‘Summer Pockets’ Unveils Additional Cast, Theme Songs, First Promo

The Summer Pockets Prologue Party event unveiled additional cast members, a key visual (pictured), the theme song artists, and the first promotional video for the television anime adaptation of Key’s Summer Pockets visual novel on Sunday. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2025.

Cast

Miki Nomura: Saku Ichinomiya (number24)

Shizuku Mizuori: Sahomi Koyama

Umi Katou: Aimi Tanaka (Ookami to Koushinryou: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf)

Kyoko Misaki: Megumi Takamoto (Magi: Sinbad no Bouken (TV))

Kobato Naruse: Minoru Shiraishi (Hajimete no Gal)

Inari: Konomi Suzuki (Lost Song)

Ryouichi Mitani: Kentarou Kumagai (Dungeon Meshi)

Tenzan Kanou: Youhei Hamada (Noblesse)

Konomi Suzuki (Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu), who previously performed both theme songs for the visual novel, will return to perform the opening theme “Alka Tale,” and ending theme “Lasting Moment.”

Tomoki Kobayashi (Bokutachi no Remake) is directing the anime at feel.. Keiichirou Oochi (5-toubun no Hanayome) is in charge of the series composition. Mai Ootsuka (Non Non Biyori) is designing the characters. Shinji Orito (Clannad), Jun Maeda (Air), Donmaru (Planetarian), Tomohiro Takeshita (Planetarian), Ryo Mizutsuki (Rewrite), and Shuuhei Oohashi are composing the music.

Key released a demo version of the visual novel in April 2018 before releasing the complete game in June of that year. The game was ported to iOS and Android platforms in December 2018 and to Nintendo Switch in June 2019. Visual Arts published the game in English on Steam last February.

An updated version titled Summer Pockets: Reflection Blue featuring new routes and content was released in June 2020. Software company Prototype published the game on Nintendo Switch in July of the same month. The smartphone version on iOS and Android devices were subsequently updated to include the new content.

Based on the original concept by Jun Maeda (Angel Beats!, Clannad), Kai (Harmonia, Rewrite: Cradles Tale) directed the visual novel. Kai, Hasama (Tokyo Babel), and Yuu Niijima (Hatsuyuki Sakura) penned the scenarios.

Na-Ga (Little Busters!), Tsubasu Izumi (Akane Iro ni Somaru Saka), Yuunon Nagayama (Hatsukoi*Syndrome), and Humuyun (Lunaria: Virtualized Moonchild) are credited for the original character design.

Source: PR Times