Production company Kadokawa opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of Enma Akiyama’s Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi (Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend) manga on Monday, revealing the main staff and a teaser visual. Akiyama also drew an illustration to commemorate the announcement.
Staff
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Shinsuke Yanagi (Jaku-Chara Tomozaki-kun, Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Motokano datta) |
| Series Composition | Keiichirou Oochi (5-toubun no Hanayome, Kanojo mo Kanojo) |
| Character Design | Yumiko Yamamoto (Shichisei no Subaru, Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld) |
| Studio | feel. |
Akiyama began publishing the comedy manga in Weekly Young Jump magazine in July 2023. Shueisha released the tenth volume on April 17, with the 11th volume scheduled for a July 17 release. The series has a cumulative 1 million copies of its volumes in print.
A promotional video was released to commemorate the release of the first volume in October 2023. It features voice actors Mayu Yoshioka (Wake Up, Girls!) and Kengo Kawanishi (3-Gatsu no Lion) as Noa Saotome and Rihito Ootsuka, respectively.
The series was nominated in the 10th Next Manga Awards and came 8th in the print category.
Synopsis
Noa Saotome is an art director at a gaming company. Highly trusted by her boss and admired by her juniors for her work ethic, she is the definition of a successful, high-flying career woman. But in reality, she’s hiding a completely different side.
Rihito Otsuka, a second-year employee whose life motto is energy conservation, accidentally catches a glimpse of the secret side Noa keeps fiercely hidden from the world. That chance encounter sparks an after-hours friendship between the two.
Can a genuine bond truly form between a burnt-out career woman and a detached, low-energy guy?!
Official site: https://noasenpai-anime.com/
Official X: @noasenpai_anime
Source: animate Times
Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi on MAL
