Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! is a 2020 anime television series based on the manga with the same name written and illustrated by Take. It was serialized and published in Fujimi Shobo's Niconico Seiga (Dra Dra Sharp) magazine on December 1, 2017.
The anime series was announced by Kadokawa on February 3, 2020. It was animated overall by ENGI, directed by Kazuya Miura, and it premiered the first season in Japan on AT-X from July 10, 2020 to September 25, 2020, consisting of 12 episodes. The second season of the series was aired from October 1, 2022 to December 24, 2022, consisting of 13 episodes.
Funimation licensed the series, while OkraTron 5000 produced an English Dub, which premiered on the FunimationNow streaming service on September 11, 2020[1][2]. The second seasons English Dub premiered on October 15, 2022[3][4].
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Season(s). | Ep(s). |
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| Main Characters | |||||
| Hana Uzaki | Naomi Ōzora | Monica Rial | 1-2 | ||
| Shinichi Sakurai | Kenji Akabane | Ricco Fajardo | 1-2 | ||
| David Matranga | 2 | 13 | |||
| Secondary Characters | |||||
| Ami Asai | Ayana Taketatsu | Jad Saxton | 1-2 | ||
| Itsuhito Sakaki | Tomoya Takagi | Nazeeh Tarsha | 1-2 | ||
| Akihiko Asai | Yōsuke Akimoto | Kent Williams | 1-2 | ||
| Recurring Characters | |||||
| Ito | Saori Ōnishi | Hollis Beck | 2 | ||
| Uzaki Family | |||||
| Tsuki Uzaki | Saori Hayami | Terri Doty | 1-2 | ||
| Kiri Uzaki | Yūko Sanpei | Hayden Daviau | 1-2 | ||
| Yanagi Uzaki | Seina Kato | Brittany Lauda | 2 | ||
| Fujio Uzaki | Hideo Ishikawa | Matthew David Rudd | 2 | ||
| Sakurai Family | |||||
| Shirō Sakurai | Tomokazu Sugita | Cris George | 2 | ||
| Haruko Sakurai | Miki Itō | Morgan Garrett | 2 | ||
| Nodoka Sakurai | Reina Nagao | ¿? | 2 | ||
| Narration | |||||
| Narrator | Shinichi Yamada | Daman Mills | 1-2 | ||
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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| Season One | ||||
| Teacher | Krystal LaPorte | 5 | ||
| Miho Miho | Haruna Nitta | Kristen McGuire | 10 | |
| Tottori Guide | Kaede Hondo | Amber Lee Connors | ||
| Tottori Prefecture Governor | Masashi Yamane | Howard Wang | ||
| Akkyun | Clifford Chapin | |||
| Rock Climbing Instructor | Junko Oka | Tia Ballard | 11 | |
| Season Two | ||||
| Sasamoto | Junji Majima | Austin Sisk | 14 | |
| Kawakami | Daisuke Kishio | Y. Chang | ||
| Hamada | Wataru Hatano | ¿? | ||
| Kuroki | Katsunori Okai | Brandon Solis | 17-18 | |
| Imura | Masafumi Kobatake | Bryan Massey | ||
Additional Voices[]
Multimedia[]
Cast Reveal[]
Clips[]
Notes[]
- David Matranga stood in for Ricco Fajardo as Shinichi Sakurai for episode 13.
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date(s) | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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September 11, 2020 | Anime | Digital | TV-14 | Season 1 | 12 Eps. | United States | 
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| October 15, 2022 | Season 2 | 13 Eps. | ||||||
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March 1, 2022 | Season 1 | 12 Eps. | |||||
| October 15, 2022 | Season 2 | 13 Eps. | ||||||
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2021 |  + 
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Episodes 1-12 | 1 NTSC A DVB-T |
United States |
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| 4 Discs | ||||||
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Episodes 1-12 | A DVB-T | ||||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
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2024 | +
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Episodes 13-25 | 1 NTSC A DVB-T | ||
| 4 Discs | ||||||
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Episodes 13-25 | A DVB-T | ||||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
References[]
- ↑ Funimation Reveals Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Anime's Dub Cast, Trailer
- ↑ Say Hello to the English Dub Cast of Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
- ↑ Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Season 2 Anime Reveals English Dub's Cast, October 15 Premiere
- ↑ Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Season 2 English Dub Reveals Cast & Crew, Release Date
External Links[]
- Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! at the Internet Movie Database.
- Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (anime) on the Anime News Network’s encyclopedia.
- Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! on Behind The Voice Actors.