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Laidbackers

Laidbackers

20195.50h 58m

Overview

In order to take over her grandmother's Dagashi store, art student Kumi Honamanuma moved to Kyoto. She met Harami Mino, K Kusanagi, Mai Haisaka, and a dog who lives in the store, which supposed to be empty. Kumi ended up living with these girls, who claim that they are heroes reincarnated to contemporary period to chase after the demon king. Harami and others seem to live in a peaceful life with no missions to to do anymore, Ran, who was demon king in the past and appears to be an elementary school girl from failing to reincarnate, one day. The story begins with Ran requesting to collect demon king's fragments.

Directed by Hiroyuki Hashimoto
Written by Makoto Uezu
Produced by Yoshiki Usa, Hiroshi Yoshida, Fumihiro Ozawa
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Top Cast

Rina Hidaka

Rina Hidaka

Harami (voice)

Himika Akaneya

Himika Akaneya

Mai (voice)

You Taichi

You Taichi

K (voice)

Maria Naganawa

Maria Naganawa

Ran (Vamparan) (voice)

Yumi Uchiyama

Yumi Uchiyama

Arnelia (voice)

Saki Fujita

Saki Fujita

Yuko Saginomiya (voice)

Yumiri Hanamori

Yumiri Hanamori

Kumi (voice)

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

Ron (voice)

Katsuyuki Konishi

Katsuyuki Konishi

Leonard (voice)

Tetsuharu Ota

Tetsuharu Ota

Koenji (voice)

Themes & Keywords

magicfemale protagonistkyoto, japananimedagashi

About Laidbackers

Laidbackers is a animation, comedy, fantasy film released in 2019 exploring themes of magic, female protagonist, kyoto, japan, anime, dagashi. Directed by Hiroyuki Hashimoto, it stars Rina Hidaka, Himika Akaneya, You Taichi. In order to take over her grandmother's Dagashi store, art student Kumi Honamanuma moved to Kyoto. She met Harami Mino, K Kusanagi, Mai Haisaka, and a dog who lives in the store, which supposed to be empty. Kumi ended up living with these girls, who claim that they are heroes reincarnated to contemporary period to chase after the demon king. Harami and others seem to live in a peaceful life with no missions to to do anymore, Ran, who was demon king in the past and appears to be an elementary school girl from failing to reincarnate, one day. The story begins with Ran requesting to collect demon king's fragments.

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