Me & Roboco TV Anime Has Comedian Kendo Kobayashi Join the Cast as Himself
A couple of years back, Japanese comedian Kendo Kobayashi won a “role” in the Me & Roboco manga after coming first in a game show with former deputy editor-in-chief of Weekly Shonen Jump. Now with the anime adaptation of the series currently airing, Kobayashi will be taking his character to the small screen voicing the role of Kenkoba-sensei.
Kendo Kobayashi said that since he heard Me & Roboco was getting an anime series, he has been anxiously waiting to see if he’d get the call to voice Kenkoba-sensei in the anime. Kobayashi noted that he even ad-libbed some lines in the episode.
Kobayashi is no stranger to voice acting in anime, with the role as the Deputy Chief in Police in a Pod TV anime in 2022 as well as Vinny in Promare and Dice in One Piece Film: Gold.
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Akitaro Daichi (Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro) is at the helm at anime production house Gallop (Initial D, Kodocha). Additional key staff members include assistant director Michihiro Sato, series composition writer Sayuro Ooba (FIRST LOVE MONSTER) and character designer Yuko Ebara (animation director for Delicious Party Pretty Cure), among others.
The Me & Roboco manga has been running in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump since July 2020 with VIZ Media publishing it in the English version of the app. Here’s the official synopsis of the first volume:
Now that Bondo has his very own OrderMaid, it’s time to show her off to his friends. But will they be able to handle Roboco? And what exactly is the secret behind this special robot?!
Source: Comic Natalie
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Daryl Harding is a Senior Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram.
