Two new character trailers for the upcoming Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show TV anime series have been released, featuring Seishiro Sano and Eita. The original anime is set to air in Japan starting on July 1, 2025.
Masato Matsune (The Stories of Girls Who Couldn’t Be Magicians) is helming the anime series, with Makoto Uezu (KonoSuba) contributing as story draft writer and screenwriter. Jiro Suzuki (Revenger co-original character designer, Umineko no Naku Koro ni: Episode 2: Turn of the golden witch manga artist) serves as the original character designer, while Hiroshi Kosuga takes on the roles of character designer and chief animation director. The music for the series is composed by Evan Call (Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End). Studio Gokumi is responsible for the animation production, and Cygames is overseeing the series overall.
The voice cast for the anime includes:
- • Riho Sugiyama as Miko Kurono
- • Nana Hazumi as Kanna Kagurazaka
- • Manaka Iwami as Cthulhu and Mayu Mayusaka
- • Hiroki Yasumoto as Game Master
- • Kazuyuki Okitsu as Hastur
- • Katsuyuki Konishi as Ghatanothoa
- • Ayasa Ito as Cthugha
- • Hazuki Ogino as Tsugumi Tsukasa
- • Atsushi Tamaru as Seishiro Sano
- • Reiji Kawashima as Eita
Crunchyroll will be streaming Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show globally, outside of Japan. The primary synopsis describes:
Miko Kurono, also known as Necronomico, graduates from middle school and decides to follow her aspirations of becoming a streamer. On one occasion, while with her childhood friend, Mayu Mayusaka, and her opponent, Kanna Kagurasaka, she accepts a challenge to play a new VR game. This game allows Miko to tackle intriguing obstacles alongside other distinct streamers she encounters in the VR realm.)
Sources: Necronomico and the Cosmic Horror Show Official Twitter (via AIR News), Official Anime Website (2