‘The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You’ turns classic high-school love into ‘the most bizarre form of harem’. As the title speaks for itself, one man dating a hundred girls is unimaginable and unrealistic. Yet, it will leave you in splits as each girl behaves differently.
One of them is a classic tsundere, another one is stone-faced, and a third one is a science nerd. The protagonist Rentaro Aijo does not even have a choice of choosing one – because they are all his ‘soulmates’. To make it worse, rejecting one person will lead them to death.
On Friday, the official website for ‘The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You’ revealed its first promo with a new visual. It also revealed more cast and the release date. The anime is scheduled to arrive this fall on October 8.
In the promo, Rentaro prays at the shrine for a better love life when the shrine deity appears, startling him. He later learns that he is destined to have 100 girlfriends. The promo also introduces Rentaro’s five girlfriends along with their voice artists.
More cast members were revealed in the video. The names of all the revealed voice artists are listed below:
| Character | Voice Artist | Other Works |
| Rentarō Aijō | Wataru Katō | Touka Scott (The Legendary Hero is Dead!) |
| Hakari Hanazono | Kanae Hondo | Sakura Minamoto (Zombie Land Saga) |
| Karane Inda | Miyu Tomita | Riko (Made in Abyss) |
| Shizuka Yoshimoto | Maria Naganawa | Kanna (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid) |
| Nano Eiai | Asami Seto | Nobara Kugisaki (Jujutsu Kaisen) |
| Kusuri Yakuzen | Ayaka Asai | Zeta (The Eminence in Shadow) |
| God (Kami-sama) | Shigeru Chiba | Buggy (One Piece) |
Some of the staff members were revealed during the announcement in March. Below is the core production staff working on the anime adaptation:
| Position | Staff | Other Works |
| Director | Hikaru Sato | Dropkick on My Devil! |
| Animation Production | Bibury Animation Studios | Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation |
| Series Composition | Takashi Aoshima | Synduality: Noir |
| Character Design | Akane Yano | Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki |
| Music | Shuhei Mutsuki | Lycoris Recoil |
| Music | Shunsuke Takizawa | Kemono Michi: Rise Up |
| Music | eba | Dead Mount Death Play |
This show seems promising but not just because of its concept. There are a few ‘breaking-the-fourth wall’ moments that lift this rom-com beyond the protagonist’s initial dilemma. Because of that and the diversity of characters, this is worth trying even if you do not like the genre.
About The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really, Love You
The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You (100 Kanojo) often referred to simply as The 100 Girlfriends is a harem and romantic comedy manga series written by Rikito Nakamura and illustrated by Yukiko Nozawa.
It follows Rentaro Aijo who has confessed to 100 girls and has been rejected by all. As a last resort, he prays at a shrine for a girlfriend during his high school life but due to an error on the side of God of Love, Rentaro is destined to have 100 soulmates.
If Rentaro doesn’t accept a soulmate, she is fated to die in an accident. So, to save their lives, Rentaro decides to have a harem of 100 girlfriends.
Source: Official Website, Comic Natalie
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