Yūta Watanabe, Arisa Higashino play themselves in April anime
The official website for the television anime of Asami Koseki‘s Love All Play badminton novel revealed on Tuesday that real-life badminton players Yūta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino will appear in the anime playing themselves.



The anime will premiere on April 2. The anime will air on YTV, NTV, and their affiliates on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m.
Natsuki Hanae stars in the anime as as Ryō Mizushima. The other main cast includes:
Yōhei Azakami as Shōhei Sakaki
Makoto Furukawa as Kо̄ki Matsuda
Kensho Ono as Taichi Higashiyama
Tetsuya Kakihara as Yо̄ji Higashiyama
Yuuki Kaji as Akira Uchida
Minako Kotobuki as Rika Mizushima
Kazuya Nakai as Hitoshi Ebihara
The story follows Ryō Mizushima, who joined his middle school’s badminton team full of motivation — but without a proper…