{"rewrite":{"id":"r_48de40b31e814320a3a6c38e","clusterId":"c_0b137010908948519c887c49","slug":"recommendation-from-mr-iwamoto-anime-sets-july-4-debut-adds-cast-and-theme-songs","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Recommendation From Mr. Iwamoto Anime Sets July 4 Debut, Adds Cast and Theme Songs","summary":"The television anime adaptation of Hiroshi Shiibashi's manga \"Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto\" will premiere on July 4 at 10:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX, with a later broadcast on Sun TV. The opening theme song \"Budding\" will be performed by THE JET BOY BANGERZ, and the ending theme song \"Koko ni Iru\" will be performed by WOLF HOWL HARMONY. Two additional cast members were announced: Gen Sato as Ryū Sazame and Shinnosuke Tokudome as Mizuhi Awadama. The series stars Taito Ban as Kodō Iwamoto, Yuki Sakakihara as Kai Haramachi, Kent Itō as Sōichirō Amaha, Akira Ishida as Bōkyo Kizujō, Masaya Fukunishi as Oni Okuaki, and Takuma Nagatsuka as Shizuma Aonuma. Toshifumi Kawase directs the series at Studio DEEN, with series composition by Keiichirō Ōchi, character designs by Atsuko Nakajima, and music by Yoshiaki Dewa and Tōru Ishitsuka. The manga, which began serialization in Ultra Jump in February 2021, is set in the 1910s and follows a military-run middle school that investigates supernatural phenomena.","whyItMatters":"The announcement locks in a summer premiere date and completes the core production team, signaling the project has moved past pre-production into a fixed broadcast schedule.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe sound director is Takuya Hiramitsu, whose credits include \"The Prince of Tennis\" and \"Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's.\" The manga's creator, Hiroshi Shiibashi, is also known for \"Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan,\" which ran from 2008 to 2012 with 25 volumes and inspired two television anime seasons. Viz Media published that manga in English. Shiibashi published four more chapters for \"Nura\" in 2023.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShiibashi launched the \"Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto\" manga in Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine in February 2021, after publishing a one-shot pilot in Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ app in March 2020. Shueisha published the 13th compiled book volume on January 19. Shiibashi is also the creator of \"Illegal Rare,\" \"Tsukumogami: Teito Jōhōbu Tokkenchobōin Serosero Nanashiki,\" and \"Yui Kamio Lets Loose.\"\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Young Jump trailer for the series describes the anime as set in the 1910s, at a school established by the Imperial Japanese Army. Kodō Iwamoto, a third-year student at Seihō Middle School, is sent on investigations across the country by military orders. He encounters people with special powers, \"ability users,\" and offers them letters of recommendation to the academy.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto anime premieres July 4 on Tokyo MX. THE JET BOY BANGERZ and WOLF HOWL HARMONY perform the theme songs. Gen Sato and Shinnosuke Tokudome join the cast.","twitterPost":"The anime for Hiroshi Shiibashi's 1910s supernatural manga gets a July 4 date. Studio DEEN, director Toshifumi Kawase. Two new cast members: Gen Sato and Shinnosuke Tokudome.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The \"Recommendation from Mr. Iwamoto\" anime adaptation will premiere on July 4, with theme songs by THE JET BOY BANGERZ and WOLF HOWL HARMONY. 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