The official website for the television anime of Nigojū and Umibōzu's The Detective Is Already Dead (Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru.) light novel series opened on Wednesday and announced the main cast and staff.
The main cast members are:
Umibōzu and manga artists Mugiko, poni, and Moyashi Ime drew illustrations to celebrate the anime news:
Shin Nagai as Kimihiko Kimizuka
Saki Miyashita as Siesta
Ayana Taketatsu as Nagisa Natsunagi
Kanon Takao as Yui Saikawa
Saho Shirasu as Charlotte Arisaka Anderson
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kōmori (not pictured)
Takehito Koyasu as Chameleon (not pictured)
Manabu Kurihara (Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! character designer/chief animation director) is directing the anime at ENGI, and Deko Akao (Arakawa Under the Bridge, Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town) is in charge of the series scripts. Yōsuke Itō (Hensuki, Holmes of Kyoto, King's Game The Animation) is desiging the characters.Saki Miyashita as Siesta
Ayana Taketatsu as Nagisa Natsunagi
Kanon Takao as Yui Saikawa
Saho Shirasu as Charlotte Arisaka Anderson
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kōmori (not pictured)
Takehito Koyasu as Chameleon (not pictured)
Umibōzu and manga artists Mugiko, poni, and Moyashi Ime drew illustrations to celebrate the anime news:
The novels center around Kimihiko Kimizuka, a third-year high school student and former assistant of a detective named Siesta. He made Siesta's acquaintance three years ago, 10,000 meters above the ground in a hijacked plane. The two went on one death-defying adventure after another for three years that eventually ended with Siesta's untimely death. Left alone, Kimihiko tries his best to reintegrate himself back into a normal life.