Mika Pikazo's 'Level Robochika' TV Anime Announced, Set in 2050 Shibuya
The adaptation expands Mika Pikazo's personal project into a full television series with a new story, signaling a major franchise push for a property that began as a 2017 doujinshi.
Reporting from 4 sources: Anime News Network, Comic Natalie, Denfaminicogamer, KAI-YOU.
Production of a TV anime adaptation of 'Level Robochika', a near-future sci-fi project by illustrator Mika Pikazo, was announced on June 24. The series is set in 2050 Shibuya, where a technology called Meta Reality (MR) has merged the real and virtual worlds. The anime will tell a new story original to the adaptation while inheriting the worldview of the original work. Pikazo first released 'Level Robochika' as a doujinshi in 2017. In 2019, screenwriter Ryo Yoshigami, known for the 'PSYCHO-PASS' series, joined to produce 'Level Robochika Episode #β'. Two novel versions, 'RE:BEL ROBOTICA 0' and 'RE:BEL ROBOTICA' by Takuto Mikumo, were published by Shinchosha in 2022. A newly drawn visual by Pikazo depicts the mysterious girl Lily reaching out with a smile. Pikazo commented that the story is about people living in a world where happiness is taken for granted. At Anime Expo 2026 in Los Angeles from July 2 to 5, a special booklet for the anime will be distributed, and a teaser PV using in-production footage will be screened. Pikazo is also the key visual illustrator for the event and will appear in panel events and at a booth.
The project started as a doujinshi Mika Pikazo released at Comiket in 2017. She later collaborated with Ryo Yoshigami, writer of the 'PSYCHO-PASS' anime series, to release 'Level Robochika Episode #β' online. In 2022, two novels by Takuto Mikumo were published by Shinchosha, expanding the lore. The TV anime credits Pikazo, Yoshigami, and the content planning company ARCH as original creators, with Pikazo handling character concepts.
The setting is 2050 Shibuya, where MR technology allows people to perceive digital data with all five senses. The original story followed a protagonist named Taiki who could not benefit from MR due to a congenital bug. The anime will focus on a new narrative centered on the mysterious girl Lily, shown in the key visual smiling and reaching out. Pikazo described the work as expressing 'hope and strangeness' through cute characters and human activities.
At Anime Expo 2026, a booth (West Hall WH-1364) will feature an exhibition of Pikazo's works, the world's first screening of the teaser PV, and free distribution of a limited mini booklet. Pikazo is also scheduled to appear at the 'Amuse Creative Studio Presents: New Anime Launch Event' panel on July 4 from 15:45 to 17:05 local time.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 4 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
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