CATDOLL:PA Animation "Spring & Summer Mystery Case Files ~Haruta and Chinatsu's Youth~" Adds 7 Character Designs

PA's new animation "Spring & Summer Mystery Case Files ~ Haruta and Chinatsu's Youth ~" is scheduled to be broadcast in January 2016. Recently, the animation added character designs for 7 characters including the teacher "Kusakabe Shinjiro".

PA's new animation "Spring & Summer Mystery Case Files ~ Haruta and Chinatsu's Youth ~" official website visual image

The animation "Spring & Summer Mystery Case Files: Haruta and Chinatsu's Youth" is adapted from the mystery light novel series by Hatsuno Haru, which tells the story of childhood sweethearts Haruta and Chinatsu solving incidents that happened in school. The two of them are in a weak wind band that is about to be disbanded. By solving various incidents, they increase the number of members and aim to appear in the Koshien Fumonkan (All Japan Wind Band Competition) of wind bands. In addition, both of them fell in love with the band's instructor...

【STAFF】

Original work: Hatsuno Haru (published by KADOKAWA)

Director: Masakazu Hashimoto (Masterpiece: TARI TARI)

Series composition: Yoshida Reiko (representative work: "Light Music Club")

Original character design: ATK Namaniku (representative work: "Chaika the Coffin Princess" manga)

Animation character design: Nishida Asako (representative work: "Love Live!")

Chief animation supervisor: Yurie Daito (representative works: "Shirobako", "Another")

Instrumental drawing supervisor: Sugimitsu Noboru (representative works: "The Uchida Family", "Charlotte")

Art Director: Sato Ayumu (Masterpiece: The World God Only Knows)

Color design: Inoue Kazue (representative works: "Shirobako", "The Arisugawa Family")

Director of Photography: Namiki Satoshi (Representative works: "TARI TARI", "Glasslip")

3D Director: Hirata Yohei (Representative works: "TARI TARI", "A Calm Tomorrow")

Editor: Takahashi Ayumu (representative works: Shirobako, Charlotte)

Music: Shiro Hamaguchi (representative works: "TARI TARI", "Hanasaku Iroha")

Animation production: PAWORKS

【CAST】

Kamijo Haruta: Saito Souma

Chinatsu Homura: Bridcart Serra Emi

Kusanabe Shinjiro

In the past, he was a highly-anticipated conductor, and now he is a music teacher and advisor to the wind orchestra, a mysterious 26-year-old.

Katagiri Keisuke

Junior year of high school. Head of wind band, trumpet player. In wind band, trumpet player.

Narushima Miyoko

First year of high school. Participated in the Bomungwan experience in junior high school and is an oboe player.

Ma Lun Qing

A freshman in high school. A Chinese American with experience in saxophone and a ghost member who was registered in the drama club.

Naoko Serizawa

First year of high school. Plans to become a professional clarinet player.

Hiyama Shuo

A first-year high school student. Serizawa's childhood friend and a percussionist. Nicknamed Cailleux.

Goto Juri

A new member who joins the club after Chinatsu enters the second year. A lively girl who leads the first-year members. A bass trombone player.