Pony Canyon released a trailer and a new visual on Friday for Gotōbun no Hanayome, the latest anime special based on Negi Haruba’s romantic comedy manga, The Quintessential Quintuplets (Gotōbun no Hanayome). Pony Canyon also revealed the English title for the anime as The Quintessential Quintuplets Specials 2.
The anime will have a limited three-week theater screening in Japan starting on September 20, before it airs on television this winter. Pony Canyon also announced that the anime will have limited screenings in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, and Thailand.
Masato Jinbo, who directed The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie, is directing the anime at Bibury Animation Studio and is also responsible for the series scripts. Negi Haruba, the original manga creator, is credited for collaborating on the scripts, while Masato Katsumata, who worked on The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬ and The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie, is designing the characters.
The anime’s opening theme song, “Gotōbun no Egao” (Quintuplets Smile), and the ending theme song, “Memories,” are performed by the Nakano quintuplets, voiced by Ayana Taketatsu, Ayane Sakura, Inori Minase, Kana Hanazawa, and Miku Itō.
Haruba launched the original manga in Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine in August 2017, and the series concluded in February 2020. The manga has over 20 million copies in circulation.
In April, a new light novel was announced, with Haruba providing the original story concept and Hajime Asano, known for Mayo Chiki! and Lapis Re:LiGHTs, writing the novel. The light novel will explore parts of the quintuplets’ daily lives that were not covered in the original manga.
The anime’s first season premiered in January 2019 with 12 episodes. The second season aired from January to March 2021.
The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie was released in Japan in May 2022 and served as the story’s finale at that time. The movie sold around 1.7 million tickets, earning approximately 2.24 billion yen (about US$14 million). Crunchyroll screened the film in the United States and Canada with English subtitles and an English dub in December 2022.
