Kowloon Generic Romance Anime Reveals Chilling First Trailer, Staff, April 2025 Release

The Kowloon Generic Romance TV anime has unveiled a new visual and trailer, as well as the main staff, additional voice cast, and an April 2025 release date. The anime was announced in October, along with a live-action movie adaptation that will premiere next year. Studio Arvo Animation is responsible for the animation.

The trailer introduces the mysterious setting for the anime, along with the new cast members.

• Ryotaro Okiayu as Miyuki Hebinuma

• Taito Ban as Gwen Tao

• Aoi Koga as Yaomay

• Sayumi Suzushiro as Xiaohei

You can watch the first trailer for Kowloon Generic Romance below.

Kowloon Generic Romance anime staff:

• Director: Yoshiaki Iwasaki

• Series Composition/Script: Jin Tanaka

• Character Design: Yuka Shibata

• Art Director: Yuji Kaneko

• Animation Production: Arvo Animation

This is another work by Jun Mayuzuki, who is also known as the creator of After the Rain He began the Kowloon Generic Romance manga in 2019. It is serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine and currently has nine released volumes. Yen Press licensed the manga in English, describing the story:

Welcome to Kowloon Walled City: a dystopian townscape where the people are brimming with nostalgia, and where the past, present, and future converge. Amid the hidden emotions and extraordinary daily lives of the men and women working in its confines, a tale of romance begins to unfold for real estate agent Reiko Kujirai—one that feels as familiar as Kowloon itself…

In the live-action movie, Riho Yoshioka will play Reiko and Koshi Mizukami will play Hajime.

Source (Anime Corner)

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