Cast for Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai Movie Revealed

The official website for the anime film adaptation of Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai has announced the full cast for the movie. This plot is created by Romeo Tanaka, known for his other novel, Humanity Has Declined. See the cast list below:

• Nobunaga Shimazaki as Ichirō Satō
• Kana Hanazawa as Ryōko Satō
• Marina Inoue as Ōshima
• Satomi Akesaka as Imawano
• Hisako Kanemoto as Kobato
• Ryohei Kimura as Takahashi
• Hiroki Yasumoto as Yamamoto
• Yumiko Kobayashi as Itō
• Kappei Yamaguchi as Suzuki
• Chiwa Saito as Hino
• Kenichirou Matsuda as Andō
• Kishô Taniyama as Kinoshita
• Yu Kobayashi as Oda
• Satsuki Yukino as Ichirō’s Elder Sister
• Kaho Kouda as Ichirō’s Mother
• Showtaro Morikubo as Kume
• Takahiro Mizushima as Dorisen
• Ryotaro Okiayu as Man in a Black Robe
• Tetsu Inada as Man in a White Robe
• Jouji Nakata as Narrator

Shimazaki and Hanazawa’s roles were previously revealed August 2012 as they were casted for the lead roles in the movie. Joining them are fellow voice actors Marina Inoue, Satsuki Yukino and Satomi Akesaka.

The film is based on the 2008 light novel of the same name by Romeo Tanaka. This is actually a school rom-com series that follows Ichiro Sato, nicknamed as “Menzu,” a highschool freshman. He forgets his textbook one day and sneaks back into his school at an unearthly hour. However, during this time, he encounters a beautiful girl who calls herself a witch from another world. Ichiro used to suffer mirages like this, but he promised to stop imagining things so that he can change into a better person as he becomes a freshman in school.

Seiji Kishi will be directing the anime film at AIC Asta. Makoto Uezu will be collaborating on the story composition with Jun Kumagai, the scriptwriter. Kazuaki Morita will adapt the original novel illustrations created by mebae. Aura: Maryūinkōga Saigo no Tatakai will open in Japanese theaters this spring.