The cast for the upcoming pottery anime Yakunara Mug Cup Mo has officially announced, along with a new key visual unveiled.
Comic Natalie reports Minami Tanaka will be voicing the role of Himeno Toyokawa; who moved to Tajimi with her father and was recently invited to the pottery club. Yu Serizawa will be voicing Mika Kukuri, who’s a beginner at pottery.
Yuki Wakai will be voicing Naoko Naruse, Himeno’s neighbor who likes comics and video games. Rina Honizumi will be voicing Toko Aoki, who is the most experienced of the four with pottery.
You can find the new key visual below.
Yakunara Mug Cup Mo began in 2012 as a promotional manga for the city of Tajimi in Gifu prefecture, which is known for its earthenware pottery. The manga is available for free online and celebrates Tajimi’s history with ceramics.
You can find the rundown (via the official English website) below.
The city of Tajimi, located in the southern part of Gif Prefecture, Japan, is famous for Mino earthenware. The city is dotted with historical pottery producers and ceramic art museums.
It has facilities where you can try your hand at making pottery, and many restaurants that serve food on Minoware dishes.
The story begins when a high school girl moves to a shopping street in Tajimi. Many encounters await her, friends, town folk, ceramic art, etc. What will she discover in a town famous for ceramic?
“Yakunara Mug Cup Mo” is a collaboration of many enthusiastic people. Like its main characters, “Yakunara Mug Cup Mo” will develop slowly. We invite you to watch it grow.”
Yakunara Mug Cup Mo is coming soon. The manga is available for free on the official site, or through Apple Books.
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