Japanese publisher Fujimi Shobo has announced the main staff and cast for the up-coming anime adaptation of Koushi Tachibana's DATE A LIVE light novel series on the anime's official site today. The anime is slated for 2013 release, but its details are still unknown. Considering the staff's position such as "series composition", it will probably be a TV series.

Staff

Director: Keitaro Motonaga (Jormungand, Katanagatari, I Don't Like You at All, Big Brother!)

Visual director: Hisashi Saito (Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, Sora no Otoshimono)

Series composition: Hideki Shirane (Queen's Blade Rebellion, Kill Me Baby)

Setting investigation: Takaaki Suzuki (Strike Witches)

Character design: Satoshi Ueno (Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu)

Mecha design: Mika Akitaka (Martian Successor Nadesico, A Certain Scientific Railgun)

Sound director: Yasunori Ebina

Music: Go Sakabe (The price of Tennis Musical)

Music production: Nippon Columbia

OP theme: sweet ARMS

Anime production: AIC PLUS+

Cast

Shido Itsuka: Nobunaga Shimazaki

Touka Yatogami: Marina Inoue

Kotori Itsuka: Ayana Taketatsu

Origami Tobiichi: Misuzu Togashi

Yoshino: Iori Nomizu

Kurumi Tokisaki: Asami Sanada

Tamae Okamine: Kaori Sadohara

Mana Takamiya: Misato

Reine Murasame: Aya Endo

Promotional video

TV CM for the fifth volume of the light novel

Source: anime official site

© Koushi Tachibana/Tsunako/Fujimi Shobo/DATE A LIVE Production Committee