Based on Kei Ii’s (伊井圭) 1999 award-winning mystery novel, TV anime “Woodpecker Detective’s Office” (啄木鳥探偵處) reveals an official trailer and is confirmed to premiere on 14th April 2020.
The PV also previews the opening theme song “Honjitsu mo Makoto ni Seiten Nari” (本日モ誠ニ晴天也), performed by voice cast Makoto Furukawa. NOW ON AIR will perform the series’ ending theme song “Gondola no Uta” (ゴンドラの唄).
▍Official Trailer
▍Story
The story takes place in 1909 during Japan’s Meiji era, which 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 the ghost appearances at the Asakusa Jūnikai building, known as the Ryōunkai.
▍Staff and Production
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 Taku Kishimoto (岸本卓) is handling the series composition.
▍ 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)
■ Kodo Nomura (野村 胡堂) – CV: Kenjiro Tsuda (津田健次郎)
■ Taro Hirai (平井 太郎) – CV: Kenshō Ono(小野 賢章)
■ Isamu Yoshii (吉井 勇) – CV: Sōma Saitō(斉藤 壮馬)
■ Sakutoro Hagiwara (萩原 朔太郎) – CV: Yūichirō Umehara (梅原裕一郎)
■ Bokusui Wakayama (若山 牧水) – CV: Makoto Furukawa (古川 慎)
■ Ryūnosuke Akutagawa (芥川 龍之介) – CV: Yukiya Hayashi (林幸矢)