# New Trailer, Cast Revealed for Anime Film Adaptation of Takako Shimura’s “Happy-Go-Lucky Days”
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A new trailer was revealed this Tuesday for the anime film adaptation of Takako Shimura’s <em>Happy-Go-Lucky Days </em>(<em>Dounika Naru Hibi</em>). The trailer reveals the main cast members of the film as well as a preview of the film’s theme song <em>“Monomane” </em>(Imitation) by CreepHyp. Check out the trailer <a href="https://youtu.be/hS0cnHM-a14" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a>! </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">A new visual was also revealed for the film, which features the main cast members. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><img src="http://a.nime.me/0185/5428/new-trailer-cast-revealed-for-54.jpg" alt="" width="640" height="895" /></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The new cast members revealed are: </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The main cast and their cast members were previously revealed last February. They are: </span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -18.0pt; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">·<span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman';"> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Kana Hanazawa</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> as Ecchan and <strong>Mikako Komatsu</strong> as Aya-san, two women fell for each other after meeting at the wedding of their former sweetheart—who is actually the bride in the wedding they attended</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The anime film is directed by Takuya Sato, who also directed the OVA adaptations of <em>yuri </em>titles <em>Kase-san and Morning Glories</em> as well <em>Fragtime</em>. Koji Aritomi (<em>Naruto Shippuden</em>) serves as technical director. Director Sato, Yasunori Ide (<em>Leviathan: The Last Defense</em>), and Yoriko Tomita (<em>As Miss Beelzebub Likes</em>) co-wrote the script. Character design is done by Haruka Sagawa (<em>Sorcery in the Big City</em>), with Yukihiro Saito as art director. The anime film is produced by LIDEN FILMS Kyoto Studio, with distribution to be handled by Pony Canyon.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The <em>Happy-Go-Lucky Days </em>manga is a collection of a stories that revolve around everyday life and ordinary love, be it sweet or painful. Some examples of stories a student falling in love with a teacher, and two childhood friends who reunite as adults and realize that a lot of things have changed between them. The manga also features <em>yuri </em>stories, such as a woman who attends the wedding of her ex-girlfriend. The stories range from slice-of-life to erotic content (good heavens, there’s <em>incest</em>) to comedy.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The manga was published from 2002 to 2004 and was serialized in Ohta Publishing’s <em>Manga Erotics F. </em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Takako Shimura also wrote the 2004 <em>yuri </em>high school manga <em>Sweet Blue Flowers </em>(<em>Aoi Hana</em>) and <em>Wandering Son </em>(<em>Horo Musuko</em>), both of which received anime adaptations.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Source: <a href="https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-16/happy-go-lucky-days-anime-film-new-trailer-reveals-more-cast-theme-song/.157573">Anime News Network</a></p>
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