ATASHIn'CHI Next Adds Monthly Episodes From January 1
Shinei Animation announced Friday that new episodes of ATASHIn'CHI Next will debut on the franchise's YouTube channel on January 1 at 6:00 p.m. JST, with further episodes on the first Friday of each month at the same time.
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Why it matters
The announcement turns a five-episode batch released across 2025 and early 2026 into a standing monthly slot on YouTube, giving the manga's unadapted stories a fixed home rather than a one-off release.
Key Facts
- New ATASHIn'CHI Next episodes debut on the franchise's YouTube channel on January 1 at 6:00 p.m. JST.
- Further episodes stream on the first Friday of every month at 6:00 p.m. JST.
- Kinmokusei performs the opening and ending theme song "Saraba."
- Taku Kimura directs the anime, with Masae Otake designing characters.
- The anime commemorates the 30th anniversary of Eiko Kera's original manga.
The website also revealed a key visual, the returning main cast, and Kinmokusei performing the theme song "Saraba."
Taku Kimura directs the series, with Masae Otake designing characters. Daisuke Sakaguchi returns as Yuzuhiko, Fumiko Orikasa as Mikan, Kenichi Ogata as Father and Kumiko Watanabe as Mother. The anime adapts stories from Eiko Kera's original manga that the earlier television series did not cover, and it commemorates the 30th anniversary of that manga.
The prior batch of five episodes ran on November 20, 2025, December 20, 2025, and January 20, February 20 and March 20 this year. The first five debuted monthly from June to October 2024.
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- Anime News Network ATASHIn'CHI Next Net Anime's Additional Episodes Debut on January 1