Hoshikuzu Telepath (anime)

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“*Deliver my thoughts. Deliver to you (universe).*”
―Tagline in 2nd key visual

“*This road continues into the sky (universe).*”
―Tagline in 3rd key visual
***Hoshikuzu Telepath*** (星屑テレパス, *Hoshikuzu Terepasu*, lit. "Stardust Telepath") is an anime adaptation based on the manga of the same name. It is produced by Studio GOKUMI and premiered on October 9, 2023.

## Introduction

High School Girls Aim for Space in A "Coming-of-Age Rocket" Story

Also nominated for the "NEXT MANGA AWARDS 2021"

4-koma manga by Rasuko Okuma, a popular serialization in [*Manga Time Kirara* (Houbunsha)]

"*Hoshikuzu Telepath*" will be broadcast as a TV anime in 2023!!

Umika Konohoshi, a high school girl who is not good at communicating with others,

meets Yu Akeuchi, a self-proclaimed alien, and to her surprise, they make a promise to go to space.

Then, in the course of meeting the vice class president, Haruno Takaragi, and the truant Matataki Raimon and her friends,

they decided to make a rocket—

High school girls build rockets and aim for space in this "Coming-of-Age Rocket" story!

## Promotion and release

On October 6, 2022, an anime adaptation was announced after the release of *Manga Time Kirara* November 2022 issue.

On January 30, 2023, new anime info will be announced at a later date. On February 9, 2023, the anime series will premiere in 2023 after the release of *Manga Time Kirara* March 2023 issue, including the second key visual, revealing the main staff, and the official website was opened.

On March 9, 2023, after the release of *Manga Time Kirara* April 2023 issue, two voice actors of Umika and Yu were revealed and AnimeJapan 2023 event was held on March 26, 2023, at Hakuhodo DY music & pictures Boost via Tokyo Big Sight East Hall 3.

On April 7, 2023, after the release of *Manga Time Kirara* May 2023 issue, the main character designs were revealed, and only shown in the magazine.

On May 9, 2023, after the release of *Manga Time Kirara* June 2023 issue, ten screenshots were released and shown in the magazine; the anime series will premiere in October, and have a hint that the first PV will be released later.

On June 1, 2023, new information will be released later. On June 9, 2023, after the release of *Manga Time Kirara* July 2023 issue, a teaser PV was released, along with the new cast of Haruno and Matataki and the music composer sakai asuka revealed.

On July 7, 2023, after the release of *Manga Time Kirara* August 2023 issue, the new cast of Honami and Emihara was revealed, including new visuals in the magazine only.

On August 9, 2023, after the release of *Manga Time Kirara* September 2023 issue, the opening and ending theme songs were revealed.

On August 18, 2023, a third key visual was released, plus additional staff and the official website updated and added main character pages.

On August 27, 2023, during Animelo Summer Live, a second PV was released after Miku Ito performed the opening song.

On September 8, 2023, after the release of *Manga Time Kirara* October 2023 issue, the anime series revealed the broadcast date and timeslot on TOKYO MX, BS-NTV, Sun Television, Shizuoka Broadcasting System, and AT-X.

On September 15, 2023, a third PV was released.

On September 19, 2023, an advance screening (for the first two episodes) was held on October 3, 2023, at Shinjuku Wald 9, including the appearance of the four main characters cast.

### Overseas distribution

On September 6, 2023, Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia, including Taiwan and Hong Kong. It will be streamed on Muse Asia's YouTube channel and Crunchyroll.

On September 20, 2023, Crunchyroll licensed the series as a part of the Fall 2023 Lineup under the title *Stardust Telepath*.

