The Japanese manga series A Girl & Her Guard Dog ("Ojo to Banken-kun"), created by Hatsuharu, recently released the official trailer and new visual images for its upcoming anime adaptation, announcing that the series will begin airing on September 28, 2023. Additional information about the voice cast was also revealed, as well as confirming that the animation will be produced by Project No.9.

A Girl & Her Guard Dog follows Isaku, who was adopted by the head of a Yakuza organization, and became his granddaughter after her parents died in an accident. She has been secretly in love with her protector and childhood friend, the yakuza lieutenant, Keiya Uto, for over ten years. However, due to her identity, she was ostracized by her classmates when she was young, and she wants to experience a "normal" romance. Therefore, she decides to enroll in a distant high school. Unexpectedly, Keiya also enrolls in the same school, disguised as a high school student in order to protect her as her childhood friend and prevent her from falling into the hands of other bad guys.

STAFF

• Original by: Hatsuharu
• Directed by: Yoshihiro Takamoto
• Series composed by: Aya Satsuki
• Characters designed by: Yukiko Ban
• Studio: Project No.9

CAST

• Isaku Senagaki: Akari Kito
• Keiya Uto: Yuichiro Umehara
• Mikio Tanuki: Junya Enoki
• Kaori Sekiya: Mai Nakahara