Atashin'chi NEXT Confirms New Episodes, Taku Kimura as New Director
The series, which began in 2024 adapting previously unanimated manga chapters, continues under a new director, with the returning cast keeping the Tachibana family intact.
Reporting from 1 source: Denfaminicogamer.
New episodes of Atashin'chi NEXT are confirmed for production, announced at the ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 Shin-Ei Animation 50th Anniversary Special Stage on September 19. Taku Kimura, who directed the TV anime Yani Neko, takes over as director for the new episodes. A teaser video is released on YouTube. The cast returns: Kumiko Watanabe as Mother, Fumiko Orikasa as Mikan, Daisuke Sakaguchi as Yuzuhiko, and Kenichi Ogata as Father.
Shin-Ei Animation announced new episodes of Atashin'chi NEXT during its 50th anniversary stage at the ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 on September 19. Taku Kimura, who directed the TV anime Yani Neko, takes the director's seat for the new episodes. The production announcement teaser is streaming on the official YouTube channel.
The series adapts manga chapters by Eiko Kera that had not yet been animated, following the Tachibana family: Mother, Father, Mikan, and Yuzuhiko. The four voice actors return: Kumiko Watanabe, Fumiko Orikasa, Daisuke Sakaguchi, and Kenichi Ogata.
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- Denfaminicogamer 『あたしンちNEXT』新エピソード制作決定。『ヤニねこ』の木村拓氏が新たに監督を務める