 Production company Aniplex opened an official website opened for a television anime adaptation of Kana Akatsuki's Shunkashuutou Daikousha: Haru no Mai (Agents of the Four Seasons: Dance of Spring) light novel on Thursday, revealing the production staff, "Spring" visual (pictured), and an announcement promo.Staff Director: Ken Yamamoto (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby - Shin Jidai no Tobira) Animation Advisor: Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Spy x Family director) Series Composition: Ayumu Hisao (Watashi no Oshi wa Akuyaku Reijou.) Character Design: Namiko Torii (Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn key animation) Visual Development, Image Board: Satomi Maiya (Totsukuni no Shoujo director), Yuutarou Kubo (Totsukuni no Shoujo (2022) director) Art Director: Yuusuke Takeda (Bamboo) (Chainsaw Man) Color Design: Ayaka Nakamura (WIT Studio) (Urusei Yatsura (2022)) Director of Photography: Keisuke Nozawa (Graphinica Sapporo Studio) (Vivy: Fluorite Eye's Song) Editing: Keisuke Yanagi (Jujutsu Kaisen), ACE Sound Production: Tohokushinsha Sound Director: Eriko Kimura (Tohokushinsha) (Look Back) Animation Producer: Joe Ootani (Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan) Line Producer: Keisuke Satou Studio: WIT Studio Akatsuki began penning the fantasy romance series with illustrations by Suou under the Dengeki Bunko imprint in April 2021, approximately a year after concluding the Violet Evergarden sequel light novel Ever After. Kadokawa published the eighth volume, Tasogare no Ite (The Archer of Twilight), on December 10 last year. Nappa Komatsuda began drawing a manga adaptation of Haru no Mai in LaLa magazine in July 2022. Hakusensha published the fifth volume on February 5. Yuriko Asami began drawing a side story subtitled Hyakka Hyakuyou (One Hundred Songs and One Hundred Pages) on ComicWalker's Comic Dengeki Daioh "g" Web section in May 2023. Kadokawa published the second volume in December 2024. Yen Press licensed the light novel and first manga adaptation in English in May 2023 and June 2024, respectively. The fourth light novel volume went on sale in December 2024, with the fifth volume planned for an August 12 release. The first manga volume shipped in November 2024, with the second volume going on sale on April 22. Kadokawa Global BookWalker website is publishing the side story manga. Shunkashuutou Daikousha: Haru no Mai placed second in the Bunkobon (Light Novel) category in the 2022 Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! rankings. Synopsis Winter was once the only season in the world-but such an existence was too lonely to bear, and so it created Spring to love. Before long, the earth wished for more time to rest in the cycle, and Summer and Autumn were born. The ones who carry the cycle are called the Agents of the Four Seasons. Hinagiku, the Agent of Spring, disappeared from this land ten years ago, taking the season of spring with her. Now, after incredible hardship, she has returned to restore the cycle to its proper state-and, as in the myth passed down since the dawn of time, she sends her love to Winter. (Source: Yen Press) Announcement Official site: https://4seasons-anime.com/ Official X: @4seasons_anime Novel special site: https://dengekibunko.jp/product/syunkasyuutou/ Source: Anime! Anime! Shunkashuutou Daikousha: Haru no Mai on MAL |
VindstotApr 10, 5:12 PM
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| Yesss, finally a new anime from the Violet Evergarden author. WIT Studio is a comforting choice. Hope this isn't going to take too long... |
| I think I've seen the manga around at Barnes & Noble. Premise sounds interesting. |
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Reply to Kaoru-Mori-Stan
@Geark77 The story is divided into arcs that follow different sets of characters, and this anime will specifically adapt the spring arc. So, they'll probably adapt this arc to the end, and then gauge how well the anime does to decide whether to green light adapting the other arcs following different sets of characters into following anime seasons.
| @Kaoru-Mori-Stan Ok, thanks for the info. |
| This is so peak! No way this is getting an anime adaptation and it will be produced by Wit Studio! |
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| I smell a potential new shoujo to be addicted to! 🤩 |
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| Looks beautiful Hope it turns to be a good adaptation |
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Reply to Geark77
@mmcgr94 Do they plan multiple seasons for this show? And what does MAPPA have anything to do with it?
Geark77 said: And what does MAPPA have anything to do with it? Most likely referring to how Mappa took over adapting the rest of Attack on Titan after season 3. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
| Wit really does all sorts of stuff these days lol. From brainrot comedy to typical battle shounen to typical Shoujo now. Though looking forward. thebrentinator24 said: ++ Vinland saga as well:)Most likely referring to how Mappa took over adapting the rest of Attack on Titan after season 3. |
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Reply to Softhenic03
Wit really does all sorts of stuff these days lol. From brainrot comedy to typical battle shounen to typical Shoujo now. Though looking forward.
thebrentinator24 said:
Most likely referring to how Mappa took over adapting the rest of Attack on Titan after season 3.
++ Vinland saga as well:)Most likely referring to how Mappa took over adapting the rest of Attack on Titan after season 3.
| @Softhenic03 Oh yea that too, but at least Mappa didn't ruin Vinland. I don't think they necessarily "ruined" AOT but it definitely was inferior to what we got from Wit. |
| People on MAL refuse to actually enjoy watching anime. Your taste in anime isn't a personality trait. MAL is literally just anime Twitter as its own website lol. |
Reply to thebrentinator24
Geark77 said:
And what does MAPPA have anything to do with it?
And what does MAPPA have anything to do with it?
Most likely referring to how Mappa took over adapting the rest of Attack on Titan after season 3.
| @thebrentinator24 Was that meant to be a meme? I wonder if people usually bring this up whenever WIT adapts something. |
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