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WHERE CAN YOU WATCH THE SCUM’S WISH ANIME? IT’S COMING TO HIDIVE
If you thought the love triangle between Aqua, Akane and Kana in [OSHI NO KO] was unhealthy, just wait until you see the love polygon in Scum’s Wish. That anime argues the hit Spring 2023 simulcast is pulling rookie numbers with twisted romance. If you love romantic dramas where “it’s complicated” is a vast understatement, then tune in Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 11:00 AM EDT (15:00 UTC) for ALL 13 episodes of the sub AND dub of the tale from the illustrator of [OSHI NO KO]! So what are you waiting for? Sign up for HIDIVE today!
SCUM’S WISH ANIME FOR THE UNINITIATED
Synopsis
To the outside world, Hanabi Yasuraoka and Mugi Awaya are the perfect couple. But in reality, they just share the same secret pain: they both are in love with other people they cannot be with.
Dub Trailer - Scum's Wish Official Dub Trailer - YouTube
Original Creator - Mengo Yokoyari (Art for [OSHI NO KO])
Originating Work - Manga
Studio - Lerche (Monster Musume: Everyday Life With Monster Girls)
Japanese Director - Masaomi Ando (School-Live!)
Japanese Cast
Hanabi Yasuraoka - Chika Anzai (Chaika in Chaika the Coffin Princess)
Mugi Awaya - Nobunaga Shimazaki (Makoto Sunakawa in My Love Story!!)
Akane Minagawa - Aki Toyosaki (Momo in To LOVE-Ru Darkness)
Narumi Kanai - Kenji Nojima (Eiji Okumura in Banana Fish)
Sanae Ebato - Haruka Tomatsu (Asuna Yuuki in Sword Art Online)
Noriko Kamomebata - Shiori Izawa (Nanachi in MADE IN ABYSS)
English Director - Shannon Reed ([OSHI NO KO])
English Cast
Hanabi Yasuraoka - Avery Smithhart (Rika Sonezaki in O Maidens in Your Savage Season)
Mugi Awaya - Greg Cote (Shogo Sena in Love Stage!!)
Akane Minagawa - Maggie Flecknoe (Shinka Nibutani in Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions)
Narumi Kanai - Adam Noble (Crull in Reincarnated as a Sword)
Sanae Ebato - Molly Searcy (Rory Mercury in GATE)
Noriko Kamomebata - Brittney Karbowski (Rimuru Tempest in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime)
Demographic - Seinen
Rating - TV-MA (D, S)
Genres - Drama, LGBTQ+, Romance
WHY SHOULD YOU WATCH SCUM’S WISH
- From the illustrator of [OSHI NO KO]!
- “As its title makes clear, Scum’s Wish isn’t interested in romanticizing the terrible behavior or self-destructive attitudes of its characters, but it still believes they deserve a chance at love that can set them free.” - Anime News Network
- Recommended for viewers who loved: [OSHI NO KO], Domestic Girlfriend, NANA, The Flowers of Evil, School Days (Nice Boat), Wolf Girl and Black Prince, The Dangers in My Heart
TUNE IN FOR SCUM’S WISH ON HIDIVE!
Release Date: June 24, 2023
Release Time: 11:00 AM EDT (15:00 UTC)