'The Quintessential Quintuplets' Anime Special Release Date Announced, Other Details

'The Quintessential Quintuplets' anime special's release date has been announced by their official X account, formerly Twitter. Alongside this, the account also expanded upon the staff involved in the special, the music, and other details. Read here for more.

Release Date Of The Anime Special

The official account of the anime 'The Quintessential Quintuplets' announced on their X account that the special will be screened in Japanese theatres for three weeks from September 20th onwards, after which it'll be available to watch on T.V.

The post also described the special and the anime series as a whole as "A 500% cute quintuplets love comedy, honeymoon edition!"

Cast And Crew Details Of The Special

The Quintessential Quintuplets main cast makes a return. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka will again be playing his role of the male protagonist 'Futaro Uesugi'. As for the quintuplets of the Nakano family, Kana Hanazawa will play 'Ichika', Ayana Taketatsu will play 'Nino', Miku Itou will play 'Miku', Ayane Sakura will play 'Yotsuba', and Inori Minase will play 'Itsuki'.

As for the crew behind the special, it will be directed by Masato Jinbo at Bibury Animation Studio. The opening song 'Five Equal Smiles' and the ending song 'Memories' will also be sung by the five voice-actresses of the Nakano family.

Background Of The Quintessential Quintuplets

The anime originally aired in 2019, with a second season being released in 2021. A finale in the form of a movie was released in 2022, ending the story. After the release of the movie, many new spin-offs of the show were released over the course of many months, telling stories from the manga that were left out by the anime and movie.

The entire series focuses on the stories of Futaro Uesugi and the quintuplets of the Nakano family. Futaro comes from a difficult background, with a mother that passed away, a complete lack of friends, and a father who has accrued a lot of debt. He is academically gifted though, and is given an opportunity to be a tutor. He learns later on that he needs to teach five girls, all of whom are neither interested in him or their own grades. The rest of the anime shows the exploits of Futaro as he tries to earn the trust of the quintuplets so he may teach them and pay off his father's debt.