by It has been announced that the TV anime “There’s Mio Downstairs,” based on a Korean webtoon, will be broadcast on the anime slot “B8station,” presented by Fuji Television and Bilibili in July 2024. The cast of the Japanese dubbed version will include
The original work of “There’s Mio on the Floor Below” is a webtoon produced in South Korea. It is a youth love story distributed in Japan on LINE Manga.
The story begins when Yo Sugiura, who has been accepted to university and is now living alone, meets Mio Kisaragi, a former idol who lives on the floor below his boarding house. Korean drama version of “Lee Doona! This work has become a hot topic as it is distributed on Netflix.
The anime version was distributed on the Chinese platform Bilibili and recorded approximately 60 million views. This will be the first time the anime version will be broadcast in Japan. In the Japanese dubbed version, Maaya Sakamoto will play the role of Kisaragi Mio, a mysterious former idol, and Keisuke Kawamoto will play the role of Sugiura Yo, a university student whom Mio sways.
In addition, Rumi Okubo will play the role of Momoi Pearl, the senior of Yang’s girlfriend whom Yang admires, and Manami Numakura will play the role of Sara Mikuni, a free-spirited and proactive woman whom Yang met on a group date. At the “Fuji TV Anime Lineup Presentation 2024” held on March 11th, three people from this work, Kawamoto, Okubo, and Numakura, spoke about their enthusiasm and highlights. A teaser visual depicting the heroine Mio walking around the city after the rain and the Japanese version of the logo was also released.
The TV anime “There’s Mio Downstairs,” based on a Korean webtoon, will be broadcast on the anime slot “B8station,” presented by Fuji Television and Bilibili from July 2024. The latest information regarding the anime will be announced on the official “B8station” website and official X (formerly Twitter) account. I look forward to further updates.
