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Mahjong Soul Announces its First Anime with Airing DateMahjong Soul Announces its First Anime with Airing Date

Anime cartoon spin-off gets first trailer, will debut on April 1st... no joke.

March 18, 2022

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Author: Yostar

March 18th, 2022 - Shanghai, China - The anime-themed Japanese riichi mahjong game Mahjong Soul announces its first anime entitled Mahjong Soul Pon☆ and is releasing the first trailer. Mahjong Soul Pon☆ will air on Mahjong Soul’s official YouTube channel from April 1st, 2022. Kenshiro Morii is the director, with SCOOTER FILMS as the animation production studio. The voice actresses and actors of the characters in the anime will be consistent with those in the game.

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About Mahjong Soul Pon☆
Mahjong Soul Official has released a trailer for its first anime series entitled Mahjong Soul Pon☆. The animation will center on Ichihime, the core character of Mahjong Soul, featuring mahjong matches and lively everyday stories at Mahjong Soul Shrine. Those characters who are familiar to Mahjong Soul players, like Kaguyahime, Wanjirou, and others, will also come to life in chibi format in this anime. Mahjong Soul Pon☆ is set to air on Mahjong Soul’s official YouTube channel every Friday at 10:00 A.M., beginning on April 1, 2022 (UTC-7). There will be 1 pilot piece (Episode 0) and 12 main episodes. Everybody, get ready for the match, Pon!

Click to See the Trailer Here
 
Main Voice Cast and Staff
 
This time, 6 characters from Mahjong Soul will appear in the anime. The voice actresses and actors for all these characters are returning from the game:
 
Maaya Uchida as Ichihime
Mariya Ise as Kaguyahime
Yuuki Ono as Wanjirou
Hiroki Yasumoto as Osamu Saitou
Ami Koshimizu as Yui Yagi
Shinnosuke Tachibana as Hideki Akechi
 
Mahjong Soul Pon☆ originated from CATFOOD STUDIO and is produced by Yostar. In addition, Kenshiro Morii (Anime-Gataris, BanG Dream! Girls Band Party! Pico, Grand Blues!) is directing the anime at SCOOTER FILMS. Stay tuned for the upcoming premiere!
 
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About Yostar Games
Founded in 2014 and the publisher of Azur Lane and Arknights, Yostar Games specializes in game development, global distribution, investment, and video game IP management. Situated in Tokyo and Shanghai, Yostar Games has rapidly become the top publisher and developer of the anime genre games in China and is striving to become a global leader in the gaming industry.

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