The “Tohai – Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku” team recently announced the revealed character designs and cast information for the anime. Tsuyoshi Koyama will voice Noriyuki Takatsu, and Chinatsu Akasaki will voice Yuu Katsuragi.
The anime “Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai-roku” is directed by Jun Hatori, with music by Yusuke Shirato and Yuki Kishida, and animation production by EAST FISH STUDIO. Along with the main cast of Kohsuke Tanabe, Ai Fairouz, and Shunsuke Takeuchi, two additional voice actors will join. Fans can look forward to the airing in October.
The synopsis of the anime follows Kei, a high school boy who frequents an underground mahjong parlor teeming with desires, earning him the moniker ‘K of the ICE’ in the underworld due to his cold-hearted strategy and stylish gameplay. Rumors also circulate that he keeps a girl at his home.
The original work “Tohai – Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku” is by Koji Shinasaka and was originally serialized in the Young Champion and published by AKITASHOTEN.
The director of the anime is Jun Hatori, with music by Yusuke Shirato and Yuki Kishida. The series composition is by Mariko Kunisawa, character design by Sayaka Anesaki, and the animation production is by EAST FISH STUDIO.
Kei, voiced by Kohsuke Tanabe, is a high school student known as “K of the ICE” who earns money as a substitute mahjong player while pursuing academics. He has an exceptional memory and a theoretical playstyle. Amina, voiced by Ai Fairouz, is a girl from a foreign country taken to the underworld, leaving her without any official records or nationality.
After meeting Kei, she ends up living with him. Doujima, voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi, is a skilled mahjong player in the underworld with exceptional intuition and luck. Noriyuki Takatsu, voiced by Tsuyoshi Koyama, and Yuu Katsuragi, voiced by Chinatsu Akasaki, are also part of the cast.
