Anne Shirley Anime Adds to Cast Ahead of Redmond College Arc

On July 19, the Anne Shirley anime will kick off the Redmond College arc, and with that comes some new cast members. The latest pair of additions include Chika Anzai (Reina Kosaka in Sound! Euphonium ) as Philippa Gordon and Tokuyoshi Kawashima (Naomasa Tsukauchi in My Hero Academia ) as Royal “Roy” Gardner . Philippa quickly becomes a close friend of Anne’s at the university, and Roy signals a major turning point in Anne’s life. You can see their respective designs below. Philippa Gordon voiced by Chika Anzai (Reina Kosaka in Sound! Euphonium ) Roy Gardner voiced by Tokuyoshi Kawashima (Naomasa Tsukauchi in My Hero Academia ) RELATED: Anne Shirley (2025) and Anne of Green Gables (1979): How Two Adaptations Tackle The Same Source Material Anne Shirley  is the most recent anime based on Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic  Anne of Green Gables , with Hiroshi Kawamata directing the series at The Answer Studio with Natsuko Takahashi on series composition, Kenichi Tsuchiya on character designs, Tadashi Sudo on art direction and Michiru Oshima on music.  Crunchyroll streams the new series  and describes it: On the beautiful Prince Edward Island in Canada, an orphan named Anne Shirley is mistakenly sent to Green Gables, the home of Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. They choose to adopt her anyway, as Anne finds friendship, love, and happiness in her new home. Come along for the story of a purehearted and imaginative girl growing up, leaving for college, and returning home a changed woman. Source: Comic Natalie

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