Yuki Chiba’s Kindergarten WARS is officially headed to television as an animated series. Along with the adaptation news, the main cast has been unveiled: Atsumi Tanezaki will play Rita, and Kentaro Kumagai will voice Doug.
Currently serialized on Shonen Jump+, Kindergarten WARS is a violent romantic comedy set at Black Kindergarten, a school attended by the children of the world’s power brokers. Rita, a teacher at Black Kindergarten, is actively looking for a boyfriend—but has had zero luck meeting anyone. One day, a devastatingly handsome hitman targeting the children shows up, and everything changes. The manga has 15 collected volumes on sale, with a total of 1.7 million copies in print.
Rita, voiced by Tanezaki, teaches in the Dandelion Class. Beneath her mild-mannered exterior, she’s actually a legendary former assassin. Doug, played by Kumagai, is Rita’s senior colleague in the same Dandelion Class—who also happens to have a side as a con artist.
Comments have arrived from Chiba, Tanezaki, and Kumagai.
Yuki Chiba (Original Creator)
“Kindergarten WARS is getting an anime—at last I can say it! I’m so happy. Thank you so much for all your support!! There’s still not much info out there, but we’ll be unveiling more and more as we go. Please look forward to it!”
Atsumi Tanezaki (Rita)
“Congratulations on the TV anime adaptation of Kindergarten WARS! I’m Atsumi Tanezaki, and I’ll be voicing Rita. We haven’t started recording yet, but I’m already thrilled. I’m going to give it everything I’ve got to make this the most entertaining anime it can be! And I can’t wait to meet lots of handsome guys, too!!!?”
Kentaro Kumagai (Doug)
“I’m Kentaro Kumagai, and I’ll be voicing Doug in the TV anime Kindergarten WARS. Congratulations on the anime! The vividly individualistic ‘specialist’ teachers, the hard‑hitting action, and the way hearts connect over time… I can’t wait to see how it all comes alive on screen. With my heart pounding in excitement, I’ll do my utmost. I look forward to the day we meet at the safest kindergarten in the world!”
(c) Yuki Chiba / SHUEISHA · Kindergarten WARS Production Committee
Source: Natalie Comic