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'Play It Cool, Guys' Anime Gets 2-Episode Mini-Anime on March 20, 27
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The official website for the television anime of Kokone Nata's Play It Cool, Guys (Cool Doji Danshi) manga revealed on Tuesday that the anime will have its own two-episode spinoff mini-anime titled Petit Cool Doji Danshi Hitokoma (Petite Play It Cool, Guys Vignettes). The mini-anime will debut exclusively on Docomo's dTV streaming service on March 20 at 25:55 (effectively March 21 at 1:55 a.m. or March 20 at 12:55 p.m. EDT) and March 27 at 25:45 (March 28 at 1:45 a.m. or March 27 at 12:45 p.m. EDT).
Yū Hayata is directing the mini-anime at AQUA IRIS, and is also designing the characters. Mao Emura (The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel - Northern War) is penning the scripts.
Chiaki Kon (Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal, The Way of the Househusband, Junjō Romantica) is directing the anime at Studio Pierrot. Makoto Uezu (Assassination Classroom, Yuki Yuna Is a Hero, Space Brothers) is overseeing the series scripts, and Airi Taguchi (key animation for Children of the Sea, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? second season) is serving as both character designer and chief animation director. Masato Nakayama (B-PROJECT, We Never Learn: BOKUBEN, You and Me.) is composing the music.
Yen Press is releasing the manga in English in full color, as it was originally released in Japan. The company describes the story:
Enter: a bunch of cool guys who look like they got that unapproachable swag. But let's be real—that's not the true them. They're just a bunch of dorks who've got the act down pat. So sit back, grab some popcorn and enjoy watching a bunch of goofy guys try to look cool all day every day. Play It Cool, Guys is a fun collection of stories featuring guys that are equal parts cool and equal parts adorably awkward.
Nata launched the manga in June 2019 on the Gangan pixiv website, where it is ongoing. The manga ranked #16th for the 2020 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga Is Amazing!) guidebook for its female readers list. The manga also placed seventh in pixiv and Nippon Shuppan Hanbai, Inc's "Web Manga General Election" in 2019. The manga is also inspiring a live-action series that will premiere on TV Tokyo on April 14.
Sources: Play It Cool, Guys anime's website, Comic Natalie
