The TV anime adaptation of Sō Hamayumiba’s (浜弓場 双) four-panel manga “Dropout Idol Fruit Tart” (おちこぼれフルーツタルト) will be delayed to October due to the effects of the new coronavirus disease pandemic. The anime series was originally scheduled to premiere this summer.
▍Official Announcement
新型コロナウイルスの影響を受け、放送時期を2020年7月から10月に延期させて頂くことになりました。
詳細日程は決まり次第、公式サイトおよびTwitterにてお知らせいたします。https://t.co/GaXSTBjZ8A#ochifuru pic.twitter.com/pEvVbW3GTW— おちこぼれフルーツタルト公式アカウント (@ochifuru_anime) June 10, 2020
▍1st PV
▍Synopsis
Fourth dormitory of the Rat Production (commonly known as Nezumi-sou)—the place where dropout idol girls live: the former child actor Sekino Roko, musician Nukui Hayu, and model Maehara Nina. Sakura Ino, who always dreamed of becoming an idol, moves in.
At the same time, a decision is made to demolish the dormitory. Due to the project launched by the manager Kajino Hoho, “Dropout Idol Fruit Tart,” occupants of the dormitory form a new idol group called “Fruit Tart” and start their activities in order to repay a one hundred million yen debt.
▍Cast and Characters
■ Ino Sakura (桜 衣乃) – CV: Hiyori Nitta (新田 ひより)
■ Roko Sekino (関野 ロコ) – CV: Risa Kubota (久保田梨沙)
■ Hayu Nukui (貫井 はゆ) – CV: Haruka Shiraishi (白石 晴香)
■ Nina Maehara (前原 仁菜) – CV: Reina Kondō (近藤 玲奈)
■ Hemo Midori (緑 へも) – CV: Kyōka Moriya (守屋亨香)
▍Staff and Production
Original Story: Sō Hamayumiba (浜弓場 双)【Serialized in Manga Time Kirara Carat / Houbunsha】
Director: Keiichiro Kawaguchi (川口敬一郎)
Series Composition: Keiichiro Kawaguchi (川口敬一郎), Tatsuya Takahashi (髙橋龍也)
Characters Design: Sumie Kinoshita (木野下澄江)
Main Animators: Motoaki Satou (佐藤 元昭), Atsushi Yamamoto (山本篤史)
Art Director: Yoshimi Umino (海野よしみ)
Art Design: Junko Nagasawa (長澤順子)
Background Art: Production ai
Color Design: Sari Tagawa (田川沙里)
Photography Director: Fumi Nanba (難波史)
Editing: Rumi Maruyama (丸山流美)
Sound Director: Ryousuke Naya (納谷僚介)
Sound Production: Studio Mausu
Music: MONACA
Music Production: Kadokawa
Animation: feel.