## Staff

* **Original Story**: Rasuko Okuma (Serialized in "*Manga Time Kirara*," Published by Houbunsha)
* **Director**: Kaori
* **Series Composition**: Natsuko Takahashi, Kaori
* **Character Design/Chief Animation Director**: Takahiro Sakai
* **Art Director**: Daisuke Negishi (STUDIO TULIP)
* **Background Design**: Katsuhisa Takiguchi (STUDIO TULIP)
* **Color Design**: Ritsuko Utagawa
* **3D Director**: Shunsaku Usui (EGG OF MIGRANT)
* **Photography Director**: Daisuke Chiba (Folium)
* **Editor**: Mutsumi Takemiya
* **Sound Director**: Ryosuke Naya
* **Music**: sakai asuka
* **Animation Production**: Studio GOKUMI

## Cast

* **Umika Konohoshi**: Yurie Funato
* **Yu Akeuchi**: Seria Fukagawa
* **Haruno Takaragi**: Moe Nagamuta
* **Matataki Raimon**: Shiki Aoki
* **Akane Emihara**: Natsumi Takamori
* **Honami Konohoshi**: Hina Yomiya

## Music

"Ten to Sen"
Miku Ito performed the opening theme. Lyrics by Shio Watanabe; Composed and Arranged by Go Sakabe.
"Tentaizu"
SoundOrion performed the ending theme. Lyrics by Kana Yaginuma; Composed by Kana Yaginuma, PASOCOM MUSIC CLUB, phritz; Arranged by PASOCOM MUSIC CLUB, phritz.

## Blu-ray releases

The Blu-ray release comes with six episodes per volume, and it contains a three-sided box/digipack drawn by Rasuko Okuma, a booklet, and an original soundtrack CD for volume 2.

### Volume 1

* Release date: January 17, 2024
* Price: 19,800 yen (including tax)
* Product number: COXC-1333
* Episodes included: 1-6
* Special features: Textless OP & ED
* Specification: Three-sided box/digipak, illustrated by Rasuko Okuma
* Enclose features: Booklet (includes a manga newly drawn by Rasuko Okuma)

### Volume 2

* Release date: February 28, 2024
* Price: 19,800 yen (including tax)
* Product number: COXC-1334
* Episodes included: 7-12
* Special features: PV Collection
* Specification: Three-sided box/digipak, illustrated by Rasuko Okuma
* Enclose features: Original Soundtrack CD, Booklet

## Comments

### Rasuko Okuma

“*We are pleased to announce that* Hoshikuzu Telepath *will be made into an anime. We would like to thank everyone who has supported our work to date. We look forward to your continued support for Umika and her friends, who will continue to be faint, small, and yet sparkling to the fullest extent of their ability!*”
―message from OKUMA RASUKO
### Kaori

**The main staff members for *Hoshikuzu Telepath* have been announced.**
Directed by Kaori, who directed *The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬* and *Yuyushiki*. The series composition will be done by Natsuko Takahashi, who also worked on *Yuyushiki*. The character designer and chief animation director is Takahiro Sakai of *Yuki Yuna is a Hero* and the animation production is by Studio GOKUMI.

A comment from director Kaori also arrived:

Q. Please let us know what you think of the manga.
A. Cute patterns and the color pages are so beautiful!! Although it's a 4-koma manga, the dramatic and bold panel layout, and the hard-hitting storyline gave it an amazing quality that is not usually found in Kirara's work. I should try to reproduce that impression in the anime... called I am feeling the pressure.
Q. Please say a few words to your fans.
A. The cute! And the tough! Come alternately, so I hope you will hold on to your feelings and look forward to the story of Umika-san and her friends. Thank you very much!
What kind of work will it be... please wait with anticipation, everyone.

### Yurie Funato

**The two main characters will be played by Yurie Funato and Seria Fukagawa!**
Yurie Funato, will be playing the role of Umika Konohoshi, a high school girl who is not good at communicating with others, who played the role of Kuracchi in the anime series *MAZICA PARTY*!
The alien Yu Akeuchi will be played by Seria Fukagawa, who also played the role of Tohko Fukami in *GLASSLIP*.

They have also received comments from the two ministry members, so please look forward to their comments.

