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Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love Anime Reveals Cast, January 2027 Premiere

The January 2027 premiere date places this adaptation in a competitive winter season, and the casting of Riko Akechi and Shuichiro Umeda marks their first major lead roles in a TV anime.

Key Facts

  • The television anime adaptation of Ayune Araragi's manga Isshiki-san wa Koi o Shiritai premieres in January 2027.
  • Riko Akechi voices protagonist Isshiki Rinna Milford, an elite police inspector who has never experienced romantic love.
  • Shuichiro Umeda plays Meishi Rokutanda, a kind but scatterbrained detective who becomes her pseudo-boyfriend.
  • Kazuya Komai directs the series at studio Sakura Create, with Deko Akao handling series composition and Shohei Hamaguchi designing characters.
  • The manga originally launched as Rinna Keibu wa Kokyu ga Dekinai in 2016 before relaunching in Kadokawa's Monthly Shonen Ace in 2020, and Yen Press licensed it for English release on March 23, 2026.

Reporting from 6 sources: Anime News Network, MyAnimeList, Anime Corner, Anime Trending, and 2 more.

Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love Anime Reveals Cast, January 2027 Premiere

The television anime adaptation of Ayune Araragi's manga Isshiki-san wa Koi o Shiritai (Ms. Isshiki Wants to Know About Love) has received a teaser trailer that announces its main cast, additional staff, and a January 2027 broadcast window. The teaser, released on May 22, 2026, confirms that Riko Akechi will voice the protagonist Isshiki Rinna Milford, an elite police inspector who has never experienced romantic love. Shuichiro Umeda will play Meishi Rokutanda, a kind but scatterbrained detective who becomes her pseudo-boyfriend. Kazuya Komai is directing the series at studio Sakura Create. Deko Akao is handling series composition, and Shohei Hamaguchi is designing the characters. Additional staff include prop designer Noriyasu Murata, CG director Satomi Nakajima, and music composer MICHIRU. The romantic comedy manga originally launched under the title Rinna Keibu wa Kokyu ga Dekinai in 2016 before relaunching in Kadokawa's Monthly Shonen Ace in 2020. Nine compiled volumes have been released, with a tenth due on May 25, 2026. Yen Press has licensed the manga for English release.

Director Kazuya Komai previously worked as an episode director on Tenjho Tenge, BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad, and Pita-Ten, according to Anime News Network. Series composer Deko Akao has written for Komi Can't Communicate, Noragami, and The Case Study of Vanitas. Character designer Shohei Hamaguchi previously worked on Glamorous Heroes.

Additional production credits announced in the teaser include prop designer Noriyasu Murata, CG director Satomi Nakajima, CG production by Studio Twinkle, color key artist Akiko Saito, art director Yasutada Kato, compositing director of photography Daisuke Horino, editing by Yusuke Ueno, sound director Masanori Tsuchiya, and music by MICHIRU, with music production by Kadokawa.

The manga originally launched under the title Rinna Keibu wa Kokyu ga Dekinai in Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Rex magazine from October 2016 to December 2017, as noted by Anime Corner and MyAnimeList. It then relaunched as Isshiki-san wa Koi o Shiritai in Kadokawa's Monthly Shonen Ace in June 2020. The ninth compiled volume shipped in October 2025, and the tenth volume is scheduled for May 25, 2026.

Yen Press licensed the manga for English release on March 23, 2026, with the first volume set for a September 22, 2026 release, per MyAnimeList. The Fandom Post notes that author Ayune Araragi debuted in 2011 with a Magical Girl Madoka Magica doujinshi and has created about a dozen properties overall.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 6 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

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