#The Detective Is Already Dead Anime Reveals New PV and July Premiere Date

The official website for the TV anime adaptation of Nigojū and Umibōzu’s The Detective Is Already Dead (Tantei wa Mō, Shindeiru) light novel series revealed a new teaser promotional video and July premiere date for the anime. 

The anime’s main staff includes Manabu Kurihara (Uzaki-chan Wants To Hang Out) as director, Deko Akao (Suppose a Kid from the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town) as series composer, and Yousuke Itou (Hensuki) as character designer. ENGI is in charge of the animation production.

The anime’s cast includes Shin Nagai as Kimihiko, Saki Miyashita as the titular detective Siesta, Ayana Taketatsu as Nagisa, Kanon Takao as Yui Saikawa, Saho Shirasu as Charlotte Arisaka Anderson, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Koumori, and Takehito Koyasu as Chameleon.

Anime News Network describes the original novels as:

The novels center around Kimihiko Kimizuka, a third-year high school student and former assistant of a detective named Siesta. He made Siesta’s acquaintance three years ago, 10,000 meters above the ground in a hijacked plane. The two went on one death-defying adventure after another for three years that eventually ended with Siesta’s untimely death. Left alone, Kimihiko tries his best to reintegrate himself back into a normal life.

Source: The Detective Is Already Dead Website,  ANN