22/7 (Anime)

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> “I didn't want to become an idol.
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> — Miu Takigawa
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**22/7** (ナナブンノニジュウニ pronounced "*nanabun no nijyuuni")* is produced by animation company *A-1 Pictures* in association with *Sony Music Records* and *Aniplex*. It was originally announced on July 22, 2017 that an anime project was being produced for the digital seiyuu idol group of the same name, 22/7. It premiered on January 11, 2020, and ended airing on March 28, 2020.

## Prologue

"One day, Miu Takigawa suddenly receives a letter notifying her that she has been chosen as a member of a brand-new project.

Half in disbelief, she heads over to the location stated on the letter. There, she finds seven other girls summoned there in the same fashion.

The girls behold a giant, top-secret facility. They stand in bewilderment as they are told: "You are going to debut for a major record label as an idol group."

A new kind of idol, never-before-seen, is about to be born here..."

## Staff

* **Original Founder and Chief Producer**: Yasushi Akimoto
* **Director**: Takao Abo
* **Original** **Character Designs**:
	+ Kantoku
	+ Mel Kishida
	+ QP:flapper (Tometa Ohara & Sakura Koharu)
	+ Kouhaku Kuroboshi
	+ Hirokazu Koyama (TYPE-MOON)
	+ Masayoshi Tanaka
	+ Mieko Hosoi
	+ Yukiko Horiguchi
	+ Kurehito Misaki
	+ Akio Watanabe
* **Comic Storyboard**: Reiji Miyajima
* **Character Designs**:
	+ Yukiko Horiguchi
	+ Majiro
* **Chief Animation Directors**:
	+ Majiro
	+ Akira Takata
	+ Satomi Tamura
* **Assistant Director**: Satsuki Takahashi
* **Series Composition**:
	+ Reiji Miyajima
	+ Chiaki Nagai
* **Prop Design**: Mayuko Yamamoto
* **Costume Design:**
	+ Hito Irisato
	+ Satomi Tamura
* **Art Director**: Hotaka Okamoto (KUSANAGI)
* **Art Setting**: Eiko Tsunado (KUSANAGI)
* **Color Setting**: Naomi Nakano
* **CG Directors**:
	+ Hiroyuki Yoshino (Shirogumi)
	+ Nao Kudo
* **Cinematographer:** Yusaku Murakami
* **Editor**: Hitomi Sudo
* **Sound Director**: Akiko Fujita
* **Sound Production:** Aniplex
* **Music**: Masato Nakayama
* **Music Production**: Sony Music Records
* **Chief Produce**r: Akiko Yokoyama
* **Producers**:
	+ Shunsuke Nara
	+ Kenichi Hayashi
* **Animation Producer**: Jun Kato
* **Animation Production**: A-1 Pictures
* **Produced by**: ANIME 22/7

## Cast

### Main Characters

* Nagomi Saijo as Miu Takigawa
* Sally Amaki as Sakura Fujima
* Mizuha Kuraoka as Miyako Kono
* Chiharu Hokaze as Reika Sato
* Ruri Umino as Jun Toda
* Kanae Shirosawa as Akane Maruyama
* Reina Miyase as Ayaka Tachikawa
* ~~Mei Hanakawa~~ ~~as Nicole Saito~~
* Uta Kawase as Nicole Saito

### Extra Episode Characters

* Moe Suzuhana as Mikami Kamiki
* Urara Takatsuji as Yuki Tojo
* Aina Takeda as Tsubomi Hiiragi

### Supporting Characters

* Kenta Miyake as Aoi Goda
* Aya Hisakawa as Sayuki Takigawa
* Kokoa Amano as Haru Takigawa
* Mika Doi as Sakura Fujima (Grandma Sakura)
* Asami Yano as Sakura's Mother
* Takuma Suzuki as Sakura's Father
* Nina Kumagaya as Miyako's Mother
* TBA as Takeru Kono
* TBA as Isamu Kono
* TBA as Kaoru Kono
* TBA as Miyuki Kono
* Noriko Shitaya as Reika's Mother
* Showtaro Morikubo as Reika's Father
* Aimi Tanaka as Yu Matsunaga
* Masayo Kureta as Jun's Mother
* Tatsuya Tojo as Jun's Father
* Ayumi Tsunematsu as Akane's Mother
* Takehito Koyasu as Akane's Father
* Kikuko Inoue as Ayaka's Mother
* Reina Ueda as Ayane Tachikawa
* Yurie Kozakai as Ayana Tachikawa
* Momoko Notomi as Nicole's Mother
* Kento Shiraishi as Nicole's Father
* Tamaki Orie as Nicole's Aunt
* Ryusei Nakao as The Wall

## Videos

* Anime PV 2
* Anime PV
* Teaser PV

## Discography

*The full discography of 22/7 can be seen here.*

1. Muzui (Opening theme) (ending theme, episode 12)
2. Sora no Emerald (Ending theme, episodes 1-2, 10)
3. One of them (Ending theme, episode 3)
4. Ikirukoto ni Raku ni Naritai (Ending theme, episode 4)
5. Yume no Fune (Ending theme, episode 5)
6. Yuutousei ja Tsumaranai (Ending theme, episode 6)
7. Jinsei wa Waltz (Ending theme, episode 7)
8. Kanjou Muyouron (Ending theme, episode 8)
9. Moonlight (Ending theme, episode 9)
10. Kodoku wa Kirai Janai (Ending theme, episode 11)
11. Kamisama ni Yubi wo Sasa Reta Bokutachi (Ending theme, episode 13)
12. Shampoo no Nioi ga Shita (Insert song, episode 2-3)
13. Boku wa Sonzai Shiteinakatta (Insert song, episode 2-3)
14. Koi Suru Fortune Cookie (Insert song, episode 7)
15. Rikaisha (Insert song, episode 8)
16. **Original Soundtrack**

## Episodes

1. Goodbye Small World
2. Amid the Dizziness
3. Hello, New World
4. The Promised Flower
5. Just Flip It Over!
6. Between the Even and Odd Numbers
7. Happy☆Jet☆Coaster
8. Dreaming Robot
9. Lullaby of the Stars
10. Goodbye to Our World
11. Chasing Our Dreams
12. nanabun no nijyuuni
13. 8+3=?

## Gallery

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## Trivia

* The anime is based off of true events revolving around the voice actors and their experience as the group 22/7 and even experiences before this.
* The script included lines that the voice actors themselves had said in previous interviews and alike.
	+ For example, "I came to do what I didn't want to do the most.” ("一番やりたくないことをしに来ました" "*Ichiban yaritakunai koto o shi ni kimashita*") by Miu in episode 1, was said by Nagomi multiple times during the audition and early interviews about why she wanted to join 22/7.

* Voice recording for the anime began as early as October, which coincided with Mei's hiatus.
	+ Because of this, all members except Uta recorded together. Uta recorded at a different time up until episode 9, where she joined the rest.

## References

1. ↑ https://227anime-usa.com/prologue/
2. ↑ Before the anime aired, as well as before Uta's introduction, it had been known that Mei was supposed to voice Nicole. During Nicole's character teaser promoting the anime Mei's voice was used, however after her graduation it was taken down and replaced with Uta's voice instead.
3. ↑ https://www.musicvoice.jp/news/202002260142187/
4. ↑ https://www.lisani.jp/0000144411/amp/