi Omama and Natsumi Tabuchi
- Chief Animation Directors: Mitsuru Chiba, Airi Tsuyuki
- Prop Designer: Moe Fujii
- Art Director: Li Yu
- CG Director: Ayaka Momma
- 2D Design: Makoto Yoshigaki
- Compositing Director of Photography: Soyaka Aoyagi
- Color Key Artist: Miho Kimura
- Editing: Michi Takigawa
- Sound Director: Fumihiko Otera
In addition to the production staff, the anime features a lineup of seiyuu to bring the characters to life. Saori Hayami will play the role of Utage Kinoshita, while Kakeru Hatano provides the voice of Tamon Fukuhara.
Here is the list of other voice actors:
- Shoya Chiba as Ori Sakaguchi
- Tasuku Hatanaka as Keito Tachibana
- Kohei Amasaki as Natsuki Ishibashi
- Ryuuho Nagaoka as Rintaro Kai
- Masaaki Mizunaka as Wataru Fujita
- Takako Honda as Izumi Shiraishi
- I am Fukuzumi as Yuina
- Yurika Hirayama as Riko
- Runa Sasaki as Homare Kinoshita
- Ayaka Nanase as Yamato Kinoshita
About Tamon's B-Side
The manga that this adaptation is based on was written by Yuki Shiwasu. The series was originally a one-shot published in the magazine Hana to Yume owned by Hakusensha in August 2021.
After the initial publication, the manga was serialized in the same magazine in October 2021. Viz Media then licensed the manga for global distribution in English.
This work has a pretty good track record in the manga industry. This series has been nominated in the Best Shojo Manga at the 47th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2023.
In addition, this manga also ranked 9th on the list of manga for female readers in the guidebooks Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023 edition.
Source: Official Website
