The award-winning manga A Sign of Affection is about to hit the small screens. First announced in July 2023, the series has become one of the much-awaited anime adaptations due to its slice-of-romance story about a deaf woman and a trilingual man. For the first time, the anime has dropped its trailer, featuring the purest love story one can ever see.
Based on the manga by Suu Morishita, it ranked and was nominated for different manga awards. It even won the grand prize at the 11th An An Manga Award and got much praise from fans and critics alike. Due to its fame and success, it’s no surprise that it was adapted into anime by Ajia-do Animation Works, and many have been waiting for its release.
The anime’s official website has dropped its official trailer, which starts with a beautiful melody before it features the female lead character, Yuki Itose, a deaf college student, on a train. Shen then meets Itsuomi Naki, a senior student from the same school, who is a backpacker and trilingual. Yuki instantly gets attracted to him and gets confused about her feelings.
The preview then introduces the other characters, Fujishiro Rin and Ashiki Sakurashi, Yuki’s friends, who are talking to her in sign language. It also shows Kyoya Naki, Itsuomi’s cousin and the Rockin Robin bar manager. As Yuki and Itsuomi often spend time together, they will find each other falling in love.
What is A Sign of Affection about?
A Sign of Affection follows the story of Yuki, an ordinary college student whose life revolves around her friends, social media, and store sales. Through a chance encounter on the train, she meets a friend of a friend and fellow student, Itsuomi. After laying her eyes on him, her world starts to widen. But though Itsuomi is trilingual and can speak three languages: English, German, and Japanese, he doesn’t know how to talk to Yuki, who uses sign language. So, can these two find a way to say their feelings to each other?
You can read the synopsis below:
One day, when Yuki, a female college student, is in trouble, she is helped by Itsuomi, a senior at the same university. Itsuomi, who has a hearing impairment and can't hear, is unfazed by the snow and connects with nature. Yuki gradually begins to become aware of Itsuomi, who makes her feel a new world...⁉ A pure love story begins between Yuki, a hearing-impaired girl, and Itsuomi, a university senior who travels the world.
Who are the voice cast of A Sign of Affection?
Sumire Moroshio and Yu Miyazaki will lead the cast of A Sign of Affection as Yuki and Itsuomi, respectively. For the list of other cast members, you can check below:
Takeo Otsuka as Ashiki
Ryota Osaka as Kyoya
Kaede Hondo as Fujishiro
Behind the scenes, Yuta Murano directs the new anime, with Yoko Yonaiyama on series composition and Kasumi Sakai on character designs. The staff also includes Yukari Hashimoto, who works on the music.
A Sign of Affection has no official premiere date yet, but it’s scheduled for release in January 2024. With its My Happy Marriage feels, many will surely look out for this.
