Anime adaptation of Kei Ii’s (伊井圭) 1999 Japanese mystery novel Woodpecker Detective’s Office (啄木鳥探偵處) revealed its 1st teaser video and cast comments during ACG 2019 held on 9th – 10th November. The anime is scheduled to premiere in April 2020.
The series is animated by Liden Films, with Tomoe Makino (牧野友映)serving as director, and “Hanebad!” director Shinpei Ezaki (江崎 慎平) serving as chief director. “Haikyuu!!” scriptwriter and series composition Taku Kishimoto (岸本卓) is handling the series composition.
▍1st Teaser Video
▍Story
The story takes place in 1909 during Japan’s Meiji era. The novel tells the fictional story of Takuboku Ishikawa (a real-life poet) who runs a detective agency with his friend Kyōsuke Kindaichi, a real-life linguist. They join hands to investigate a ghost appearances at the Asakusa Jūnikai building, known as the Ryōunkai.
▍Cast
■ Takuboku Ishikawa (石川啄木) – CV: Shintarō Asanuma (浅沼 晋太郎)
■ Kyōsuke Kindaichi (金田一京助) – CV: Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井 孝宏)
■ XXX – CV: Kenjiro Tsuda
▍Booth @ACG 2019
▍Cast Comments
■ Shintarō Asanuma (浅沼 晋太郎)
■ Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井 孝宏)