TV anime adaptation of Japanese mystery light novel series The Case Files of Jeweler Richard (宝石商リチャード氏の謎鑑定) reveals its first PV and main cast.
Written by Nanako Tsujimura (辻村七子) and illustrated by Utako Yukihiro (雪広うたこ), who is known to be the character designer of B-PROJECT, the novel series have been sold over 400,000 copies. The anime adaptation by Shuka is scheduled to air in January 2020.
Fullmetal Alchemist director Tarô Iwasaki (岩崎太郎) will direct the series, while Mariko Kunisawa (國澤真理子) is handling the series composition based on the character design of Yukihiro.
▍Story
The story centers around a handsome British jeweler Richard Ranasinghe Dvorpian and a Japanese university student with a bright and sincere personality, Seigi Tanaka. To repay Seigi of saving him from some drunkers on the street, Richard helps Seigi to do a jewelry appraisal on a ring that his grandmother held when she died, and thus unveiling the truth of her past.
▍Characters and Cast
■ Richard Ranasinghe Dvorpian – CV: Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井孝宏)
■ Seigi Tanaka (中田正義) – CV: Yūma Uchida (内田雄馬)