Comment from Yurie Funato as Umika Konohoshi:

Q. Please let us know what you think of the manga.
A. I couldn't stop reading and was captivated by the lovely illustrations and the delicate and beautiful story. I especially love the slightly shy, sparkling, fragile scene during the Odekopathy! Umika's strong desire to go to space leads her to meet Yu and other fascinating characters like Haruno and Matataki, and together they build a rocket, which is truly a coming-of-age story! I felt that it was a good idea.
Q. About the character Umika Konohoshi.
A. Umika is a high school girl who is very shy and has difficulty communicating with other people because of her shyness and upward mobility, and she feels as if she is an alien because she cannot have a normal conversation like everyone else. Like Umika, I am not very good at summarizing what I want to say, and sometimes I feel frustrated because I have something in my heart that I want to say, but I am not able to convey it well, so I sometimes feel that I have a link with Umika.
Q. Please tell us about your enthusiasm.
A. When the manager informed me that I had been chosen to play the role of Umika, I was so surprised and happy that I was speechless and could only say "Ah, ugh," just like Umika. (lol) I am very happy to be able to make such a wonderful report to all of you who support me every day. I am very happy to be able to play Umika with my best friends and staff, and I will put my heart and soul into every detail of my performance!
Q. A word to the fans.
A. This work is a coming-of-age story of high school girls with a space theme and a story of Umika's growth. When Umika feels like she is about to give up, if you could gently cheer her up and say, "Hang in there," I would be very happy. I hope you will warmly watch over Umika and her friends as they cry and laugh a lot, stumble and overcome obstacles, and grow in any way they can!
### Seria Fukagawa

Comment from Seria Fukagawa as Yu Akeuchi:

Q. Please let us know what you think of the manga.
A. I thought the cute characters created with a delicate touch were beautiful, but as the story progressed, I was thrilled to see that they were not only cute but also struggling to stay alive! I think that the girls are perfect for the out-of-the-box feeling they have, such as their out-of-the-box expression in the use of 4-koma.
Q. About the character Yu Akeuchi.
A. Is she just seeming a boar, scratching everyone else's backs? But she is a mysterious self-proclaimed alien with a mature side, who wraps Umika in motherly love and support, asks her sharp questions, and more! Notice the depth of Yu-chan's love for her.
Q. Please tell us about your enthusiasm.
A. The post-recording sessions are ending and the love voltage is always 100%! It's a little different from Kirara's previous works, and... not just cute! Thank you for your support of *Hoshikuzu Telepath*.
Q. A word to the fans.
A. This work reminds me that when I was a student, my worries and dreams were huge and important... and that was all that mattered back then. I hope that this work will remind everyone once again of the feelings of being young and desperate, of wanting to say thank you to those who are near you.
### Moe Nagamuta

**Additional cast members released!! Moe Nagamuta as Haruno and Shiki Aoki as Matataki!**
Two additional cast members have been announced for the roles of Haruno Takaragi and Matataki Raimon, who are friends of Umika and Yu, who are building a rocket together to go to space.
The role of Haruno Takaragi will be played by Moe Nagamuta, who has played Kali in *Record of Ragnarok II* and other roles.
The role of Matataki Raimon will be played by Shiki Aoki, who also played Homura in *EDENS ZERO*.
They have also received comments from both of them, so please pay attention to the story of the four of them.

Comment from Moe Nagamuta as Haruno Takaragi:

Q. Thoughts of the manga.
A. Good luck to you as a reader! The four of them are like a gem of youth, and I found myself cheering them on, chuckling at their banter, and sometimes tearing up. The delicate expressions that accompanied each feeling were so wonderful that I was instantly drawn in. I am so happy to be involved...!

