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Fool Night Anime Sets November 26 Netflix Debut, Adds Cast

The November 26 all-at-once release on Netflix positions Fool Night as a global binge event, and the first Sunrise-Shaft collaboration pairs two studios with distinct visual identities, making the adaptation a test of how their styles merge.

Key Facts

  • Fool Night anime will stream worldwide on Netflix on November 26, 2026, with all episodes released at once.
  • The anime is the first joint production between studios Sunrise and Shaft.
  • Junya Enoki, Aya Endo, and Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi join the cast as Akira Yatsuka, Saeko Kano, and Jin Hiragishi, respectively.
  • The original Fool Night manga by Kasumi Yasuda has sold approximately 800,000 copies domestically and internationally, including digital, and is available in 17 countries and regions.
  • Atsuyuki Yukawa directs the anime, with Jin Tanaka on series composition, Robert Sato on character design, and Tatsuya Kato on music.

Reporting from 4 sources: Anime News Network, Denfaminicogamer, Anime Corner, Real Sound Anime.

Fool Night Anime Sets November 26 Netflix Debut, Adds Cast

Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on August 20 that the television anime adaptation of Kasumi Yasuda's Fool Night manga will premiere worldwide on Netflix on November 26, with all episodes released at once. The announcement came during the Netflix panel at Anime NYC 2026, alongside a second teaser trailer and three new cast members. Junya Enoki voices Akira Yatsuka, deputy head of the Fourth Tenka-in Personnel Department; Aya Endo voices Saeko Kano, Akira's bodyguard and a former border guard; and Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi voices Jin Hiragishi, chief of the unofficial "Nashi Division" who hires protagonist Toshiro Kamiya. They join previously announced cast members Kouki Uchiyama as Toshiro Kamiya and Minako Kotobuki as Yomiko Horai. The production is the first collaboration between studios Sunrise and Shaft. Atsuyuki Yukawa, a unit director on Suzume, directs, with Jin Tanaka handling series composition, Robert Sato designing characters, and Tatsuya Kato composing music. The teaser shows Yomiko's lament, explosions, a severed hand, and vines growing from Toshiro's body. An interview video with the creators was also released.

The second teaser trailer for Fool Night depicts a world where thick clouds block sunlight, forcing humanity to rely on "transfloration," a technology that implants seeds into the bodies of the dying to turn them into plants that produce oxygen. The teaser includes Yomiko Horai's sorrowful lament to Toshiro Kamiya, who hopes to undergo the process, as well as mysterious explosions, a severed hand still holding candy, and blood-dripping vines growing from Toshiro's body. A character wrapped in tentacles appears at the end.

The new cast members bring specific traits to the story. Akira Yatsuka is an elite who is obsessed with promotion but has a humane side, and he shares a long history with Saeko Kano, his bodyguard. Jin Hiragishi, who hears the voice of the "Reika" plants, hires Toshiro as a special temporary employee. Mizuuchi described his character as "a person who smells of the Showa era despite being from the future," and said Jin aims to shield Toshiro and Yomiko without relying on power or status.

The production team includes assistant director Ryo Shimura, visual developer Ryo Kikuchi, art director Maki Takano, sound director Yota Tsuruoka, and music composer Tatsuya Kato. The original manga has sold approximately 800,000 copies domestically and internationally, including digital, and is available in 17 countries and regions.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

Fool Night Sunrise Shaft Yasumi Ataru Junya Enoki Aya Endō Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi

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