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Toshiya Miyata, Akira Takano, Kazuto Mokudai join film's cast




On Friday, Penguin Box 's Odekake Kozame (Little Shark's Outings) manga will be adapted into a new anime film called Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi (Film Little Shark's Outings: The City's Friend). The film will be released on August 22, and its first official trailer has been released along with information about its additional cast members.

The newly announced cast members are:

Toshiya Miyata as Big Brother Salaryman, a man Kozame-chan meets in the street

As Mr. Bartender, Akira Takano is responsible for preparing delicious beverages for Kozame-chan and her companions at a city-based establishment.

As "Mr. Host," Kazuto Mokudai is employed at a host club in the city and enlists the aid of Kozame-chan and Ankō-chan when he requires sustenance.

Kana Hanazawa returns as the titular young shark, Kozame-chan. The cast for the film also includes:
- Megumi Han as Ankō-chan
- Misaki Kuno as Usame-chan
- Yūichirō Umehara as Man with a Mohawk
- Natsuki Hanae as Haruto
- Manaka Iwami as Sora
- Rin Kurusu as Miho


The film at ENGI is being directed by Chihiro Kumano, who is also known as Chuzenji-sensei in "The Mononoke Lecture Logs." Hiroaki Nagashima is writing the script for this film, which is based on "Odekake Kozame" anime series. Ayumi Takeuchi is designing the characters for this film, while Kisuke Koizumi is in charge of sound production. Dugout is responsible for sound production at ENGI. Yoshiaki Fujisawa is composing the music for this film, which is being produced by Kadokawa and distributed by Kadokawa Animation.

The movie follows Kozame-chan as she travels to the city after seeing a sparkling poster of it at Yaocho's train station. She is momentarily stunned by a shark-shaped cloud before boarding the train and arriving in the bustling metropolis, where she embarks on a thrilling journey.

In June 2021, Penguin Box introduced the manga on their platform, which was previously known as Twitter. Meanwhile, the sixth volume of the compiled books was released in Japan on December 24th. This manga depicts the everyday life of a young shark with a sense of nostalgia.

In August 2023, the initial anime version of the manga made its premiere on YouTube. It concluded with its 60th episode in May 2024. Additionally, it was broadcast on television. Hanazawa was responsible for both writing and singing the theme song "Yorimichi" (Detour).




Source: Press release