Koupen-chan Short TV Anime Casts Nao Tōyama
Toyama voices "Light Blue Koupen-chan" in episodes 20-21
The official website for Koupen-chan, the short television anime based on Rurutea's illustrations of the character of the same name, announced a new cast member on Sunday. Nao Tōyama joins the anime's cast as Mizuiro no Koupen-chan (Light Blue Koupen-chan), a baby emperor penguin that has turned light blue and will return to its original color. The character appeared in the anime's 20th episode on Sunday, and will also appear in the 21st episode on August 24. The anime stars (some character name romanizations are not confirmed):
Kyō Yatate (Bananya) is directing the anime at Lesprit. Yoichi Kato (Yōkai Watch) is handling the series composition. Akiyuki Tateyama (Laid-Back Camp) is composing the music. Hazumu Sakuta (Chikasugi Idol Akae-chan) is the chief director. Hiroyuki Nemoto (Heaven's Design Team) is the art director, and Yoshio Harisaki (Haikyu!!) is the assistant art director. Jun Kubota (Aquarion Logos) is the director of photography. Daiki Hachimaki (Tonari no Yōkai-san) is the sound director. Sachiko Nishi (Shadows House) is in charge of sound effects. Stay Luck is handling sound production.Rurutea originally debuted Koupen-chan on social media in 2017, and the character now has a variety of merchandise.Sources: Koupen-chan anime's website, Comic Natalie