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Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story Anime Confirmed for 2027

The announcement marks BENTEN Film's first major project since its acquisition by AI animation company Creator's X, putting the studio's post-acquisition output in the spotlight.

Key Facts

  • The Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story TV anime is scheduled to premiere in 2027.
  • Yume Miyamoto voices Red Riding Hood and Akira Sekine voices Pinocchio in the anime.
  • Itsurō Kawasaki directs and writes the script for the anime at BENTEN Film.
  • The original novel by Aito Aoyagi was published by Futabasha in August 2020.
  • The manga adaptation by Tanakanoka ended with its fourth compiled book volume in June 2025.

Reporting from 3 sources: Anime News Network, Anime Corner, OtakuKart Anime.

Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story Anime Confirmed for 2027

A television anime adaptation of Aito Aoyagi's novel Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story, also known as Little Red Riding Hood Encounters a Dead Body During Her Journey, was announced on Monday via a new official website. The site revealed a teaser trailer, teaser visual, main cast, and staff. Yume Miyamoto voices Red Riding Hood, and Akira Sekine voices Pinocchio. Itsurō Kawasaki, known for Baban Baban Ban Vampire, directs and writes the script at BENTEN Film. Manami Minakata and Yūko Yahiro design the characters. The story follows Red Riding Hood as she travels through a fairy-tale world, solving crimes with her clever mind. The teaser trailer includes the line, "Why is your criminal plan so sloppy?" Futabasha published the novel in August 2020. A manga adaptation by Tanakanoka ran in Monthly Action and later moved to Web Action, ending with its fourth volume in June 2025. The franchise has also been adapted into a live-action Netflix film titled Once Upon a Crime.

  • Manami Minakata, one of the character designers, drew a commemorative illustration for the announcement, shared on the anime's X/Twitter account.
  • Izumi Hoki and Hiroshi Katō are the art directors. Tomoe Yoshimura handles color setting, Rieko Koike is the compositing director of photography, and Daisuke Hiraki is the editor.
  • The novel has sold more than 600,000 copies, per OtakuKart.
  • Aoyagi described Red Riding Hood and her "goofy assistant Pinocchio" as a detective duo, and teased tricks built specifically for the fairy-tale setting.
  • Miyamoto said she is excited to portray a character she has known since childhood, praising the cases Red Riding Hood encounters.
  • Sekine highlighted Pinocchio's growth and his developing relationship with Red Riding Hood.
  • Kawasaki said adapting the series has been challenging, particularly translating its magic tricks and fairy-tale settings into animation, but hopes viewers can simply enjoy the finished series.
  • The manga adaptation by Tanakanoka ran in Monthly Action from January 2023 until the magazine ceased publication in February 2024, then moved to Web Action in April 2024.

Synthesized by Yomimono from the 3 cited sources below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.

Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story BENTEN Film Aito Aoyagi Yume Miyamoto Akira Sekine Itsurō Kawasaki

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