MAPPA Produces Koi seyo Mayakashi Tenshi-domo Anime
This marks MAPPA's first full romantic comedy series, a genre departure from the action-heavy hits the studio is known for, and signals the studio's expansion into shoujo-adjacent romance territory.
Reporting from 4 sources: Comic Natalie, Denfaminicogamer, Real Sound Anime, Anime Anime.
MAPPA is producing the television anime adaptation of Coco Uzuki's manga Koi seyo Mayakashi Tenshi-domo, with a teaser visual and teaser PV released on June 19 during the MAPPA 15th Anniversary Lineup Presentation. The romantic comedy follows Otogi Katsura, a student known as the perfect beautiful girl who hides her true self, and Toki Ninomae, a seemingly perfect classmate who also conceals his real nature. After Toki discovers Otogi's hidden side, the two form a secret accomplice relationship. The manga has been serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Dessert since 2023 and has cumulative circulation exceeding 2.25 million copies. The anime is scheduled to air in 2027. Director Yasutomo Okamoto leads the staff, with Mariko Oka handling character design and Yohei Yamazaki writing the series composition. Additional staff includes art director Takumi Hashimoto, color designer Kana Tanabe, photography director Shunsuke Taniguchi, editor Ayumu Takahashi, and animation producer Yuriko Waki. The teaser PV includes Otogi's character voice for the first time.
The announcement came during the MAPPA 15th Anniversary Lineup Presentation streamed on June 19, 2026, where the studio revealed its production slate. Koi seyo Mayakashi Tenshi-domo is the first romance-focused title MAPPA has taken on as lead production studio, following its track record with Jujutsu Kaisen, Chainsaw Man, and Attack on Titan The Final Season. The manga has won multiple awards including the Kodansha Manga Award, and its seventh volume is currently on sale. Original author Coco Uzuki commented that director Okamoto and the MAPPA staff are carefully preserving the original work's core and worldview. Director Okamoto said he was drawn to the manga after seeing the cover of volume 1, describing Otogi as cool and noting the character's many facets. Character designer Mariko Oka said she feels both joy and tension working on the project, calling the protagonists nostalgic and sparkling. The teaser visual shows Otogi and Toki side by side, while the PV ends with a brief line of Otogi's dialogue. An official website and social media accounts have launched, along with a campaign giving away teaser visual posters to three winners.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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- Comic Natalie 「恋せよまやかし天使ども」制作はMAPPA、アニメ映像初披露となるティザーPVも
- Denfaminicogamer 『恋せよまやかし天使ども』のアニメ制作が『呪術廻戦』『チェンソーマン』などを手掛けるMAPPAに決定。ティザービジュアル&ティザーPVも公開
- Real Sound Anime 『恋せよまやかし天使ども』アニメ制作はMAPPAが担当 ティザービジュアル＆PVも
- Anime Anime 「恋せよまやかし天使ども」制作はMAPPA！ アニメ映像初お披露目のティザーPVも公開