The main voice cast of the anime has been revealed!
The popular 1980’s gag manga High School! Kimengumi by Motoei Shinzawa is getting a modern anime makeover! It was announced that a brand new remake of High School! Kimengumi will air in January 2026. A trailer gave fans a look into what’s to come. The official website and social media accounts of the anime also revealed the voice cast and staff working behind the scenes.
High School! Kimengumi remake anime cast, staff, and other details
The cast of the upcoming series so far includes:
- Rei Ichido voiced by Tomokazu Seki (Panda in Jujutsu Kaisen, Sanemi Shinazugawa in Demon Slayer)
- Go Reietsu voiced by Shunsuke Takeuchi (Einar in Vinland Saga, Kyoutani Kentarou in Haikyu!!)
- Kiyoshi Shusse voiced by Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Inosuke Hashibira in Demon Slayer, Zanka in Gachiakuta)
- Jin Daima voiced by Chiaki Kobayashi (Kōta Sako in Wind Breaker, Stark in Sousou no Frieren)
- Dai Monohoshi voiced by Kikunosuke Toya (Denji in Chainsaw Man, Shohei Usami in The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity)
- Yui Kawa voiced by Haruka Shiraishi (Reiko Kujirai in Kowloon Generic Romance, Karen Moriya in Blue Box)
- Chie Uru voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa (Pop Step in My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Kotoha Tachibana in Wind Breaker)
The trailer features the song ‘Ushiroyubi Sasare-gumi’ performed by Haruka Shiraishi and Ikumi Hasegawa. Originally, the song was performed by the female idol unit Ushiroyubi Sasare-gumi, and produced by Yasushi Akimoto.
Kazuaki Seki directs the new anime at Seven, with Takashi Nishikawa as the animation director. Shigeru Murakoshi handles series composition while Yuka Abe designs the characters. Night Tempo is in charge of in-show song production, and Slow Curve handles the planning and production of the series.
The anime is based on Motoei Shinzawa’s manga series, which is the second Funny Face Club series. The first manga series was called Sannen Kimengumi (Third Year Funny-face Club), and was published from 19080-1982. When the characters all graduated from high school, the manga’s name changed to High School! Kimengumi (High School! Funny Face Club), and was published from 1982 to 1985. The first anime series based on High School! Kimengumi aired from October 1985 to September 1987.
The story of the anime focuses on the five members of the Kimen Gumi (Funny Face Club): Rei Ichido, Go Reietsu, Kiyoshi Shusse, Jin Daima, and Dai Monboshi. They all attend the Ichiou High School and have distinct and wildly eccentric personalities. The new transfer student Yui Kawa is intrigued by them and she and her friend Chie Uru start spending time with the group.