In Takako Shimura’s upcoming TV anime Scenes from Awajima, Natsumi Fujiwara will voice Emi Okabe, while Ayumi Tsunematsu will portray Katsurako Ibuki. A third character visual featuring both Emi and Katsurako has also been unveiled. The series is scheduled to premiere in April 2026.
New Character Visual:
ADDITIONAL CAST:
Natsumi Fujiwara as Emi Okabe
Ayumi Tsunematsu as Katsurako Ibuki
STAFF:
Director: Morio Asaka
Series Composition: Yasuhiro Nakanishi
Character Design: Kunihiko Hamada
Music: Takahiro Obata
Animation Production: MADHOUSE
Yen Press has recently licensed a new original manga by Takako Shimura and shared an official synopsis of the story:
Awajima Opera School—where countless girls from across the country flock in hopes of one day standing on the big stage. As they work toward achieving their dreams of stardom, their time at Awajima is filled with as much friendship and admiration as competition and jealousy. The precious feelings of girls who are at once both classmates and rivals, tenderly captured in the portraits of an ensemble cast!
Source: Comic Natalie
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