Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! Anime Sets October 3 Premiere
The premiere date lands three years after the manga launched, with the source material already at 12 volumes and a prior award win, signaling the adaptation arrives with a proven readership and market momentum.
Key Facts
- Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! anime premieres on October 3, 2026, airing on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV.
- Sangatsu no Phantasia performs the opening theme song "Kaze no Naka wa Hashirukkya Inai," with lyrics by Noko and Mia, and composition by Noko.
- The anime is directed by Naoyuki Tatsuwa at Passione, with Ryo Imamura as character designer and Masahiro Yokotani overseeing series scripts.
- The manga, serialized in Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2022, won the print category of the ninth Next Manga Awards in 2023.
- Seven Seas will ship the first English volume of the manga on September 8, 2026.
Reporting from 2 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner.
The television anime adaptation of Muchimaro's four-panel manga Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! will premiere on October 3, 2026, as revealed in the main promotional video released on Saturday. The anime will air on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV. Sangatsu no Phantasia performs the opening theme song "Kaze no Naka wa Hashirukkya Inai," with lyrics by Noko and vocalist Mia, and composition by Noko. The series is directed by Naoyuki Tatsuwa at Passione, with Ryo Imamura as character designer and chief animation director, and Masahiro Yokotani overseeing series scripts. The main cast includes Shogo Sakata as Ume Mizunoe, Haruka Shiraishi as Hisako Kotobuki, Miyu Tomita as Komaro Michinoku, Hiyori Kono as Tan Otori, Shizuka Ishigami as Arisu Terui, and Yumi Uchiyama as Satomi Hiratsuka. The manga, serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2022, won the print category of the ninth Next Manga Awards in 2023. Seven Seas will ship the first English volume on September 8.
The main promotional video also introduced additional staff credits, including main animators Kay Yu, Konamingu, Asatoshi Oki, mockingbird, SanzashiAme, and Mushiki, with Hiromichi Ito as art director, Arisa Komatsu handling color design, Junpei Takatsu as director of photography, Michi Takigawa on editing, Satoshi Motoyama as sound director, and Tomoki Kikuya composing the music. The anime was originally announced in April 2025, and this trailer offers the first extended look at the comedy series.
The story centers on Ume Mizunoe, a student who joins the student council to avoid repeating a grade, only to encounter a group of eccentric and endearing members. The manga received an animated ad in July 2024, and Kodansha shipped the 12th compiled volume on March 17. K MANGA also publishes the series digitally in English. Seven Seas describes the manga as a slice-of-life comedy that is "irresistibly charming, quirky, and a little bit naughty," positioning the anime as a direct extension of that established tone.
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