A Sign of Affection (ゆびさきと恋々 Yubisaki to Renren) is an anime adaptation of the Japanese shōjo manga A Sign of Affection, originally written and illustrated by Suu Morishita. It will be produced by Ajia-do Animation Works and will begin broadcast in January 2024.
Synopsis[]
Yuki Itose is a college student who's into friends and fashion. She's also deaf. A chance meeting on a train leads to a serious crush... But can it grow into something more?
Yuki, who's always been deaf is used to communicating with sign language and her phone. But she's not used to English, so when a tourist from overseas asks for directions, she nearly panics...until a handsome stranger steps in to help. His name is Itsuomi Nagi, and it turns out he is a friend of a friend. A charismatic globetrotter, Itsuomi speaks three languages, but he's never had a deaf friend. The two feel drawn to each other and plan a date on a romantic winter's night...but Yuki's friend is afraid that she might be setting herself up to get hurt. Could this be something real? Or will these feelings melt away with the snow? (From Kodansha USA)
Staff[]
Description | Name |
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Original Work | Suu Morishita |
Director | Yūta Murano |
Character Design | Kasumi Sakai |
Chief Animation Director | Kasumi Sakai, Sakai Yuki Nishioka, Emiko Endo Kazueda, Tamari, Kanako Tsuji |
Costume design assistant | Yuka Aono |
Prop Design | Hirataryo |
Sign Language Animator | Yoshiaki Yanagida, Masaya Fujimori Yuki, Miyamoto |
Scene Design | Masayuki Sekine |
art setting | Eiko Tsunagashira, Risa Iraha |
Art | Kusanagi |
Photograph | Asahi Production |
Editing | Akane Shiraishi |
Animation Production | Ajia-do Animation Works |
Series Composition | Yōko Yonaiyama |
Art Director | Kohei Honda |
Color Designer | Naomi Nakano |
Photography Director | Teppei Sato |
Editing | Akane Shiraishi |
Sound Director | Hiromi Kikuta |
Sound Production | TO Books |
Opening Theme | "Yuki no Oto" - Novelbright |
Ending Theme | "Snowspring" - ChoQMay |
Produced by | Aoi Hiroyuki, Tachibana Ko, Satoshi So, Kurosu Nobuhiko, Ozawa Shinichiro, Uda Manami, Konishi Yuki |
Music | Yukari Hashimoto |
Japanese Voice Cast[]
- Yuki Itose (糸瀬 雪 Itose Yuki)
- Voiced by: Sumire Morohoshi
- Itsuomi Nagi (波岐 逸臣, Nagi Itsuomi)
- Voiced by: Yū Miyazaki
- Oushi Ashioki (芦沖 桜志 Ashioki Oushi)
- Voiced by: Takeo Ootsuka
- Kyouya Nagi (波岐 京弥 Nagi Kyouya)
- Voiced by: Ryōta Ōsaka
- Rin Fujishiro (藤白 りん Fujishiro Rin)
- Voiced by: Kaede Hondo
- Emma Nakazono (中園 エマ Nakazono Ema)
- Voiced by: Nao Tōyama
- Shin Iryuu (伊柳 心 Iryuu Shin)
- Voiced by: Tasuku Hatanaka
Episodes[]
No. | No. in season | Title | Japanese Air Date | Volume |
1 | 1 | Yuki's World | January 6th, 2024 | 1 |
Yuki, who was born in a world where sounds don't sound like anything, runs into the enigmatic Itsuomi and immediately takes an interest in him. | ||||
2 | 2 | To Affection | January 13th, 2024 | 1 |
Yuki tries to come to terms with her newfound feelings for Itsuomi, while Oushi offers a glimpse into what he's been trying to come to terms with for a long time. | ||||
3 | 3 | Someone is Thinking of Someone | January, 20th, 2024 | 1, 2 |
Having come to terms with her feelings for Itsuomi, Yuki prepares to make her move, but she encounters a sight that throws her into confusion and doubt. | ||||
4 | 4 | What Kind of Voice | January 27th, 2024 | 2 |
Having made plans with Kyouya to go shopping, Rin invites Yuki and Itsuomi to join them. | ||||
5 | 5 | The Answer | February 3rd, 2024 | 2 |
Itsuomi and Yuki have a chat at his place, and several lingering questions are answered. | ||||
6 | 6 | Always Thought I Wanted To Be The Watchful Eye Forever | February 10th, 2024 | 3 |
Yuki is completely overwhelmed by her conversation with Itsuomi, so she and Rin decide to spend a girls' night in, including a sleepover at Rin's house. | ||||
7 | 7 | Let me introduce you to my girlfriend | February 17th, 2024 | 3 |
Itsuomi travels again and Yuki misses him. Meanwhile, she starts looking for a job to save money. However, this turns out to be more difficult than expected. | ||||
8 | 8 | One Small Step | February 24th, 2024 | 4 |
Itsuomi introduces Yuki to Shin. While he congratulates the two, he is still worried about Emma, as Shin, who has had a crush on Emma since high school, knows Emma's feelings for Itsuomi. | ||||
9 | 9 | I Don´t Want to Leave | March 2nd, 2024 | 4 |
The group go to a sign language concentration in the middle of the mountain. | ||||
10 | 10 | Oushi's World | March 9th, 2024 | 4, 5 |
Oushi decides to make a video call to Yuki, but he doesn't answer the phone. Meanwhile, Yuki stays at Itsuomi's house. Yuki is so nervous that she can't relax at all. | ||||
11 | 11 | Promise | March 16th, 2024 | 5 |
Yuki has trouble reading supermarket employees' lips while wearing masks. That's when Oushi appears to help her. Leaving her, Oushi asks him questions about Itsuomi, and when trying to answer, he interrupts Yuki's sign language... | ||||
12 | 12 | Our world | March 23th, 2024 | 5 |
Yuki and Itsuomi decide to go on a date. The place decided by Yuki is a park. Yuki, who loves taking pictures of flowers, goes around taking pictures of flowers in the park, and Itsuomi feels "the world as she sees it" through the photographs. |