J.C. Staff Produces Kizuguchi to Hōtai TV Anime for January 2027
The adaptation of a 2024 manga with a distinctive premise will air on a major late-night anime block in early 2027.
Reporting from 1 source: Anime News Network.
J.C. Staff announced on Monday that it is producing a television anime adaptation of Umihoshi Nanai's manga Kizuguchi to Hōtai, set to debut in January 2027. The romantic comedy follows Riyo Washizu, daughter of a yakuza leader, and her caretaker Gō Kiritani, who discovers Riyo's unusual fetish for seeing strong people vulnerable. The anime will air on ABC and TV Asahi's Animazing!!! block. Miyuki Ishida directs, with scripts by Susumu Yamakawa and character designs by Natsuki Ōyama. The manga launched on Kodansha's Comic Days app in August 2024.
Miyuki Ishida, director of I.Cinnamoroll and episode director on One Punch Man seasons 2 and 3, will direct the Kizuguchi to Hōtai anime at J.C. Staff. Susumu Yamakawa, who wrote scripts for The Way of the Househusband and Murai in Love, handles series composition. Natsuki Ōyama, character designer for Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Survive?, designs the characters. The romantic comedy centers on Riyo Washizu, daughter of a yakuza leader, and her caretaker Gō Kiritani. Riyo has a fetish for seeing strong people when they are weak. The anime debuts in January 2027 on ABC and TV Asahi's Animazing!!! block. The manga began on Kodansha's Comic Days app in August 2024, with the fifth volume shipping July 16.
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- Anime News Network News Umihoshi Nanai's Kizuguchi to Hōtai Manga Gets TV Anime in January 2027