Written by: Allysa Malicdem
Published on: September 1, 2021 at 19:20 PHT (GMT+8)
The official website for Sana Kirioka’s Taisho Otome Fairy Tale (Taisho Otome Otogi Banashi) TV anime adaptation has released on Wednesday the installment’s third promotional video (PV). It also revealed and previewed the series’ opening theme song titled “Otome no Kokoroe” (A Girl’s Knowledge) from Japanese pop rock duo GARNiDELiA. The said TV anime is set to premiere on October 8.
Cast includes:
Yūsuke Kobayashi as Tamahiko Shima
Saya Aizawa as Yuzuki Tachibana
Yume Miyamoto as Tamako Shima
Chika Anzai as Ryō Atsumi
Ayasa Itō as Kotori Shiratori
Shunichi Toki as Hakaru Shiratori
Synergy SP works on the animation with director Jun Hatori. Character designs are from Mayu Watanabe. Scriptwriting is handled by Hiroko Fukuda. Music composition is under Yasuharu Takanashi. Funimation will stream the said series on October.
The official Twitter of Taisho Otome Fairy Tale TV anime adaptation has shared the news on the upcoming installment together with the opening of the website.
The romantic comedy/slice-of-life manga started serialization in Jump SQ magazine on July 2015 until September 2017. The manga has a total of 42 chapters published in five (5) tankobon volumes. It is set in Japan's Taisho era and focuses on the story of a young man named Tamahiko Shima. Its sequel, Shouwa Otome Otogibanashi, was serialized on Shueisha’s Shonen Jump+ website from August 2018 to May 2020 with a total of 48 chapters in five (5) tankobon volumes.
Taisho Otome Otogi Banashi Manga Synopsis from MAL:
Tamahiko Shima is the youngest son of the powerful and wealthy Shima family. Blessed with great fortune since his childhood, he grew up wanting nothing but affection from his oftentimes distant family.
After losing his mother and crippling his dominant arm in an accident, Tamahiko fell into deep despair and is cast aside by his own father for his handicap. Condemned to live isolated in the countryside where he would not bring shame to his family's name, he resigned himself to dying alone—until one day, a young girl named Yuzuki Tachibana appeared on his doorstep, proclaiming that Tamahiko's father sent her to be his bride.
As she takes care of Tamahiko, Yuzuki brings a feeling of springtime into Tamahiko's dreary life, allowing him to gradually heal from the deep emotional scars of his youth. Their lives slowly intertwine as both Tamahiko and Yuzuki taste the fruits of their first love.
Source: Taisho Otome Fairy Tale official Twitter, official website, via Comic Natalie
