Katsuyuki Konishi Joins Millennium Family Anime as Eldest Benfield Sibling
Rikuya Yasuda leads the cast as Theo, with the television adaptation set to air on TBS and other stations.
Katsuyuki Konishi will voice Hayden, the Benfield family's eldest sibling, in Millennium Family. The anime adapts Sho Kasugai's manga about seven immortal siblings.
The staff of Millennium Family (Odoru Sennen Kazoku) announced Thursday that Katsuyuki Konishi will voice Hayden, the Benfield family's eldest sibling.
The television anime adapts Sho Kasugai's manga and will air on TBS and other stations. Rikuya Yasuda stars as protagonist Theo.
Masato Jinbo directs the anime at PartsCraft and supervises its scripts. His previous credits include:
- Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!/2wei Herz!/3rei!!
- Chaos;Child
- The Rising of The Shield Hero Season 2
Hiroshi Yoneda serves as character designer and chief animation director. Yoneda previously worked on Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya: Vow in the Snow.
AI localization company Orange Inc.'s e-bookstore service emaqi licensed the manga. Its synopsis follows seven immortal siblings born in England who possess humanity's greatest dream: eternal life.
Their immortality also makes them targets of the criminal underworld, corrupt hospitals, and international military organizations. After spending centuries apart, the extraordinary family reunites for an exciting new chapter in their lives.
Kasugai began the manga in Shōnengahōsha's Young King Ours magazine in March 2021. Shōnengahōsha published its ninth compiled volume on July 30.
Sources: Press release via ANN
