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Sekkō Boys Anime About Statues-Turned-Idols Adds More Cast
posted on by Egan Loo
An event at anime about statues who become idol singers, on Tuesday.
Takahiro Sakurai plays Hironori Yanagisawa, a manager who has been at Holbein longer than Ishimoto.
The anime will also star:
The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya's Kyon) as Saint Giorgio
Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches' Shinichi Tamaki) as Medici
Blue Exorcist's Yukio) as Hermes
Black Butler's Sebastian) as Mars
In addition, Go! Princess Precure's Aroma) will play the Sekkō Boys' manager Miki Ishimoto.
Sekkō Boys is a unit of four stone figures — the military saint and group leader Saint Giorgio, history's original celebrity Medici, the strikingly handsome and multi-talented Hermes, and the god of war Mars who is earnest about love — who become idiosyncratic idols. The story depicts their efforts to make it in the entertainment world with their female manager Miki Ishimoto, who just graduated from college.
The concept is the brainchild of the character goods maker Eriko Itō (Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches) is serving as character designer and chief animation director. "Sekkō Boys" are also credited with performing the anime's theme song.
[Via Ota-suke]
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