The upcoming anime adaptation of Kocha Agasawa's web manga The Ramparts of Ice has just dropped three new character designs — one paired with a new casting announcement! Voice actor Chiaki Kobayashi (Gabimaru in Hell's Paradise , Mash Burnedead in MASHLE: MAGIC AND MUSCLES ) joins the cast as Tsubasa Igarashi, a first-year high school student who went to middle school with Koyuki and Miki. In addition to the Tsubasa Igarashi art (below, left), new designs have been released for two other characters. Ponta (below, middle) is a fluffy Pomeranian belonging to Minato Amamiya's family. And Uppi (below, right) is the mascot of the popular UPPI GOLD PARK: Tsubasa Igarashi Ponta Uppi Key visual The main cast of The Ramparts of Ice includes: Koyuki Hikawa voiced by by Anna Nagase (Ushio Kofune in Summer Time Rendering ) Miki Azumi voiced by Fuka Izumi (Meme Bashame in My Deer Friend Nokotan ) Minato Amamiya voiced by Shoya Chiba (Kiyotaka Ayanokoji in Classroom of the Elite ) Yota Hino voiced by Satoshi Inomata (Shugo Hoshikawa in Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You. ) Mankyu ( The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague ) directs The Ramparts of Ice anime at Studio KAI, with series composition by Yasuhiro Nakanishi ( A Star Brighter Than the Sun ), character designs by Miki Ogino ( Josee, the Tiger and the Fish animation director) and music by Natsumi Tabuchi and Kanade Sakuma. The Ramparts of Ice premieres on Japanese television on April 2 and on Netflix on April 3. Netflix describes the story: Koyuki Hikawa is a socially withdrawn student who keeps an emotional wall between herself and others. The only person she spends time with is her childhood friend, Miki Azumi. One day, Koyuki's quiet life is disrupted when a boy named Minato Amamiya inexplicably starts trying to break through her barriers. The aloof Koyuki, the popular Miki, the overly familiar Minato and the laid-back basketball player Yota share an awkward, occasionally frustrating, yet wholesome student life. An ensemble drama shaped by the crossed paths of youth is about to begin. Source: Comic Natalie
