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Zero-G and Saber Works handle animation.","whyItMatters":"The premiere date and broadcast lineup put a Zero-G and Saber Works adaptation of a long-running Shosetsuka ni Naro light novel on the winter schedule, with idol-group casting doing the promotional work ahead of the January 7 launch.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe cast additions come from ≒JOY, the idol group, rather than from the voice-acting pool the rest of the roster draws on. Daisuke Sakaguchi leads as Heihachi, with Miyu Tomita as Norl, Iori Noguchi as Estel, Ai Kayano as Shisuha Alvy and Rie Kugimiya as Luna Varedas. Masahiro Takada is chief director and Takashi Asami directs, with Deko Akao on series scripts and Miori Suzuki designing characters and serving as chief animation director. Hiroaki Tsutsumi and George King compose the music.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Gacha Girls Corps puts ≒JOY's Aimi Ozawa and Renon Esumi behind characters rather than in front of a stage, which tests whether idol fans follow the voice work without a live performance to anchor it.","twitterPost":"≒JOY's Aimi Ozawa and Renon Esumi join Gacha Girls Corps as voices, not performers, so the draw is the character work over the group's stage presence.","threadsPost":"Gacha Girls Corps is casting ≒JOY's Aimi Ozawa and Renon Esumi as Miguel and Lennon, which means the idol group's pull has to translate into character voices. Fans who know them from the stage get no performance to watch, only the roles they play.","newsletterBlurb":"Gacha Girls Corps has a January 7 premiere on Tokyo MX, plus runs on Hokkaido Broadcasting, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, BS11 and AT-X. Two ≒JOY members, Aimi Ozawa and Renon Esumi, joined the cast as Miguel and Lennon. 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