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Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans, VTuber Kurusu Natsume's first
light novel series, will have its long-awaited anime adaptation in January
2026. The announcement came from Kadokawa, who accompanied the news
with a promotional teaser, a key image and the reveal of the main cast and
staff.
Main cast
- Toshiki Masuda as Rei Hitoma, a teacher
at Shiranui Private Academy, a school for demi-humans.
- Sora Amamiya as Kyōka Minazuki, a
mermaid who wants to become human so she can dance.
- Saori Onishi as Isaki Ōgami, a
werewolf girl who wishes to be human in order to leave her
"half-existence" behind.
- Maria Naganawa as Sui Usami, a rabbit girl who dreams of becoming human in gratitude to the person who helped her in the past.
- Rui Tanabe as Tobari Haneda, a Mozu
bird who wants to become human to play music.
Production
Equipment
The anime
will be directed by Akira Iwanaga (Kingdom season
2, Arifureta) at the asread studio. The script
will be supervised by Katsuhiko Takayama (Baka and Test, Protocol:
Rain) and the character design will be in charge of Maiko Okada (Mother
of the Goddess' Dormitory).
Additional Staff
- Sub-Character Designers: Hidetsugu
Hirayama, Kanako Watanabe, Chika Kojima
- Art
Director: Yoh Fujisawa
- Color
Key Artist: Chisato Shioda
- Prop
Design: Yoshikazu Hara
- Art
setting: Junko Nagasawa
- 3D
Director: Yūta Nagaoka
- Composite Director of
Photography: Kenji Takehara
- Editing: Junichi
Itou
- Sound
Director: Tomohiko Yaginuma
- Sound
Production: Zack Promotion
- Music: Makoto
Miyazaki
- Music
Production: Pony Canyon
From light novel to anime
The project
is Kurusu Natsume's first work and debuted as a light novel
under Kadokawa's imprint. In addition, it has a manga
adaptation made by Benino, published in Shōnen Ace magazine
in 2022. This version ended on July 26, 2024, with its fourth volume scheduled
for September 26.
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Natsume・Kadokawa/A
Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans Production Committee
