Wound & Bandage Anime Reveals Cast, January 9 Debut
A late-night slot debut with the cast and staff now public gives the adaptation a firm date and a recognizable lead pair ahead of its January run.
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The television anime of Umihoshi Nanai's Wound & Bandage manga will debut on January 9, with Hisako Kanemoto as Riyo Washizu and Chikahiro Kobayashi as Go Kiritani. It airs on ABC and TV Asahi's Animazing!!! block, and on AT-X the same day, then streams on ABEMA. Miyuki Ishida directs at J.C. Staff, with Susumu Yamakawa on scripts and Natsuki Oyama on character designs.
The teaser video posted Friday also fixes the broadcast order. AT-X airs the first episode at 11:00 p.m. on January 9, and ABEMA streams it half an hour after the ABC and TV Asahi broadcast. The story follows Riyo Washizu, daughter of the yakuza leader who controls the Kanto region, and Go Kiritani, the young subordinate assigned as her caretaker. He expects a docile child and finds she enjoys watching strong people at their weakest. The manga has run on Kodansha's Comic Days app since August 2024, and the fifth volume shipped on July 16.
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