Manga 'Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko!' Gets TV Anime for Winter 2023

by Aidan
Jul 3, 2022 1:12 PM | 68 Comments

The Crunchyroll Industry Panel at Anime Expo announced on Sunday a television anime adaptation of Fumita Yanagida's Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko! (Tomo-chan Is a Girl!) manga. The panel also revealed the main staff, cast, teaser visual (pictured) and teaser promotional video.The anime is scheduled to premiere in January 2023.

Cast
Tomo Aizawa: Rie Takahashi (Kanojo, Okarishimasu)
Junichiro Kubota: Kaito Ishikawa (Kakkou no Iinazuke)
Misuzu Gundo: Rina Hidaka (Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san)
Carol Olston: Sally Amaki (22/7)

Staff
Director: Hitoshi Nanba (Golden Kamuy)
Assistant Director: Noriko Hashimoto (High School Fleet)
Series Composition: Megumi Shimizu (Otome Game no Hametsu Flag shika Nai Akuyaku Reijou ni Tensei shiteshimatta...)
Character Design: Shiori Hiraiwa (Wonder Egg Priority 2nd key animation)
Music: Masaru Yokoyama (Fruits Basket 1st Season)
Studio: Lay-duce

Yanagida began writing the romantic comedy series on the Twi4 Twitter account and was published on the Saizensen website from April 2015 to July 2019. Kodansha released the eighth and final volume in September 2019. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga in English in February 2018 and released the eighth and final volume in September 2020.

Synopsis
Tomo Aizawa and Junichirou "Jun" Kubota are the tightest bros you'd ever see. They roughhouse and spar, but through thick and thin, they've got each other's back. Yet, there's just one small problem: Tomo is in love with Jun!

Since she was young, tomboyish Tomo has been just another one of the guys; due to his extreme muscle-brained nature, Jun doesn't notice any of her advances—not even when she explicitly confesses. To add insult to injury, for the longest time, he didn't even realize that she was a girl.

Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko! follows the comedic hijinks of Tomo and her friends as she tries to catch Jun's eye and escape the infamous brozone. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Teaser PV

Official site: https://tomo-chan.jp/
Official Twitter: @tomo_chan_ani

Source: Crunchyroll

Tomo-chan wa Onnanoko! on MAL

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Looks interesting, I'm excited for it.

Jul 8, 2022 10:47 AM by removed-user

bastek66 said:

RobertBobert said:

Do you seriously not see the difference between the announcement and the recent broadcast?

As if recent broadcast matter for western audience.
Also reruns exist.

Saying recent broadcast isn't important and immediately using rerun as an argument - man, if you're going to make it personal and start an argument for the sake of an argument, then you picked the wrong opponent. Take it easy.

Jul 6, 2022 4:59 AM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:

bastek66 said:

They announced S3 of Konosuba and Megumin spin-off anime.

Do you seriously not see the difference between the announcement and the recent broadcast?

As if recent broadcast matter for western audience.
Also reruns exist.

Jul 6, 2022 4:56 AM by bastek66

bastek66 said:

RobertBobert said:

Did I miss some new ReZero or KonoSuba anime in recent monts?

They announced S3 of Konosuba and Megumin spin-off anime.

Do you seriously not see the difference between the announcement and the recent broadcast?

Jul 6, 2022 4:17 AM by RobertBobert

DAMNNN SERIOUSLY??? i mean like shounen romcoms are always adapted here and there but id definitely never expect tomochan. big w tho this manga was super enjoyable, trailer also looks good. im really looking forward to this one !!

Jul 6, 2022 1:22 AM by lizzziziz

RobertBobert said:

bastek66 said:

Megumin or Emilia are highest profile roles, not Sumi that appeared in one episode of kusokari s1.

Did I miss some new ReZero or KonoSuba anime in recent monts?

They announced S3 of Konosuba and Megumin spin-off anime.

Jul 5, 2022 7:06 PM by bastek66

bastek66 said:

RobertBobert said:

Writers usually take the latest high-profile role so people don't have to remember what the show was about. That is why most male VAs usually have overhype shonen like MHA.

