Sasaki and Miyano - Anime

## Sasaki and Miyano

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**Sasaki and Miyano** (佐々木と宮野, *Sasaki to Miyano*) is an anime adaptation of the manga series of the same name, and was announced in November 2020. It started airing on January 10, 2022, and is produced by Studio Deen.

The opening theme song of the series is "Blink (瞬き, *mabataki*)" by Miracle Chimpanzee, and the ending theme song of the series is "Strawberry Sunset (いちごサンセット, *ichigo sunset*)" sung by the voice actors of Sasaki and Miyano, Shirai Yuusuke and Saitou Souma.

In 2023, a movie adapting the content of volume 7 titled "**Sasaki and Miyano the Movie -Graduation Arc-**" (映画 佐々木と宮野 ―卒業編―, *Eiga Sasaki to Miyano ―Sotsugyouhen―*) was released, including a short featurette starring the characters of Hirano and Kagiura. The opening theme song of the movie is "MARCH" by Miracle Chimpanzee.

## Plot

Miyano spends his days peacefully reading Boys' Love comics and worrying about how girly his face is-until a chance encounter leads to a scuffle with his senior Sasaki. Intrigued by his feisty junior Miyano, delinquent Sasaki uses every opportunity he can to get closer...

## Staff

* **Director**: Shinji Ishihira
* **Series Composition**: Yoshiko Nakamura
* **Character Design**: Maki Fujii
* **Chief Animation Direction**: Shouko Takimoto
* **Music**: Kana Shibue
* **Animation Work**: Studio Deen

## Cast

* Saitou Souma as Miyano Yoshikazu
* Shirai Yuusuke as Sasaki Shuumei
* Matsuoka Yoshitsugu as Hirano Taiga
* Ono Yuuki as Ogasawara Jirou
* Arai Ryouhei as Kuresawa Tasuku
* Ichiki Mitsuhiro as Tashiro Gonzaburou
* Uchida Yuuma as Hanzawa Masato
* Shimazaki Nobunaga as Kagiura Akira

## DVD/Blu-rays

### Japanese Releases

Volume 1, released March 30, 2022. Contains episodes 1-3.Volume 2, released April 27, 2022. Contains episodes 4-6.Volume 3, released May 25, 2022. Contains episodes 7-9.Volume 4, released June 24, 2022. Contains episodes 10-12.
## Trailers

2022年1月放送開始！TVアニメ「佐々木と宮野」ティザーPVTeaser trailer released on September 12, 2021.2022年1月放送TVアニメ「佐々木と宮野」Blu-ray&DVD第1巻3.30発売！Teaser trailer released on December 23, 2021.TVアニメ「佐々木と宮野」2022年1月放送！Teaser trailer released on December 26, 2021.映画「佐々木と宮野－卒業編－」／同時上映短編「平野と鍵浦」 ： 本予告 Movie "Sasaki and Miyano- Graduation"Teaser trailer for the movie released on January 13, 2023.
## Other Media

### Release Date

September 12, 2021

A live event consisting of the voice actors performing while reading from a script onstage was held on September 12, 2021. The characters involved are Sasaki Shuumei, Miyano Yoshikazu, Kuresawa Tasuku, and Hirano Taiga. Hirano's voice actor, Matsuoka Yoshitsugu, was not present for the actual event, and a recording of his voice played in his stead.

The story consists of three main parts: Sasaki and Miyano exploring their first cultural festival during Miyano's first year, Sasaki and Kuresawa talking about their lovers' interest in BL, and Sasaki and Miyano going on a date to an aquarium while Kuresawa and Hirano tail them.

The event was performed live at Tokorozawa Sakura Town, and was also streamed live through Pia Live Stream. The stream was later compiled into the special edition of volume 1 of the anime Blu-ray.

### Release Date

July 10, 2022

Another similar live event was held for Hirano and Kagiura on July 10, 2022. The characters involved are Hirano Taiga, Kagiura Akira, Sasaki Shuumei, Kuresawa Tasuku, and Miyano Yoshikazu. Miyano's voice actor, Saitou Souma, was not present for the event, and a recording was played instead.

This story similarly contains three parts, focusing on Hirano and Kagiura's daily life together as they go to a summer festival, explore their cultural festival, and clean their shared dorm room.

The event was also performed live at Tokorozawa Sakura Town and was streamed live through Pia Live Stream.

## External Links

* Official Site
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