Kadokawa publishing
house announced new details on Tuesday about the anime adaptation
of Takako Shimura 's Awajima Hyakkei manga .
The project will be broadcast in a television format and is scheduled to
premiere sometime in 2026. Along with the announcement,
a promotional image was revealed and an initial "ultra
teaser" video was released, which previews the work's introspective tone.
Madhouse
will lead the production with a top-notch team
Madhouse ,
known for works such as Death Note and One
Punch Man , will be in charge of animating the series. Morio
Asaka ( Chihayafuru , NANA ) will be
in charge of direction, while Kunihiko Hamada ( Cardcaptor
Sakura: Clear Card ) will be in charge of character designs.
The script
will be written by Yasuhiro Nakanishi ( My Love Story
With Yamada-kun at Lv999 ), and the art direction will be in the hands
of Hideki Nakamura ( INU-OH , Gundam
Hathaway ). The photography will be directed by Junko Sakai and
the music will be composed by Takahiro Obata ( The
Promised Neverland ).
A story
about youth, music and emotions
Awajima
Hyakkei is a coming-of-age
omnibus series that
follows a group of girls at an opera music school. Each episode focuses on a
different student, exploring their inner struggles and personal relationships
in a demanding, artistic environment.
The manga
originally ran on Ohta Publishing 's PocoPoco website
in July 2011. It then migrated to Ohta Web Comic in July
2016. The series went on multiple hiatuses, the last being in August
2022 , before finally concluding in March 2024. The
fifth and final compiled book volume was released in May 2024 .
Takako
Shimura's legacy continues to expand
Takako
Shimura is
best known for her works Wandering Son and Sweet Blue
Flowers , both adapted into anime in 2011 and 2009 respectively.
She has also served as a character designer for anime such as Aldnoah.Zero , Battery ,
and Overtake! , and created a manga adaptation of the Battery novels .
His
work Happy-Go-Lucky Days even inspired an animated film
released in October 2020. In the West, publishers such
as Fantagraphics Books , Viz Media ,
and Seven Seas have licensed several of his works, cementing
his international presence.
With Awajima
Hyakkei , the author once again explores the emotional universe of
women with her signature sensitivity. Fans are already eagerly awaiting
its 2026 release .
