Sanrio is looking to deliver "big smiles" with a "small gift" in the form of Warahibi!, a stand-up comedy themed mixed media project that follows 12 budding stand-up comedians through the world of animation and 2.5D stage performances.
Described as a "next generation comedy entertainment project", Warahibi! Features the exploits of 6 pairs of performers belonging to the fictional "Warahibi Performing Arts Office", including:
Asayake Rangers: Haruka Fukushi (CV: Taichi Kusano) and Jun Komine (CV: Shogo Sakata).
Glassic Classic: Syuji Kanzaki (CV: Taigi Asuwa) and Tasuku Asamiya (CV: Manabu Kaneko).
Ma Mi Mu Mercy's: Kiseki Ishii (CV: Chiharu Sawashiro) and Yu (CV: Tatsumaru Tachibana).
Maruo Misumi: Takashi Misumi (CV: Yuichi Hose) and Maru (CV: Shun Horie).
Good Batting Seishun: Batting Kaito (CV: Wataru Komada) and Good Haruyama (CV: Kento Shiraishi).
And Happiness Commander: Teru Kisuki (CV: Daiki Kobayashi) and Akira Kisuki (CV: Shinei Ueki).
Warahibi! will appear on-stage at the Animate Girls Festival 2019 event, which runs from November 09-11, 2019, in Ikebukuro.At Animate Girls Festival 2019, all six teams will compete for the "Amusing Poll Grand Prix" prize, which is awarded by popular vote from the audience members.
Sources:
Anime! Anime!
Official Warahibi! home page
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Paul Chapman is the host of The Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast and GME! Anime Fun Time.
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