An anime adaptation of the City manga by Nichijou‘s Keiichi Arawi has been announced. The Kyoto Animation production will premiere in 2025.
Taichi Ishidate (Violet Evergarden, Violet Evergarden the Movie) is directing the show. The main cast includes Mikako Komatsu as Midori Nagumo, Aki Toyosaki as Nikura, and Yui Ishikawa as Wako Izumi.
The City manga ran from 2016 to 2021 in Kodansha’s Morning. Vertical Comics describes the premise as:
From the creator of nichijou, this surreal-slapstick series revolves around a penniless college student, Midori Nagumo, who lives in an ordinary city filled with not-quite-ordinary people. And as this reckless girl runs about, she sets the city in motion.
Midori is in a bit of a bind. She is in debt, and her landlady is trying to shake her down for unpaid rent. Her best friend refuses to loan her cash since she’s wised up to her tricks.
Maybe some bullying would help. Or a bit of petty theft? Neither is sustainable. Maybe getting a job would settle things… But working means less time for fun adventures in the big city…
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Source: KyoaniChannel (during announcement livestream of Kyoto Animation’s upcoming 2025 slate)