Engage Kiss (anime)

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**Engage Kiss** (エンゲージ・キス, *Engēji Kisu*?) is an original anime produced by A-1 Pictures and written by Fumiaki Maruto with character designs by Tsunako titled Engage Kiss will premiere in 3, July 2022.

The anime was first labeled as "Project Engage", which listed Fumiaki Maruto (the author of *Saekano*) and Tsunako (the Illustrator of *Trinity Universe,* *Hyperdimension Neptunia*, *Date A Live*, *Fairy Fencer F* and *The King's Proposal*) as the main staff. The details were then announced through the Aniplex booth at the AnimeJapan 2022 event. The series, titled *Engage Kiss*, is produced by A-1 Pictures and directed by Tomoya Tanaka, with Shunsaku Yano in charge of world setting, Shinpei Wada adapting Megumi Katagiri's demon designs for animation, and Yoshiaki Fujisawa composing the music. It will premiere on July 3, 2022 on Tokyo MX and other channels. The opening theme song, "Everyone, Scramble" (誰彼スクランブル, *Dare-kare Sukuranburu*), is performed by Halca. The ending theme song, "Love-Brain" (恋愛脳, *Renai-Nō*), is performed by Akari Nanawo.

## Synopsis

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* Japanese
The anime is set in Baylong City, an artificial island city established in the Pacific Ocean to exploit local natural resources. The anime centers on three characters. The first is Shū, who runs a small company, though his spending habits have left him constantly penniless. A girl named Kisara frequents Shū's office and is constantly worried for him. Kisara attends a high school in Baylong City and does everything from clerical work to household chores with confidence. Meanwhile, Ayano is Shū's ex-girlfriend and former work colleague in a company that Shū used to work for.

「ベイロンシティ」――どこの国にも属さない、太平洋に浮かぶメガフロート型の都市。新エネルギー資源「オルゴニウム」を採掘し、世界でもっとも注目されるこの都市では、「Ｄ災害」と呼ばれる、「悪魔」の引き起こす特殊な事件が多発していた。

一部の人間にのみその存在を知られるＤ災害。対処を行うのは、「ＰＭＣ」民間軍事会社。

ベイロンシティで暮らす青年・シュウはそのひとつを運営しているが、会社の規模は零細。おまけに仕事も選ぶので、資金繰りは常に苦しい。
## Staff

* Series Composition and Scriptwriter: Fumiaki Maruto
* Original Illustrator: Tsunako
* Director: Tomoya Tanaka
* World Design: Shunsaku Yano
* Animation Character Design: Masaaki Takiyama
* Sub-character Design: Chiaki Naruzumi
* Chief Animation Director: Masaaki Takiyama, Chiaki Naruzumi
* Original Demon Design: Ikumi Katagiri
* Animation Demon Design, Prop Design: Shinpei Wada
* Weapon Design: Kenji Teraoka
* Action Choreography: Yoshihiro Kanno
* Action Director: Hirokatsu Maruyama
* Art Director: Nobuhisa Ogiso
* Background Art: Kusanagi
* Color Design: Nanako Okazaki
* Director of Photography: Youhei Miyawaki
* Editing: Kumiko Sakamoto
* Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera
* Music: Yoshiaki Fujisawa

## Cast

* Shu Ogata: Soma Saito (Japanese); Howard Wang (English)
* Kisara: Saya Aizawa (Japanese); Kayli Mills (English)
* Ayano Yuugiri: Lynn (Japanese); Suzie Yeung (English)
* Sharon Holygrail: Rumi Okubo; Anairis Quiñones (English)
* Akino Yuugiri: Akeno Watanabe; Dawn M. Bennett (English)
* Miles Morgan: Kenichirō Matsuda (Japanese); Bill Butts (English)
* Tetsuya Mikami: Yoshiaki Hasegawa (Japanese); Mark Whitten (English)
* Shenhua Hachisuka: Aya Uchida (Japanese); Courtney Lin (English)
* Linhua Hachisuka: Saori Ōnishi (Japanese); Abby Trott (English)
* Mikhail Hachisuka: Ryōta Ōsaka (Japanese); Beau Bridgland (English)
* Kanna Ogata: Akari Kitō (Japanese); Lisa Reimold (English)
* Thomas Cobalt Drescher: Yuichi Nakamura
* Delia Goldilocks: Ami Koshimizu

## Music

* Opening Theme Song: Everyone, Scramble
* Ending Theme Song: Love-Brain

## Trailers

オリジナルTVアニメーション「Engage Kiss」2022年7月放送決定オリジナルTVアニメーション「Engage Kiss」第１弾PV／2022年7月2日(土)より放送開始！オリジナルTVアニメーション「Engage Kiss」第2弾PV／2022年7月2日(土）より放送開始！

## References

1. ↑ "Aniplex Reveals 'Project Engage' With Saekano Writer Fumiaki Maruto, Date A Live Illustrator Tsunako"
2. ↑ "Engage Kiss Comedy Anime Posts 2nd Video, More Cast, Ending Theme Song"