Yozakura Quartet (夜桜四重奏 ~ヨザクラカルテット~, Yozakura Karutetto) is a Japanese manga created by Suzuhito Yasuda that began publishing by Kodansha in 2006, and was then published in the US by Del Rey in 2008. The series was animated in Japan and aired from October 2 to December 18, 2008; it comprises 12 episodes, all of which have aired. The anime was produced by Nomad and aired on TBS on Thursdays. Three anime OVAs (original-video-animation) were released alongside volmunes 9-11 of the manga, between October 10, 2010 to November 9, 2011. A new anime adaptation of the series was announced in April 2013, with the cast returning from the first anime and OVAs, but it will be produced at Tatsunoko Production to be aired in Fall 2013.
The story revolves around four teenagers; Akina, Hime, Ao, and Kotoha; each of them having their own unique abilities. They run an office called Hiizumi Life Counseling Office, where their job is to help and protect the townspeople of Sakurashin, a town where humans and youkai co-exist. The town is protected by a barrier created by the spiritual sakura known as The Seven Pillars. The Seven Pillars exist in both the human world and the youkai world and is the only thing that keeps both worlds connected to each other. However, recent bizarre incidents have occurred in their town and someone has threatened its safety. It is up to the four of them to protect the town they love.
Cast:
Misato Fukuen as Hime Yarizakura
Miyuki Sawashiro as Kotoha Isone
Saki Fujita as Ao Nanami
Yuuki Kaji as Akina Hiizumi
Ai Kayano as V. Lila F.
Ai Matayoshi as Rin Azuma
Aiko Ōkubo as V. Juri F.
Daisuke Ono as Kyōsuke Kishi
Haruka Tomatsu as Tōka Kishi
Natsuko Kuwatani as Yae Shinatsuhiko
Nobuhiko Okamoto as Rokkaku
Rie Tanaka as Mariabelle
Sachi Matsumoto as Yūhi Shinatsuhiko
Tomokazu Seki as Enjin Hiizumi
Yōko Hikasa as Nadeshiko Matsudaira
Yuuki Ono as Eiji Shinozuka
Ayahi Takagaki as Mina Tatebayashi
Kaoru Mizuhara as Zakuro Kurumaki
Yasuyuki Kase as Shidō Mizuki
Yuka Inokuchi as Hina Tatebayashi