FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

PONY CANYON presents【Kase-san and Morning Glories– Panel & U.S. Premiere】at the EXPO 2018

TOKYO, – June 25, 2018 – Audio-visual entertainment company PONY CANYON is pleased to announce the event【Kase-san and Morning Glories – Panel & U.S. Premiere】scheduled on Sunday (7/8) at Anime Expo 2018 (Los Angeles, CA) between 12:30pm – 2:00pm in Live Programming 2 (LP2) / JW Marriott Platinum, Ballroom.

Takuya Sato (Director) and Yusuke Terada (Producer) will participate in the event and do autograph sessions (details TBA).

【Story】 “Please, let Kase-san like me…” Yamada is a shy high school student on the Greenery Committee. The beautiful track and field star, Kase-san, is a student in another class. They’ve never spoken to each other before, but one day, the morning glory blossoms planted by Yamada draw the two girls closer together…

【Staff】 Original work by: Hiromi Takashima “Kase-san and…” series (North American editions are available through Seas Entertainment) Director/Screenplay: Takuya Sato (“Steins;Gate” “WIXOSS Series” “Strawberry Marshmallow” Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Kyuta Sakai (“Re:ZERO –Starting Life in Another World-” “Steins;Gate” “Sakura Trick”） Animation Production: (“Frame Girl” “The Great Passage”）

【Takuya Sato Profile】 Notable works as director include “Kase-san and Morning Glories”, “Steins; Gate”, “selector”, “Strawberry Marshmallow”, “NieA under 7”, etc. Notable works as story editor include “Fate/Stay Night” “The Great Passage”, etc. Enjoys music and documentaries.

【Yusuke Terada Profile】 Yusuke Terada joined PONY CANYON in 2013 and worked mainly on animation projects as a producer and a publicity producer. Enjoys movies. Favorite Actress: Meiko Kaji Latest Works as a producer: “Kase-san and Morning Glories” and “Dagashi Kashi 2” Latest Work as a producer for home video: “Futari-monologue”

【Anime Expo 2018 Official Announcement Site】 http://www.anime-expo.org/2018/06/19/pony-canyon-presents-kase-san-morning-glories-premiere- screening-ax-2018/

©2018 Hiromi Takashima, Shinshokan/Kase-san Production Committee

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