“Akebi’s Sailor Uniform” Anime Reveals New Key Art

The official website for “Akebi's Sailor Uniform” (Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku) released new key art for the upcoming anime. The slice-of-life series is set to premiere on January 8, 2022. Funimation and Crunchyroll will simulcast the anime as part of their Winter 2022 Anime Season lineup.

Based on the manga by Hiro, the story follows Komichi Akebi, who lives in the countryside and has gain entrance to a prestigious middle school for girls. She dreams of wearing the school’s sailor uniform and making friends.

The characters and cast include: Manatsu Murakami as “Komichi Akebi”, Sora Amamiya as “Erika Kizaki”, Akari Kitō as “Tōko Usagihara”, Shion Wakayama as “Tomono Kojō”, Akira Sekine as “Kei Tanigawa”, Shizuka Ishigami as “Hitomi Washio”. Yui Ishikawa as “Riri Minakami”, Momo Asakura as “Hotaru Hiraiwa”, Azusa Tadokoro as “Riona Shijō”, Miku Itō as “Neko Kamimoku”, Mariya Ise as “Ai Tatsumori”, Shiori Mikami as “Ayumi Tōgeguchi”, Mitsuho Kambe as “Oshizu Hebimori”, Kaede Hondo as “Yasuko Nawashiro”, Haruka Shiraishi as “Mai Togano Konomi”, and Kohara as “Minoru Ohkuma”.

Known in Japan as “Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku”, the animation is being done by CloverWorks with Miyuki Kuroki directing. The manga was launched in 2016 on Tonari no Young Jump’s website in Japan and currently has eight volumes in print. No word as yet if the manga will be published in English.

Sources: “Akebi’s website, Twitter and Youtube. Funimation website. Crunchyroll website and Youtube.

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