Fumita Yanagida’s Tomo-chan Is a Girl! is one romantic comedy anime worth waiting for because of its one-of-a-kind main characters. As the anime kicks off in the first week of the new year, international fans won’t have to wait extra anymore.
According to Crunchyroll, Tomo-chan Is a Girl! will also premiere in English dub at 1:00 EST on January 4, 2023, on the streaming platform. The anime will also premiere in Japanese with English Subtitles.
Caitlin Glass has directed the English dub, which features the following cast members voicing the characters:
| Character | Character Voice | Previous Work |
| Tomo Aizawa | Lexi Nieto | Walkure (takt op.Destiny) |
| Junichiro Kubota | Ricco Fajardo | Shinichi Sakurai (Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!) |
| Misuzu Gundo | Jad Saxton | Chika Fujiwara (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) |
| Carol Olston | Sally Amaki | Sakura Fujima (22/7) |
| Tatsumi Tanabe | Christopher Llewyn Ramirez | Koichi Shindo (Horimiya) |
| Kosuke Misaki | Ciaran Strange | Ashito Aoi (Aoashi) |
Sally Amaki is also a part of the Japanese cast, voicing Carol Olston in the Japanese dub. Here is the list of the original cast:
| Character | Character Voice | Previous Work |
| Tomo Aizawa | Rie Takahashi | Megumin (KonoSuba) |
| Junichiro Kubota | Kaito Ishikawa | Tobio Kageyama (Haikyu!!) |
| Misuzu Gundo | Rina Hidaka | Silica (SAO) |
| Carol Olston | Sally Amaki | Akubi (Pandora to Akubi) |
| Tatsumi Tanabe | Yoshitsugu Matsuoka | Souma Yukihira (Food Wars!) |
| Kosuke Misaki | Kouhei Amasaki | Monoma (My Hero Academia) |
The first two episodes were premiered at the Anime NYC event on November 19. Tomo-chan Is a Girl! is planned for 13 episodes in total. Studio Lay-duce has produced the series with Hitoshi Nanba as the director and Megumi Shimizu as the screenwriter.
Shiroi Hiraiwa designed the characters for the anime, and Masaru Yokoyama composed the music for the series.
About Tomo-chan Is a Girl!
Tomo-chan Is a Girl! is a four-panel manga by Fumita Yanagida. It was published from April 2015 to July 2019. The manga will also receive an anime adaptation in 2023.
The plot revolves around a tomboy girl, Tomo Aizawa. She has a crush on her childhood friend, Jun, but he only ever thinks of her as a guy. She tries to show her love but it ends up in Jun completely misinterpreting her hints.
The hilarious series shows how Tomo tries to capture Jun’s attention while also dealing with her friends, Misuzu and Carol.
Source: Official Twitter
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