A Sign of Affection Anime Reveals their Cast in First Promotional Video Premiering Jan 2024

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Suu Morishita's A Sign of Affection (Yubisaki to Renren) manga revealed the anime's first promotional video on Friday. The video reveals more cast members and more staff. The new cast includes: Takeo Ōtsuka as Ōshi Ashioki Ryota Ohsaka as Kyōya Nagi Kaede Hondo as Rin Fujishiro The newly revealed staff includes: Chief Animation Directors: Kasumi Sakai, Yuki Nishioka, Emiko Endo, Kazue Tamari, Kanako Tsuji Clothing Design Assistant: Yuka Aono Prop Design: Ryō Hirata Sign Language Animators: Yoshiaki Yanagida, Masaya Fujimori, Yuki Miyamoto Scene Setting: Masayuki Sekine Art Director: Kohei Honda Background Art: Eiko Tsunadō, Risa Iraha Art: Kusanagi Color Design: Naomi Nakano Director of Photography: Teppei Satō Photography: Asahi Production Editing: Akane Shiraishi Sound Director: Hiromi Kikuta Sound Production: TO Books yubi © 森下suu・講談社／ゆびさきと恋々a作委員会 The anime will premiere in Japan in January 2024 and will air on Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS NTV. Crunchyroll will debut the anime at the Anime NYC event on November 19. Crunchyroll describes the anime's story: With these hands, I want to tell you that I love you… The manga by Suu Morishita has sold over 3,400,000 copies to date (including digital copies), and has placed in many award rankings while receiving strong reactions all over social media. Yuki, a deaf college student, is struggling one day when an upperclassman from her school, Itsuomi, helps her out. Itsuomi isn't put off at all by her lack of hearing and interacts with her naturally. As he gradually opens up a new world to her, Yuki begins to develop feelings for Itsuomi... Thus begins the pure love story of Yuki, a deaf college girl, and Itsuomi, her upperclassman who travels the world with her. Sumire Morohoshi plays the character of Yuki Itose in the anime and Yū Miyazaki plays Itsuomi Nagi.