Streaming service Netflix announced today that an anime adaptation of Hideaki Sorachi's debut manga Dandelion will stream on the platform this April. Chikahiro Kobayashi and Megumi Han lead the series as Tetsuo Tanba and Misaki Kurogane, members of the Japanese Angel Federation’s Send-Off Department, respectively. Dandelion Anime Visual The production credits for the Dandelion anime are as follows: Director: Daisuke Mataga Series Composer: Yosuke Suzuki Character Designer: Ai Asari Assistant Director: Atsushi Ikariya Prop Designer: Yoshihiro Sono Main Animators: Norie Igawa, Momoko Kawai, Yutaka Matsubara, Hitomi Takechi Art Director: Ryusuke Shiino Color Designer: Emiko Okada 3DCG Director: Kunihiko Mita Director of Photography: Tsubasa Takagi Editor: Yoshiaki Kimura Sound Director: Kisuke Koizumi Music Composer: Yuki Hayashi Music Production: Futokorogatana Sound Effects: Shota Yaso Animation Producer: Yasuo Suda Animation Studio: NAZ RELATED: Japan Box Office: Gintama: Yoshiwara in Flames Anime Film Moves to No.3 in 2nd Weekend Dandelion was submitted to Shueisha's Tenkaichi Manga Award in 2002 and earned an honorable mention. The one-shot was published in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump before being included in the first volume of the Gintama manga. Netflix describes the story: Dandelion follows Tetsuo Tanba and Misaki Kurogane, members of the Japanese Angel Federation’s Send-Off Department. Their job? Tracking down restless earthbound spirits and gently guiding them to the afterlife. While other angels rush to close their cases, the 21st Division’s Dandelion Clan takes a different approach. Dandelion members Tetsuo Tanba and his leader, Misaki Kurogane, listen to each spirit’s regrets and help them resolve what’s holding them back. They even help a spirit who’s an elderly man running at full speed, desperate to escape. The angels themselves are full of surprises. Tanba’s permanent scowl and sharp tongue mask a deeply compassionate nature, while Kurogane is a formidable force — despite her girlish appearance. She’s rumored to have laid to rest the legendary soul of Musashi Miyamoto. Source: Netflix
