Tomori Kusunoki is voicing the lead heroine in the visual novel Sayagatari -Yōtō no Yakusoku- and is cast as Shizuka Kusunoki in the upcoming television anime adaptation of Mitsuki Mii's manga Kusunoki's Flunking Her High School Glow-Up.
Tomori Kusunoki appears in two announced projects from July 2026. On July 17, Visual Arts launched its new brand VISUAL ARTS Scripts with the visual novel Sayagatari -Yōtō no Yakusoku-, in which Kusunoki voices the lead heroine. The game is set for a September 25 PC release, with a Steam version in development, and carries a special launch price of 990 yen for the download version.
Six days later, on July 23, DMM Pictures announced that Kusunoki will star as Shizuka Kusunoki in the television anime adaptation of Mitsuki Mii's manga Kusunoki's Flunking Her High School Glow-Up. The series is directed by Midori Yui at studios Passione and Hayabusa Film, with Yui also handling series composition. Koji Haneda is the character designer, and Hyadain is composing the music. The original manga launched on Ichijinsha's Comic POOL service in October 2022 and has seven volumes in circulation, with Kodansha USA Publishing releasing the English version. The story follows two high school students, Keisuke Shizuki and Shizuka Kusunoki, who were both social outcasts in middle school and are now navigating their new lives. A teaser visual and trailer accompanied the announcement.
Both projects place Kusunoki in lead roles, with the anime adaptation pairing her with co-star Yūto Uemura. The two announcements came within a week of each other, giving a clear picture of her current voice work across both a visual novel and a television anime.
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DMM Pictures announced on Thursday that Mitsuki Mii's manga "Kusunoki's Flunking Her High School Glow-Up" is receiving a television anime adaptation. The series will star Yūto Uemura as Keisuke Shizuki and Tomori Kusunoki as Shizuka Kusunoki. Midori Yui, who has served as an episode director on series including "Carole & Tuesday" and "Love Flops," is directing the anime at studios Passione and Hayabusa Film. Yui is also handling the series composition. Koji Haneda, known for character design on "Spice & Wolf: Merchant Meets the Wise Wolf," is the character designer. Hyadain, the composer for all seasons of "Rent-A-Girlfriend," is composing the music. Suzune Ishikawa is the animation producer. The original manga launched on Ichijinsha's Comic POOL service in October 2022 and has seven volumes in circulation. Kodansha USA Publishing releases the manga in English. The story follows two high school students, Keisuke Shizuki and Shizuka Kusunoki, who were both social outcasts in middle school and are now navigating their new lives. A teaser visual and trailer accompanied the announcement.
Jul 17
Visual Arts announced a new brand, VISUAL ARTS Scripts, and its first title, Sayagatari -Yōtō no Yakusoku-, a visual novel where players fight monsters and receive kisses from a heroine who seals cursed swords. The game launches September 25 on PC, with a Steam version in development. Tomori Kusunoki voices the lead heroine. The download version is priced at 990 yen as a special launch price.