Maaya Uchida will star as Onyankopon, a West African sky god who appears as a cat in the show, and Shunya Ōhira will play Axolotl, Onyankopon’s subordinate.
The official Twitter account for the upcoming 3DCG “dance” anime Onyankopon announced the main cast on Friday.
The anime’s “Onyankopon” watched over people long ago, but one day an old woman accidentally hit Onyankopon in the head with a mallet while mashing yams.
Music duo Makomina is serving as the chief producer for the anime and twin models Rikariko are listed as the producer.