Kadokawa presented the main promotional video and a new visual image of the anime Even a Replica Can Fall in Love (Datte, Koi or Suru replica), adaptation of the novels written by Harunadon. The announcement confirmed a Ryouta Suzuki as a new member of the main cast and detailed that the series will debut in 2026.
The actor will play Akiya Sanada- Sunao's classmate and former star of the school basketball team who, after an injury and rumors of pressure from a veteran, leaves the sport to join the literature club. Sumire Morohoshi it will give voice to both Sunao Aikawa, a second-year student who usually sends her reply when she does not want to attend classes, such as a Nao, that same reply.
Creative team and background of the work
The direction will be in charge of Ryuichi Kimura (Aikatsu!, To Galaxy Next Door) in the studio Voil. The script is by Tomoko Shinozuka (Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku) next to Misaki Morie, while Eiji Abiko (Cells at Work! Code Black, Mr. Osomatsu) design the characters.
The original story got the grand prize at the 29th edition of the Dengeki Novel Prize in 2022. Kadokawa, under his label Dengeki Bunko, began publishing the novels in February 2023 and will release on fifth volume this friday. For its part, Momose Hanada serialize the manga adaptation in the magazine Dengeki Maoh, whose fourth compilation volume it will also go on sale the same day.
Will this story about identity and substitution excite audiences as much as it did on paper when it hits television in 2026?
