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XFlag's Yakusoku no Nanaya Matsuri 1-Hour Original Net Anime Debuts

The official website for anime, began streaming the anime on Friday at 7:00 p.m. JST. The video is in Japanese with subtitle options in English, Japanese, French, German, Korean, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil and Portugal), Spanish (Spain and Latin America), and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional).

The anime was originally scheduled to premiere on July 7 (the Tanabata holiday in Japan), but was delayed.

The anime centers on Shoma Mihara, a first-year high school student. Shoma hasn't seen his good friend Atsushi in 3.5 years, ever since they lost with each other after elementary school. One day, Atsushi gets in with Shoma to invite him to a rare festival, so they can meet up and talk. Shoma goes to the "Tanabata Seven Night Festival" deep in the mountains, but Atsushi is not there. Instead, a girl named Shiori who also has a person she wants to meet is there. The festival's program manager Kanna suggests that he stay until the festival is over, and so Shoma and Shiori help Kanna prepare for the festival. Shoma and Shiori then get wrapped up in some strange events happening in the town.

The anime stars:

Sōma Saitō as Shoma Mihara, the protagonist. He had an argument with his best friend Atsushi during his elementary school graduation ceremony, and Atsushi moved soon afterward. After that, the two lost . Even now in his first year of high school, he still thinks of Atsushi in the corner of his mind.

Nozomi Yamamoto as Shiori Senozawa, a participant in the Tanabata festival who is a kind person who can't let things go when someone is troubled.

Tomomi Mineuchi as Kanna, a young woman who is the program manager for the Tanabata festival.

Daiki Yamashita as Atsushi Fujii, Shoma's childhood friend who moved to Tokyo after elementary school.

Kaori Senozawa, Shiori's older sister. No matter where she is, she is always surrounded by people and is the center of attention.

Ayaka Fukuhara as Kogetsuhime, the princess of the area around where the festival is held.

The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet, A.I.C.O. -Incarnation-) composed the music.

Other staff include:

• Monster Design: Hiroya Iijima
• 3D Director: Tri-Slash)
• Director of Photography: Raretrick)
• Editing: Jay Film)
• Art Director: Hirotsugu Kakoi (Ramecahirim)
• Color Design: Studio Road)
• Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
• Planning Producer: ARCH)
• Producer: Jonathan Kazushi Maeno
• Animation Producers: Naomi Ishiyama

Anri Kumaki performed the theme song "Awai."

Source: Yakusoku no Nanaya Matsuri anime's official website via Ota-Suke