The first teaser trailer for the upcoming anime adaptation of Ayana Takedo's Flower and Asura (Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku) manga series has been released today, along with additional voice cast information and a brand new visual. Officially announced in June of this year, Flower and Asura is being produced by Studio Bind, the production company behind Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation anime. Minori Fujidera and Miyuri Shimabukuro are voicing the main leads, and the anime is confirmed to premiere in January 2025. The trailer, which you can watch below, previews Flower and Asura's coming-of-age story, hinting the romance between Hana and Mizuki.
The newly-announced voice cast members are:
Fuka Izumi as An Natsue
Shoya Chiba as Shudai Toga
Seiichiro Yamashita as Matsuyuki Akiyama
Kiyono Yasuno as Ryoko Totonoi
Taito Ban as Setaro Hakoyama
Here's the new key visual for Flower and Asura anime:
What is Flower and Asura about?
The Flower and Asura anime is based on the manga series written by Ayano Takeda (author of Sound! Euphonium) and illustrated by Musshu. The coming-of-age series began serialization in Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine in June 2021.
Shueisha's story description of Flower and Asura reads:
Hana lives on the small island of Tonakijima with a population of 600 and loves reading to the children of the island. Mizuki is the president of the broadcasting club at school. She recognizes Hana’s ability to engage people through her reading, and so she invites her to join the broadcasting club. “Tell me what you really want, and I will make it come true.” “I want to join the broadcasting club.” Hana decides to join, and she experiences many “firsts” with the members of the broadcasting club and begins to deepen her love of reading.
For more information about Flower and Asura, check out the official website of the anime.
