What You Need to Know:
- Sentai announced this week that it acquired Cute Executive Officer, the delightful short-format anime comedy series based on the manga Youjo Shacho. Sentai will deliver the series to audiences in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain and Portugal.
- Story: She’s not a genius. She’s not a prodigy. Heck, she’s not even old enough to vote! But somehow Najimu Mujina scored a totally above-average job as the president and “CEO” of the Mujina Company, where she navigates the world of adults with infectious, bright-eyed charm and enthusiasm. Whether it’s golfing with colleagues, negotiating contracts or pestering her executive assistant, Yuki, her hilarious antics are sure to captivate audiences of all ages.
- Cute Executive Officer is produced by Project No.9 (Girls Beyond the Wasteland, Ro-Kyu-Bu ~ Fast Break!, Pastel Memories) and is directed by Kazuya Iwata (episode director for Your Lie in April, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai, and Etotama). The series stars Rina Hidaka (Alice or Alice, Armed Girl's Machiavellism, Konnichiwa Anne: Before Green Gables) as Najimu Mujina, Hisako Kanemoto (BanG Dream! 2nd Season, Squid Girl, Kokoro Connect) as Mayu Warito and Sumire Uesaka (Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, BanG Dream! 3rd Season, Senryu Girl) as Yuki Karuizawa.
- Cute Executive Officer will release all at once in Japan starting on January 1st 2021 and will stream on select digital outlets with a home video release to follow.
Source: Official Press Release
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