Anime streams on Netflix in N. America in September, 2 months after Japanese premiere
According to recent reports, Netflix will launch the TV anime adaptation of Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku manga in several Southeast Asian countries on July 13th, which is eight days after its Japanese premiere on July 5th.
Netflix is set to launch the anime series in North America on September 7th, which is two months after its Japanese release date. An English dub version of the show will also be made available during this release.
The anime stars:
- Yoshinori Nakayama as Rintarō Tsumugi
- Honoka Inoue as Kaoroko Waguri
- Kikunosuke Toya as Shōhei Usami
- Kōki Uchiyama as Saku Natsusawa
- Hiiro Ishibashi as Ayato Yorita
- Aya Yamane as Subaru Hoshina
Miyuki Kuroki ( Her Blue Sky film, The Idolm@ster SideM ) is directing the anime at CloverWorks , and Satoshi Yamaguchi ( The IDOLM@STER , DARLING in the FRANXX animation director) is the associate director. Rino Yamazaki ( Akebi's Sailor Uniform , UniteUp! ) is in charge of series scripts, Haruka Tsuzuki ( UniteUp! , Saekano the Movie finale key animation) is the series technical director. Kōhei Tokuoka ( The Ancient Magus' Bride ) is designing the characters and also serving as the chief animation director, and Moeki Harada is composing the music.
Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story:
Chidori High is a boys' school that takes in the dregs of society with the lowest grades. Next door stands Kikyo Girls' High, where the wealthy, high-class families send their precious daughters. Chidori second-year Rintaro, who has a fierce face but a gentle heart, is helping at his family's patisserie when he meets a girl named Kaoruko. The two hit it off right away…but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintaro discovers that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. Worse, she doesn't seem to realize what a huge problem this really is! Will these two be able to forge a path for themselves, and sidestep the traps (metaphorical and literal) laid by their classmates?