A Sign of Affection Melts Hearts with Sweet PV

A Sign of Affection has revealed its first PV for the upcoming January anime series.

A new promotional video has dropped for romance anime A Sign of Affection. The PV features Yuki Itose and Itsuomi Nagi’s first meeting aboard the train. Just as Itsuomi leaves the train and it’s about to move, he mouths something at Yuki. The PV has also revealed the casting details for the other characters. Takeo Ōtsuka (Oshi no Ko) will voice Ōshi Ashioki. Ryota Ohsaka (Attack on Titan) will voice Kyōya Nagi. Kaede Hondo (Mission: Yozakura Family) will voice Rin Fujishiro.

The anime adaptation will be helmed by the animation studio Ajia-do which has worked on Ascendance of a Bookworm. Yūta Murano will direct and oversee the storyboards. Yoko Yonaiyama will write the series script. Kasumi Sakai will design the characters while Yukari Hashimoto will compose the music for the series. Sumire Morohoshi (Bungo Stray Dogs and Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II) will voice Yuki and Yū Miyazaki (Star Wars: Visions and I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss) will portray Itsuomi.

A Sign of Affection, written and illustrated by the creative duo suu Morishita, began serialization in Kodansha’s Dessert magazine in July 2019 and has nine tankōbon volumes as of July 2023. The story follows college student Yuki whose world has always been silent. When she meets a well-travelled Itsuomi on a chance encounter when they’re both on the train, the two’s worlds begin expanding. Itsuomi helps her out at school and, through their interactions, Yuki starts falling in love with Itsuomi.

A Sign of Affection premieres in January 2024. The manga is available to read on K MANGA.

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