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A brand new teaser visual featuring central characters has also been revealed.
One of the most anticipated romance anime of the year, Kowloon Generic Romance, just revealed its release date. Based on the popular manga series by Jun Mayuzuki, the story is a sci-fi mystery with a dash of romance to make it more intriguing. According to the official website and X (formerly Twitter) account of the project, Kowloon Generic Romance will air on 5 April, 2025.
Kowloon Generic Romance cast and staff
The anime features many popular voice actors including:
- Haruka Shiraishi as Reiko Kujirai (Wendy Sato in High Card and Karen Moriya in Blue Box)
- Tomokazu Sugita as Hajime Kudou (Gintoki Sakata in Gintama and Gyomei Himejima in Demon Slayer)
- Ryōtarō Okiayu as Miyuki Hebinuma (Byakuya Kuchiki in Bleach and Kokushibo in Demon Slayer)
- Taito Ban as Tao Gwen (Sung Jinwoo in Solo Leveling and Kengo Morimoto in Oshi no Ko)
- Aoi Koga as Yaomay (Kaguya Shinomiya in Kaguya-sama Love is War and Shouko Komi in Komi Can’t Communicate)
- Sayumi Suzuhiro as Xiaohei (Nijika Ichiji in Bocchi the Rock! And Lawine in Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End)
- Kengo Kawanishi as Yūlong (Taiga Tsugeura in Wind Breaker and Gen in Dr. Stone)
Arvo Animation is producing the anime project with Yoshiaki Iwasaki directing it. Jin Tanaka is in charge of series composition while character designs are being done by Yuka Shibata. Yūji Kaneko is the art director and Ryōhei Sataka is in charge of music composition. The opening theme song ‘Summertime Ghost’ is being performed by Wednesday Campanella, while mekakushe is performing the ending theme song ‘Koi no Retronym’.
Kowloon Generic Romance story and other details
As mentioned before, the anime series is based on the popular manga of the same name by Jun Mayuzuki. The author is also known for his other series After the Rain. The anime was announced in October 2024 alongside a live-action movie starring Riho Oshioka and Koshi Mizukami. The manga is serialised in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump magazine and has 10 tankōbon volumes as of yet.
The story is set in an alternate reality Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong. Reiko Kujirai, a realtor, falls in love with her co-worker and senior Hajime Kudou. The two get along well, although Kudou is put off by Kujirai’s love for all things new and high-tech. He seems to enjoy living in the cramped yet comfortable past that Kowloon offers. But one day, things come to light when Reiko starts realising that she might be living someone else’s life.
