If you’ve been playing video games for a long time, you’ve undoubtedly heard the phrase “e-sports.” If you are unaware of e-sports, they are video games played in a highly structured competitive atmosphere.
E-sports have been around for years now and Japan has decided that they are ready to give the world an original e-sports anime uniting both gamers and anime otakus.
On Saturday, TV Asahi revealed Our Rainy Protocol (Bokura no Ameiro Protocol), a new original television anime production. The anime will launch on TV Asahi’s NUMAnimation programming block in October.
The new teaser for the anime gives us glimpses of Shun Tokinoya’s past and how he ends up working in a gaming cafe. The teaser also revealed the cast for the upcoming anime.
| Character | Cast | Other Works |
| Shun Tokinoya | Kensho Ono | Floch Forster (Attack on Titans) |
| Yū Saegusa | Sora Amamiya | Nazuna Nanakusa (Call of the Night) |
| Nozomi Inazuki | Inori Minase | Jeanne (Case Study of Vanitas) |
| Mio Tokinoya | Momo Asakura | Yumi (My Little Monster) |
| Akito Sendō | Ryohei Kimura | Blood D. Bloods (Blood Lad) |
As for the staff that will be working behind the scenes to make sure that the new upcoming anime is a success, includes:
| Position | Staff | Other Works |
| Chief Director | Yasutaka Yamamoto | Servant × Service, |
| Director | Daishi Kato | JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean |
| Story | Kotsukotsu | – |
| Series Scripts | Katsuhiko Takayama | Overtake! |
| Character Designer | Booota & Kanna Hirayama | Higehiro & Goblin Slayer |
With such a strong cast and staff that have worked on some of the biggest anime, ‘Our Rainy Protocol’ appears incredibly promising, and let’s hope that the anime adaptation reflects the thrill and excitement of e-sports.
About Our Rainy Protocol
Our Rainy Protocol is an original anime and the story centers on Shun Tokinoya, a second-year high school living with his mother and younger sister.
After his father’s death in an accident and his sister’s injury, he quit the game he was passionate about, and now works at an esports café called “FOX ONE.” He spends all his time studying and working part-time while hanging out with his childhood gaming friends.
However, it comes to light that FOX ONE is in a considerable amount of debt. In order to repay the debt, Shun and his friends enter the “Xaxxerion Championship” tournament to win the tournament’s prize money.
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