A Loli Wife Arrives at If My Wife Became an Elementary School Student
On the official site for the anime adaptation of the manga written and illustrated by Yayu Murata, "If My Wife Became an Elementary School Student (Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru)", a new promotional video for the project was revealed. The video confirms that the premiere is scheduled for the Fall-2024 period (October-December), and lists the production details.
Yayu Murata began publishing the manga through Houbunsha's Weekly Manga Times magazine in July 2018, and ended it in December 2022. Therefore, this is one of those rare cases where a finished manga gets an anime adaptation. This is possibly due to the fact that the work was quite popular at the time due to its curious theme.
Voice cast
- Daisuke Hirakawa as Keisuke Niijima, a devoted husband of his wife Takae, who died 10 years ago.
- Aoi Yuuki as Takae Niijima/Marika Shiraishi, Keisuke's late wife who is later reincarnated as an elementary school student named Marika.
- Maiko Nomura as Mai Niijima, Keisuke and Takae's only daughter.
Production Equipment
- Noriyuki Abe (BLEACH, Yuu☆Yuu☆Hakusho, Gakkou no Kaidan) directs the anime at Studio Signpost, formerly known as Pierrot Plus.
- Sawako Hirabayashi (Horimiya, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun, Shiki) is in charge of writing and supervising the scripts.
- Narihito Sekikawa (Tokyo Ghoul, THE LAST: NARUTO THE MOVIE, Inu-ou) is in charge of character design and animation direction.
Synopsis of If My Wife Became an Elementary School Student
Keisuke Niijima lost his beloved wife, Takae, 10 years ago. Since then, he does not feel alive and is seen as a gloomy man. Keisuke's only family left is his only daughter, Mai. Keisuke wants Mai to be happy, but he hasn't done anything for his daughter, other than support her. Father-daughter time stopped 10 years ago. They live in the same house but lead very separate lives and do not communicate well. One day, an elementary school girl appears in front of Niijima's house and claims that she is the reincarnation of Takae.
Source: Comic Natalie
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