Pupa
The delay from the fall to winter for Pupa was definitely saddening, but after getting the confirmation of the bump last week we now have a new promotional video that reveals the cast. It also revealed a January 9th broadcast start in Japan for the show. The adaptation is based on the horror series that kicked off in 2011 by Sayaka Mogi and was originally set for broadcast alongside the release of the fourth volume of the manga that comes from Comic Earth Star.
Nobunaga Shimazaki as Utsutsu Hasegawa
Ibuki Kido as Yume Hasegawa
Koji Yusa as as Shirō Onijima
Kyōko Narumi as Maria
Mamiko Noto as Sachiko Hasegawa
Kenjiro Tsuda as Hotoki
Mariya Ise as Utsutsu Hasegawa (Young)
Shiori Mikami as Yūhei Arita (Young)
Yurika Kurosawa as 3 Arita Sisters
Studio DEEN is producing the series and it will be directed by Tomomi Mochizuki, who directed a variety of shows from Here is Greenwood to Kimagure Orange Road and was also the creator for Fancy Lala. You can check out the official site as well as that’s live.
Plot Concept: The “life-and-death sibling” story follows Utsutsu and Yume Hasegawa, a boy and his little sister who find themselves all alone. One day, Yume sees a mysterious red butterfly and her body undergoes a strange metamorphosis—into a creature that eats humans. Utsutsu struggles to find a way to restore his sister.
[Cast Source: ANN]