The main cast for the TV anime “THE DARWIN INCIDENT”, based on the original manga by Shun Umezawa, has been officially revealed. Atsumi Tanezaki will voice the protagonist, Charlie.
Alongside the announcement, the first promotional video and a key visual featuring character voices have also been released. The anime is set to premiere in January 2026.
Official Trailer:
Key Visual:
CAST:
Atsumi Tanezaki as Charlie
Mitsuho Kambe as Lucy Eldred
Akio Otsuka as Rivera Feyerabend
STAFF:
Director: Naokatsu Tsuda
Series Director: Katsuichi Nakayama
Series Composition: Shinichi Inozume
Character Design: Shinpei Tomooka
Animation Production: BELLNOX FILMS
THE DARWIN INCIDENT, winner of the prestigious Manga Taisho and an Excellence Award at the Japanese Media Arts Festival, combines thrilling action with profound social commentary.
KODANSHA USA handles the English version of the manga, and describes the first volume as follows:
The Animal Liberation Alliance, an eco-terrorist organization, rescues a pregnant chimpanzee from an animal testing lab-only for it to give birth to a half-human, half-chimpanzee “humanzee” named Charlie! Fifteen years later, Charlie’s human foster parents are finally ready to send him to a normal high school, where he makes his first friend: a human girl named Lucy. In the meantime, however, the ALA’s stance has become ever more extreme, and now they’re here to drag Charlie into their terrorist plot…
Source: Comic Natalie
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