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Shine On! Bakumatsu Boys Anime's Video Reveals Theme Songs, More Cast
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for Shine On! Bakumatsu Boys (Bucchigire!) began streaming the anime's second promotional video on Thursday. The video reveals and previews the anime's opening and ending theme songs, and also reveals more cast .
Takanori Nishikawa performs the anime's opening theme song "Ichiban Hikare! -Bucchigire!-" (Shine the Brightest! Cleave Through), which is heard first in the video above. Jizō Sonzai name-less performs the anime's ending theme song "Danzai Democracy" (Judgement Democracy), which can be heard second in the video above.
The new cast include:
Yusuke Shirai as Matsudaira Katamori
Kōji Ishii as Akizuki Teijirō
The anime will BS11 at 11:30 p.m. that day.
The main cast are:
Shunichi Toki as Sakuya
Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Heisuke Todo (family name last)
Shinichirō Miki as Sōgen
Yūto Uemura as Suzuran
Wataru Takagi as Gyatarō
Fukushi Ochiai as Bō
The story is set in the era when samurai rule Japan. However, the Shinsengumi police force has been all but wiped out by an unknown foe, save one survivor. Seven criminals have been chosen as substitutes for the Shinsengumi. To ensure law and order in Kyoto, a top-secret replacement operation is set in motion.
Masafumi Yokota is adapting for animation.
The other staff include:
- Sub-Character Designs: Naho Kozono
- Art: Inspired
- Art Director: Sachiko Nishiguchi
- Art Advisor: Osamu Masuyama
- Color Key Artist: Haruko Nobori
- Compositing Director of Photography: T2 Studio)
- 3D CG Director: Hisashi Akimoto (T2 Studio)
- Editing: REAL-T)
- Sound Director: Satoshi Yano
- Sound Effects: Daisuke Jinbo
- Sound Production: Ai Addiction
- Music: Yasuharu Takanashi ()
Hikari TV will stream the anime in Japan simultaneously with its television broadcast.
Sources: Bucchigire! anime's website, Comic Natalie
