KEY POINTS

  • AiRBLUE starts its operations with new voice actors
  • "Cue!" Episode 1 is debuting Friday
  • The episode will stream on Crunchyroll

A brand-new voice actor management company called AiRBLUE starts its operations in "Cue!" Episode 1. However, the agency’s talents are neither famous stars nor veterans in the business.

The teaser trailer of "Cue!" anime shows the voice actors meeting each other for the first time in the agency. Moreover, they find out about their first assignment.

The manager of AiRBLUE informs the actors about taking part in an audition. The group of trainee actors is excited and nervous about the audition.

They learn that as a pro-voice actor, everything from their interpretation to their acting is rigorously judged and compared to others.

Can the newbies perform at their best to secure roles in future projects?

"The brand-new voice acting talent agency AiRBLUE has neither seasoned pros nor famous stars. What it does have is a group of trainee voice actresses whose individualism and personality shine through their inexperience. Each one is looking for a way to harness her talents and make her dreams come true! However, sooner or later, all these dreams will run up against the harshness of reality. No matter how devotedly they practice, not all the candidates can pass every audition," read the official series synopsis as per Pony Canyon

"Can they endure through anguish, setbacks, and discord? If the hurdles all trainees must face trip them up, can they recover and rise again? The story of these fledgling voice actresses is now ready for the director to call 'action!,'" the synopsis continued.

The cast of the anime includes Yurina Uchiyama as Haruna Mutsuishi, Yukari Anzai as Miharu Yomine, Nene Hieda as Maika Takatori, Saki Matsuda as Aya Kamuro, Shiho Kano as Kyoka Moriya, Mahoro Miyaji as Megumi Yamaguchi, Yuna Ogata as Honoka Tsukii, Riko Hinakura as Arisa Tsuruno, Ayaka Takamura as Yuki Tendo, Hina Tachibana as Rie Maruyama, Chisa Akagawa as Satsuki Miyahara, Satori Utsugi as Ami Komine, Mayu Iizuka as Airi Eniwa, Mai Sato as Rinne Myojin, Manatsu Murakami as Yuzuha Kujo and Rio Tsutiya as Mei Tomi.

Fans in the U.S. can watch "Cue!" Episode 1 online on Crunchyroll this Friday. The episode will live stream in Japanese with English subtitles.

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