Murciélago Anime Casts Hitomi Ueda, Minori Suzuki, Sumire Uesaka
HIDIVE's multi-territory pickup and a January 2027 date mean the Kana Yoshimura adaptation now has a slot, a cast, and a distributor, which is the point where a teaser stops being a proof of concept and becomes a scheduled release.
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The Murciélago anime adaptation has a teaser video, visual, and cast. Hitomi Ueda plays Kuroko Koumori, Minori Suzuki plays Hinako Tozakura, and Sumire Uesaka plays Chiyo Yanaoka. Matsuo Asami directs at Satelight and Staple Entertainment, with Takashi Naoya as chief director and series composition. The series debuts in January 2027, and HIDIVE streams it in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, and New Zealand.
HIDIVE is handling the English-speaking run in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, and New Zealand. The streaming listing covers five territories at once, which is wider than a single-region license.
Square Enix published the manga's 29th volume on July 24, and Yen Press released the 27th English volume on September 22. The source manga launched in Young Gangan in 2013 and has 2.3 million copies in circulation worldwide, according to the announcement.
Kiyoshi Tateishi handles character designs, and Masanori Akita and Yūichi Tsuchiya compose the music. The story follows Kuroko Koumori, a former death-row inmate serving as a state-sanctioned executioner, and her partner Hinako Tozakura.
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