Anime Casts Haruki Ishiya, Rie Takahashi, Marika Kōno

The state website of Akiba's Trip: The Animation, the {tv set|television set} anime adaptation of Acquire's Akiba's Trip game {business|operation}, revealed the key cast people and the story for the anime on Wednesday. The cast is as follows (Note: Character brands are not official romanizations):

Haruki Ishiya as Tamotsu Denkigai

Rie Takahashi as Matome Manseika

Marika {E|T|P}? no as Niwaka Denkigai

Yuki Nagaku as Arisa Ahokainen

"Denkigai" (literally, Electric powered Town or District) with different kanji is one of the nicknames for Akihabara and similar shopping districts {offering} electric and electronic goods. Ahokainen is a Finnish family name.

The site describes the story:

Akihabara, a broad-minded neighborhood where everyone from beginners to masters are welcomed. Even if you're exclusively, if you visit Akiba, you'll find someone who understands you. It's a neighborhood where anything is possible, where anyone can do seemingly anything; a place where you can lay bare your body and soul. In this neighborhood of Akiba, which has everything including cartoons, games, maids, idols, used parts, and cheap food, battles are fought against the "Bagurimono, " and a steadfast "boy satisfies girl" story begins!

The anime will premiere in January 2017 on Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, and AT-X, and is offering as the first task to commemorate Gonzo's twenty fifth anniversary.

Hiroshi Ikehata (Seiyu's Life!, Robot Girls Z) is directing the series, Kazuho Hyodo (ReLIFE, Automatic robot Girls Z) is {managing|controlling} the series composition, and Hajime Mitsuda (key filmtegner for Steins; Gate, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt) is designing the {character types|heroes|personas}.

The Akiba's Trip video games take place in a reproduction of Tokyo's Akihabara district, where the player must fight vampires by tearing off their clothes and exposing them to the sunlight.

Game creator Acquire released the first Akiba's Trip game for the PlayStation Portable in 2011, and an updated version, Akiba's Trip Plus, for PSP {this year|news}. Acquire released the Akiba's Trip 2 sequel game for Nintendo wii 3 and PlayStation Vita in 2013.

XSEED Video games released Akiba's Trip 2 in North America as Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed on PS3 and PS Vita, and later on PlayStation 4 and PC. NIS America released {the overall game|the sport} in Europe.

Also, the Akiba's Trip Comemoração! PC browser and Android os game is also planned to attain the end of November.

The Akiba's Whip successor game is the first action RPG in the franchise, and it will ship for the PS4 and PS Vita in Japan this winter after having a hold off . XSEED Games will release the game this winter in English on the same systems.