‘Solo Leveling‘ is one of the most viewed anime hits of 2024, Taito Ban has gained much recognition after his performance as Sung Jinwoo. Ban will then take a role in another heavily publicized anime for this 2025, the sci-fi romance epic: ‘Kowloon Generic Romance‘, which is expected to make it to the most sought-out science fiction romance series in this year. Based on a popular manga by Jun Mayuzuki, it presents a unique mixture of genres and promises viewers the most exciting experience in itself.
In addition to the anime, ‘Kowloon Generic Romance’ also has a live-action movie; therefore, 2025 is going to be the big year for mainstream success of the franchise. The trailer unveiled recently from the anime sets the focal couple, Reiko Kujirai and Hajime Kudo, and everyone gets a glimpse into the compelling world of Kowloon Walled City, once a notorious and very historic location in Hong Kong. So, all of this sci-fi, romance, and a slice-of-life drama – came together in this story. The present, past, and even future came into a mixture in a version of Kowloon Walled City, exciting and surreal as reported by CBR.
Reiko is voiced by Haruka Shiraishi. Her previous works include those from ‘That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime’ and ‘Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation’. Hajime is voiced by Tomokazu Sugita, from popular works such as ‘Gintama’ and ‘Demon Slayer’. Taito Ban takes on the role of eccentric Tao Gwen, who has become so popular after his great performance in ‘Solo Leveling’. His involvement especially adds a new and refreshing color to fans of the popular series ‘Solo Leveling’.It is an anime based on Mayuzuki’s ‘Kowloon Generic Romance’, which started serializing in 2019 and has since been collected into ten tankobon volumes. With its emotional storytelling, combining science fiction, romance, and drama, the manga series has won hearts of many fans, and with it finally coming out this April 2025, it will be nearly six years after the manga came out.
This adaptation of ‘Kowloon Generic Romance’ is going to be a really interesting setting with an eccentric and iconic backdrop. With the talented cast, including Ban and his fellow voice actors, this anime is guaranteed to make waves in 2025, appealing to a wide audience while drawing fans of ‘Solo Leveling’ who look for new and intriguing series to follow.
