Natsumi Okamoto (Yuriko Nishinotouin in the Kakegurui live-action series) is cast as the main heroine Fumiko Haru and Ryota Murai (Sakamichi Onoda in the Yowamushi Pedal stage plays) as Jouji’s older brother Ryo Tatewaki, who is also the owner of the cake shop.
The story focuses on the relationship between Fumiko Haru, a cute, easy-going, chubby young lady who comes to buy a cake, and Jouji Okuno, a young patissier at the cake shop who is interested in her but shy about love.
And Murai adds, “And it’s not just the sweet romance, but also the wonderful sweets on the screen.