“The Banned Mole” will be made into a TV anime in July 2025! A mysterious x comedy about the “other world” starring Yuichi Nakamura opens.

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It has been announced that the manga “The Banned Mole” by Natsumi Eguchi, the original author of “Hozuki no Reitetsu”, will be made into a TV anime and will be broadcast in July 2025. Along with this, a teaser visual and PV have been released. It has also been announced that Yuichi Nakamura will be playing the role of the main character, Mogura Hyakuanmo Yumiki, and comments have arrived.

The manga “The Banned Mole” is the latest work by Natsumi Eguchi, who worked on the manga “Hozuki no Reitetsu” which became very popular and was made into a TV anime. It is currently being serialized in Kodansha’s “Morning” magazine.
A bizarre and funny comedy that depicts the mysteries of this world surrounding the mysterious mole Hyakuanto Yumiki, a self-proclaimed sage who says, “I’m banned from the other world, so I won’t die.” Gained popularity as.

Mole is banned from the other world due to something, but he collects the “lights” held by ghosts in Cantera with the aim of returning to the other world. When you meet him like that, you start seeing strange things… The story revolves around a mole and the interaction between humans and spirits.

This work has been decided to be made into a TV anime. The released teaser visual depicts a mole standing on a doro street with a cantera in its hands, giving it an eerie yet fantastical atmosphere.

It has also been revealed that Yuichi Nakamura will be the voice actor for Mogura. We have also received a comment from Nakamura, who expressed his enthusiasm for playing this work, saying, “There are many changes in facial expressions, such as bright, dark, tsukkomi and serious, so I’m also looking for a taste of those.”

Also, in the teaser PV that was released at the same time, you can already hear the voice of the mole played by Yuichi Nakamura. The animation provides a glimpse into the “suspicious” appearance of a mole.

The TV anime “The Banned Mole” will begin broadcasting in July 2025. Along with the announcement of the TV anime adaptation, the official website, Official X, has also opened, and expectations are high for further updates in the future. There is also a congratulatory comment from the original author, Natsumi Eguchi, so be sure to read it.

Mole Role: Yuichi Nakamura

Q1.The appeal of this work
I was impressed by the unique way in which the story was mixed with gags, ghost stories, and especially war stories to convey a message.
Each character has a deep, well-paced conversation that draws you in as you read.

Q2.Enthusiasm for acting
I felt that the most important thing was the sense of tension between the characters (in terms of the number of scenes and lines they appeared in), so I felt that I had to be careful about balance.
In anime, the tempo of the lines and the flow of the scenes have to be constructed according to the viewer rather than adapting to the viewer, so I think it would be difficult to create a work with this amount of information.
Hyakuan has a lot of changes in his expressions, from bright to dark to tsukkomi to serious, so I’m trying to figure out how to express him.

Original work: Natsumi Eguchi

I am very grateful. I think it’s a work that people will either like or dislike because of the subject matter it deals with, but I’d be happy if you could watch it as you like.
The animation staff checked every detail and created it, and every time I saw a detailed background setting, I would say to my assistant, “Is this what this building was supposed to look like?”
The voice actors and the songs are a perfect fit, and I’m impressed by the professional work they do in capturing even the subtlest nuances. I’m looking forward to watching the broadcast myself.

(C) Natsumi Eguchi/Kodansha/Banned Mole Production Committee