22/7 (Anime)

“I didn't want to become an idol.
— Miu Takigawa

22/7 (ナナブンノニジュウニ pronounced "nanabun no nijyuuni") is produced by animation company A-1 Pictures in association with Sony Music Records and Aniplex. It was originally announced on July 22, 2017 that an anime project was being produced for the digital seiyuu idol group of the same name, 22/7. It premiered on January 11, 2020, and ended airing on March 28, 2020.

Prologue[]

"One day, Miu Takigawa suddenly receives a letter notifying her that she has been chosen as a member of a brand-new project.

Half in disbelief, she heads over to the location stated on the letter. There, she finds seven other girls summoned there in the same fashion.

The girls behold a giant, top-secret facility. They stand in bewilderment as they are told: "You are going to debut for a major record label as an idol group."

A new kind of idol, never-before-seen, is about to be born here..."^[1]

Staff[]

Original Founder and Chief Producer: Yasushi Akimoto
Director: Takao Abo
Original Character Designs:
- Kantoku
- Mel Kishida
- QP:flapper (Tometa Ohara & Sakura Koharu)
- Kouhaku Kuroboshi
- Hirokazu Koyama (TYPE-MOON)
- Masayoshi Tanaka
- Mieko Hosoi
- Yukiko Horiguchi
- Kurehito Misaki
- Akio Watanabe
Comic Storyboard: Reiji Miyajima
Character Designs:
- Yukiko Horiguchi
- Majiro
Chief Animation Directors:
- Majiro
- Akira Takata
- Satomi Tamura
Assistant Director: Satsuki Takahashi
Series Composition:
- Reiji Miyajima
- Chiaki Nagai
Prop Design: Mayuko Yamamoto
Costume Design:
- Hito Irisato
- Satomi Tamura
Art Director: Hotaka Okamoto (KUSANAGI)
Art Setting: Eiko Tsunado (KUSANAGI)
Color Setting: Naomi Nakano
CG Directors:
- Hiroyuki Yoshino (Shirogumi)
- Nao Kudo
Cinematographer: Yusaku Murakami
Editor: Hitomi Sudo
Sound Director: Akiko Fujita
Sound Production: Aniplex
Music: Masato Nakayama
Music Production: Sony Music Records
Chief Producer: Akiko Yokoyama
Producers:
- Shunsuke Nara
- Kenichi Hayashi
Animation Producer: Jun Kato
Animation Production: A-1 Pictures
Produced by: ANIME 22/7

Cast[]

Main Characters[]

Nagomi Saijo as Miu Takigawa
Sally Amaki as Sakura Fujima
Mizuha Kuraoka as Miyako Kono
Chiharu Hokaze as Reika Sato
Ruri Umino as Jun Toda
Kanae Shirosawa as Akane Maruyama
Reina Miyase as Ayaka Tachikawa
~~Mei Hanakawa~~ ~~as Nicole Saito~~^[2]
Uta Kawase as Nicole Saito

Extra Episode Characters[]

Supporting Characters[]

Kenta Miyake as Aoi Goda
Aya Hisakawa as Sayuki Takigawa
Kokoa Amano as Haru Takigawa
Mika Doi as Sakura Fujima (Grandma Sakura)
Asami Yano as Sakura's Mother
Takuma Suzuki as Sakura's Father
Nina Kumagaya as Miyako's Mother
TBA as Takeru Kono
TBA as Isamu Kono
TBA as Kaoru Kono
TBA as Miyuki Kono
Noriko Shitaya as Reika's Mother
Showtaro Morikubo as Reika's Father
Aimi Tanaka as Yu Matsunaga
Masayo Kureta as Jun's Mother
Tatsuya Tojo as Jun's Father
Ayumi Tsunematsu as Akane's Mother
Takehito Koyasu as Akane's Father
Kikuko Inoue as Ayaka's Mother
Reina Ueda as Ayane Tachikawa
Yurie Kozakai as Ayana Tachikawa
Momoko Notomi as Nicole's Mother
Kento Shiraishi as Nicole's Father
Tamaki Orie as Nicole's Aunt
Ryusei Nakao as The Wall

Videos[]

TVアニメ「22_7」第2弾PV — TVアニメ「22 7」第2弾PV

Japanese Trailer

22_7_(nanabun_no_nijyuuni)_Anime_PV2 — 22 7 (nanabun no nijyuuni) Anime PV2

English Trailer

TVアニメ「22_7」第1弾PV — TVアニメ「22 7」第1弾PV

Japanese Trailer

22_7_(nanabun_no_nijyuuni)_Anime_Trailer_1 — 22 7 (nanabun no nijyuuni) Anime Trailer 1

English Trailer

Discography[]

The full discography of 22/7 can be seen here.

Muzui (Opening theme) (ending theme, episode 12)
Sora no Emerald (Ending theme, episodes 1-2, 10)
One of them (Ending theme, episode 3)
Ikirukoto ni Raku ni Naritai (Ending theme, episode 4)
Yume no Fune (Ending theme, episode 5)
Yuutousei ja Tsumaranai (Ending theme, episode 6)
Jinsei wa Waltz (Ending theme, episode 7)
Kanjou Muyouron (Ending theme, episode 8)
Moonlight (Ending theme, episode 9)
Kodoku wa Kirai Janai (Ending theme, episode 11)
Kamisama ni Yubi wo Sasa Reta Bokutachi (Ending theme, episode 13)
Shampoo no Nioi ga Shita (Insert song, episode 2-3)
Boku wa Sonzai Shiteinakatta (Insert song, episode 2-3)
Koi Suru Fortune Cookie (Insert song, episode 7)
Rikaisha (Insert song, episode 8)
Original Soundtrack

Episodes[]

Gallery[]

Trivia[]

The anime is based off of true events revolving around the voice actors and their experience as the group 22/7 and even experiences before this.
The script included lines that the voice actors themselves had said in previous interviews and alike.
- For example, "I came to do what I didn't want to do the most.” ("一番やりたくないことをしに来ました" "Ichiban yaritakunai koto o shi ni kimashita") by Miu in episode 1, was said by Nagomi multiple times during the audition and early interviews about why she wanted to join 22/7.^[3]

Voice recording for the anime began as early as October, which coincided with Mei's hiatus.
- Because of this, all members except Uta recorded together. Uta recorded at a different time up until episode 9, where she joined the rest.^[4]

References[]

↑ https://227anime-usa.com/prologue/
↑ Before the anime aired, as well as before Uta's introduction, it had been known that Mei was supposed to voice Nicole. During Nicole's character teaser promoting the anime Mei's voice was used, however after her graduation it was taken down and replaced with Uta's voice instead.
↑ https://www.musicvoice.jp/news/202002260142187/
↑ https://www.lisani.jp/0000144411/amp/

[1] ttps://227anime-usa.com/prologue/

[2] Before the anime aired, as well as before Uta's introduction, it had been known that Mei was supposed to voice Nicole. During Nicole's character teaser promoting the anime Mei's voice was used, however after her graduation it was taken down and replaced with Uta's voice instead.

[3] ttps://www.musicvoice.jp/news/202002260142187/

[4] ttps://www.lisani.jp/0000144411/amp/

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