Megumin or Emilia are highest profile roles, not Sumi that appeared in one episode of kusokari s1.

Did I miss some new ReZero or KonoSuba anime in recent monts?

Jul 5, 2022 12:00 PM by RobertBobert

RobertBobert said:

Ramund_Hin_Unge said:
"Rie Takahashi (Kanojo, Okarishimasu)".

Oh come on, you guys could've used a better role than that!

Writers usually take the latest high-profile role so people don't have to remember what the show was about. That is why most male VAs usually have overhype shonen like MHA.

Megumin or Emilia are highest profile roles, not Sumi that appeared in one episode of kusokari s1.

Jul 5, 2022 11:57 AM by bastek66

RobertBobert said:

Ramund_Hin_Unge said:
"Rie Takahashi (Kanojo, Okarishimasu)".

Oh come on, you guys could've used a better role than that!

Writers usually take the latest high-profile role so people don't have to remember what the show was about. That is why most male VAs usually have overhype shonen like MHA.

True but wow, they're really underselling her by using a role with roughly 20 lines in the first season.

Jul 4, 2022 7:31 PM by Ramund_Hin_Unge

Sounds like the plot of a light novel I read about a side character being popular or something.

Jul 4, 2022 3:09 PM by stone616

Ramund_Hin_Unge said:
"Rie Takahashi (Kanojo, Okarishimasu)".

Oh come on, you guys could've used a better role than that!

Writers usually take the latest high-profile role so people don't have to remember what the show was about. That is why most male VAs usually have overhype shonen like MHA.

Jul 4, 2022 2:35 PM by RobertBobert

"Rie Takahashi (Kanojo, Okarishimasu)".

Oh come on, you guys could've used a better role than that!

Jul 4, 2022 1:11 PM by Ramund_Hin_Unge

Awsome getting a tomboy anime! I loved the manga for it!

Jul 4, 2022 11:27 AM by rohan121

It was just yesterday that I happened to be re-reading bits of the last chapters of the manga.

I hardly ever reread a manga.

I saw this headline and I atypically gasped as I let it sink.

News of the day.

Jul 4, 2022 11:26 AM by TungstenOre

Rieri as tomboyish girl and become first time that she voiced it (usually, she voiced a chara like megumin, penny parker and emilia who are young girls)

Jul 4, 2022 6:30 AM by reny1966nanin

This seems like something that'll be pretty interesting to watch....Don't really see much tomboy romances these days so I'm here for it

Jul 4, 2022 5:57 AM by Tokoya

Cast are great and story looks interesting, I'm looking forward to it

Jul 4, 2022 5:29 AM by RedChrome

CQLLIST said:

Azuchi said:

How did you get a 56 chapter manga turned into a 900+ chapter manga?

As for this anime, I'm looking forward to it.

??????????????????????????

Actually on most sites, it is around 953 chapters but they are very short in length.
on MAL it is counted as 56. Probably it's counted like that because that was how it is released in volume format. This is from what I know. I haven't read it. I just read a few chapters

Jul 4, 2022 4:36 AM by Mantron

Azuchi said:

Mattinator95 said:

It was originally released as one page chapters hence 900+

CQLLIST said:

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Makes sense, but it turned into 56 chapters when the physicals were released I suppose. At least for me when I bought them.

Yonkoma always publish this way. I think you simply do not have the strength and nerves to arrange so many chapters separately in a printed publication.

Jul 4, 2022 4:30 AM by RobertBobert

Mattinator95 said:

Azuchi said:

How did you get a 56 chapter manga turned into a 900+ chapter manga?

As for this anime, I'm looking forward to it.

It was originally released as one page chapters hence 900+

CQLLIST said:

Azuchi said:

How did you get a 56 chapter manga turned into a 900+ chapter manga?

As for this anime, I'm looking forward to it.

??????????????????????????

Makes sense, but it turned into 56 chapters when the physicals were released I suppose. At least for me when I bought them.

Jul 4, 2022 4:15 AM by Azuchi

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