The Fool Night anime adaptation has been announced, with production by Sunrise and Shaft and a worldwide Netflix release in 2026. The manga by Kasumi Yasuda has 12 compiled volumes and a cumulative print run of about 600,000 copies.
Sunrise and Shaft are jointly producing a television anime adaptation of Kasumi Yasuda's manga Fool Night, the two studios' first collaboration. Netflix announced the project on June 23 during its Anime Studio Focus panel at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. The series will stream worldwide on Netflix in 2026.
Atsuyuki Yukawa, who worked as a unit director on Suzume, directs the adaptation. Jin Tanaka handles series composition, Tatsuya Kato composes the music, and Yota Tsuruoka directs sound. The cast includes Koki Uchiyama as protagonist Toshiro Kamiya and Minako Kotobuki as Yomiko Horai. A teaser trailer and visual accompanied the announcement.
Yasuda's manga launched in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior in November 2020 and has 12 compiled volumes. It has a cumulative print run of approximately 600,000 copies across 17 countries and ranked 12th in the male reader list of Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2023.
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The manga Fool Night by Kasumi Yasuda will receive a television anime adaptation produced by Sunrise and Shaft, the first collaboration between the two studios, Netflix announced on June 23 during its Anime Studio Focus panel at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. The series will stream worldwide on Netflix in 2026. Director Atsuyuki Yukawa, who worked as a unit director on Suzume, will helm the project, with Jin Tanaka handling series composition, Tatsuya Kato composing the music, and Yota Tsuruoka directing sound. The cast includes Koki Uchiyama as protagonist Toshiro Kamiya and Minako Kotobuki as Yomiko Horai. A teaser trailer and visual were also released. Yasuda's manga, which launched in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior in November 2020, has 12 compiled volumes and a cumulative print run of approximately 600,000 copies across 17 countries. It ranked 12th in the male reader list of Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2023.