Both series premiere in January
Crunchyroll
and
Funimation
announced
on Thursday that they will both stream
Karakai J?zu no Takagi-san
and
Dagashi Kashi 2
this coming winter.
Crunchyroll
will stream both series with English subtitles and
Funimation
will stream the series with English dubs. Premiere dates and regional availability have not yet been announced.
Crunchyroll
also streamed a trailer for
Karakai J?zu no Takagi-san
with English subtitles.
Karakai J?zu no Takagi-san
will premiere within the "Anime no Me" programming block on
Tokyo MX
on January 8 at 11:00 p.m., before airing later on
YTV
and
BS11
.
Hiroaki Akagi
(
Hina Logic - from Luck & Logic
) is directing
Karakai J?zu no Takagi-san
at
Shinei Animation
(
Elegant Yokai Apartment Life
,
Doraemon
).
Michiko Yokote
(
RIN-NE
,
Genshiken
,
ReLIFE
) is handling the series composition, and
Aya Takano
(
Himouto! Umaruchan
,
Kimi no Koe o Todoketai
,
Polar Bear's Cafe
) is designing the characters for animation.
Takuji Mogi
(
And you thought there is never a girl online?
) and
Natsuko Kondou
(animation director for
Natsume's Book of Friends
seasons 3 and 4,
Durarara!!×2 Sh?
) are the chief animation directors.
The anime adapts
S?ichir? Yamamoto
's
Karakai J?zu no Takagi-san
(Takagi-san, the Master of Teasing) manga.
Funimation
describes the story:
Tired of being mercilessly teased by his classmate Takagi, Nishikata has vowed to get her back and successfully tease the girl that's made him blush countless times. After all, if you blush, you lose! But getting vengeance isn't so easy when every attempt blows up in his face. Will Nishikata ever make Takagi blush or will he gain something more fulfilling from his bumbling attempts?
Dagashi Kashi 2
will premiere on
TBS
on Thursday, January 11 late at night (effectively Friday morning), and it will share a timeslot with
Takunomi.
. Each episode will be 15 minutes long.
Funimation
describes the story:
The queen of succulent snacks is back with
Dagashi Kashi
season two! As Kokonotsu continues on his path to become a manga artist, Hotaru refuses to give up on bringing him to the side of Japanese snack foods. With new faces and new tasty treats to try, will Kokonotsu finally be swayed to take over his father's sweet shop or is it time to move on from this small town and follow his manga dreams?
Satoshi Kuwabara
(
Dr. Pinoko no Mori no B?ken
,
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
) is directing the anime at
Tezuka Productions
, replacing director
Shigehito Takayanagi
. feel., the previous studio that handled the first season, is now credited with setting cooperation.
Mayumi Morita
is replacing Takayanagi and
Yasuko Kamo
in series composition.
Nana Miura
(
Young Black Jack
) is replacing
Kanetoshi Kamimoto
for the character designs.
Satoshi Motoyama
is returning as sound director.
Michiko Yokote
(
Cowboy Bebop
,
Gintama
) is writing the scripts, and
Nobuaki Nobusawa
(returning from the first season) and
Tomohata Ohsumi
are composing the music.
The first 12-episode television anime series premiered in January 2016.
Funimation
streamed
the series with subtitles as it aired in Japan, and also
streamed
an English
dub
. The company released the anime on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on April 18.