'Grimm Kumikyoku' Reveals Main Cast, Additional Staff, Trailer

The Netflix Special Stage at AnimeJapan 2024 revealed the main cast, additional staff, directors for each episode, key visual (pictured), and a trailer for Grimm Kumikyoku (The Grimm Variations) on Saturday. The six-episode series will premiere worldwide on Netflix on April 17.

Cast
Charlotte: Misato Fukuen (Boku no Hero Academia)
Jacob: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Kengan Ashura)
Wilhelm: Kenji Nojima (Banana Fish)

Director
Episode 1—Cinderella: Youko Kanamori (Himesama "Goumon" no Jikan desu)
Episode 2—Little Red Riding Hood: Yasuhiro Akamatsu (Vampire in the Garden episode director)
Episode 3—Hansel and Gretel: Junichiro Hashiguchi (Onipan! assistant director)
Episode 4—The Elves and the Shoemaker: Yumi Kamakura (Working!!!)
Episode 5—The Town Musician of Bremen: Masato Takeuchi (Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman. episode director)
Episode 6—Pied Piper of Hamelin: Shintarou Nakazawa (Kimitachi wa Dou Ikiru ka assistant episode director)
Prologue, Epilogue: Yuutarou Kubo (Totsukuni no Shoujo), Satomi Maiya (Totsukuni no Shoujo)

Staff
Character Design: Naohiro Oosugi (Koi wa Ameagari no You ni chief animation director)
Music: Akira Miyagawa (Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199)
Production Cooperation: Production I.G
Producer: Jouji Wada (Spy x Family executive producer)
Executive Producer: Taiki Sakurai (Cyberpunk: Edgerunners)

The anime series is based on the fairy tales by the Grimm brothers and will interweave elements of horror and suspense. WIT Studio is producing the anime project, with Michiko Yokote (xxxHOLiC) penning the script. All-female Japanese manga group CLAMP (Blood-C) is credited for the original character designs.

Trailer


Source: Comic Natalie