The official website for the TV anime KAMUI: He’s Behind You (Japanese title: Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san), based on the manga by writer Eroki and artist Shinko Konoshiro, released a promotional video and new promotional visual on Friday. The video confirms the official premiere date of July 3.
The promotional video is available in two versions: a regular version and a “There Be Ghosts” version. The staff especially recommends watching the latter with headphones, as it includes audio that may be inappropriate in public. Both versions contain NSFW content.
Broadcast Schedule
The anime will begin airing on Tokyo MX on July 3 at 25:30 JST, followed by BS11 on July 7.
Synopsis
The story follows Shizuka, a high school girl with the special ability to see ghosts. She works as an assistant to Kamui, a famous exorcist whose methods for banishing spirits are strange and unlike anyone else’s.
Cast
- Tomokazu Sugita – Kamui
- Riko Aono – Shizuka Mimizuka
- M.A.O – Oichi
- Yuka Aisaka – Kyoko
- Shiori Izawa – Inagawa
Production Staff
The anime is produced by Zero-G and ZG-R under director Takumi Tsukumo, known as the original creator of Divergence Eve and Misaki Chronicles. Series scripts are handled by Motofumi Nakajō, and character designs are by Toshinari Yamashita.
- Sub-Character Designer: Nana Hiiragi
- Color Key Artist: Takuya Kawami
- Chief Animation Directors: Takayuki Noguchi, Tomoyuki Abe
- Art Director: Shinji Katahira (Studio Arkansas)
- Art Setting: Junichirō Nishikawa
- Compositing Director of Photography: Tatsuya Yanagihara
- Editing: Masaki Utsunomiya
- Sound Directors: Shūhei Abe (broadcast version), “Nankai-Teiō” (full Deregula version)
- Music: Chihiro Endō
The anime is produced under WWWave Corporation‘s Deregula label. WWWave Corporation owns both the ComicFesta online manga service and the AnimeFesta anime block.
Origins of the Manga
The original manga by Eroki and Shinko Konoshiro first began serialization in March 2020 on Shogakukan’s Manga ONE app. It has been collected into 12 volumes, with the latest volume released on February 19.
Source: ann_jp