Umika's strong desire to go to space led her to meet Yu and other attractive characters such as Haruno and Matataki, and the way they worked together to build the rocket was truly a coming-of-age experience! I felt that it was truly a coming-of-age experience.
Q. About the character Haruno Takaragi.
A. Haruno-chan is a gentle and soft girl, standing in a position to watch over everyone, but she has her own worries and powerful side, and I see a new side to her with each story. I actually fell in love with Haruno at first sight and auditioned for the role, so I took great care in playing the role so that I could express her charm.
Q. Please tell us about your enthusiasm.
A. It was also the first anime role I auditioned for and passed, and the first time I was given a role with a name at the time... I couldn't help but cry when I got the part. I wanted to grow together with Haruno so that I could make this wonderful work even more wonderful!

I am thrilled to be able to play the role of Umika with my best friends and staff members, and I will put my heart and soul into every detail of my performance!
Q. A word to the fans.
A. I hit a lot of walls, cried and laughed. This is a story about Umika and everyone else growing up through rockets. Their dazzling and hard-working efforts gave me a lot of courage. I hope I can be that kind of presence for everyone who watches the show. Please watch for it until the end!

I hope you will warmly watch over Umika and her friends as they cry and laugh a lot, stumble and overcome obstacles, and grow in any way they can!
### Shiki Aoki

Comment from Shiki Aoki as Matataki Raimon:

Q. Thoughts of the manga.
A. What is a "dream"? Through the wishes of the girls, this work makes me think again about my own state of being. Is it just a bunch of cute girls having a heartwarming lovey-dovey time?! I read on, imagining that... the story is full of unexpectedly serious developments; it is a coming-of-age story in which the girls' passion for their dreams sometimes clashes with each other, but they also acknowledge each other, and they work earnestly toward their goals. It was a nostalgic and poignant work that reminded me of my school days when I was devoted to club activities in the distant past.

I think that the girls' out-of-the-box expressions, such as their use of 4-koma, are a perfect fit for them.
Q. About the character Matataki Raimon.
A. Matataki is a bit of a clumsy girl whose hobby is making robots, and she is a loner with a blunt personality. Matataki's past and personality are a little bit similar to my own, and I am most emotionally involved in reading the manga...! She is usually a tsun tsun and strict person, but when she touches something she likes, the gap of cuteness will surely knock you out! Notice the depth of Yu-chan's love.
Q. Please tell us about your enthusiasm.
A. When I received the audition and read the manga, Matataki was the one I wanted to play the most. I remember feeling happy and at the same time feeling tremendous pressure when I was informed that I had been accepted because I was the character I loved the most in *Hoshikuzu Telepath*. I put my heart and soul into my performance, cherishing each word of Matataki's because there are parts that overlap with my own! I hope that my voice can help her as one of the many charms within her...!
Q. A word to the fans.
A. Throughout the recording, I felt a warm love for the work of the original author, Rasuko Okuma-sensei, the director, and the rest of the staff. I am sure that fans will be pleased with this work, and I hope that everyone who comes into contact with *Hoshikuzu Telepath* for the first time through the anime will find it not only cute but also appealing... I think you will like it because you will feel the sadness, the heat of youth, and the sweetness and sourness! Let's look forward to waiting on-air together!
## Gallery

### Chatacter designs

Umika KonohoshiYu AkeuchiHaruno TakaragiMatataki Raimon
### Videos

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## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/hoshitele\_anime/status/1578038012843544576
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25. ↑ 【木棉花代理公告】2023十月新番 《#哥布林殺手Ⅱ》 《#星靈感應》
26. ↑ 【木棉花代理公告】 2023十月新番 《星靈感應》 播出時間與平台請持續關注木棉花社群公告
27. ↑ https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/seasonal-lineup/2023/9/20/fall-anime-2023-crunchyroll
28. ↑ *Manga Time Kirara*, November 2022 issue
29. ↑ https://hoshitele-anime.com/news/detail/?id=2

## External links

* Official website (in Japanese)
* Official Twitter account (in Japanese)
* Crunchyroll
* Muse Asia