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Fool Night
Fool Night is a television anime produced jointly by Sunrise and SHAFT, set to stream worldwide on Netflix with all episodes released on November 26. The main trailer, key visual, theme songs and cast are confirmed, and the manga runs in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior.
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1d ago
The Fool Night anime has moved from a 2026 Netflix announcement to a fully dated release. Netflix first revealed the Sunrise and SHAFT adaptation at its Anime Studio Focus panel at Annecy on June 23, with Atsuyuki Yukawa directing and Jin Tanaka writing the script. A later announcement at Anime NYC 2026 set the date: all episodes will stream worldwide on November 26. The series is the first collaboration between the two studios.
The production credits have held steady across announcements. Yukawa directs, Tanaka handles series composition, Robert Sato designs characters and Tatsuya Kato composes. The cast includes Koki Uchiyama as Toshiro Kamiya and Minako Kotobuki as Yomiko Horai, joined by Junya Enoki as Akira Yatsuki, Aya Endo as Saeko Kano and Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi as Jin Hiragishi. A main trailer added Tempalay's opening song "Shake! spit out" and Nowlu's ending song "Iki," plus Shion Wakayama as Sumi Matsuno, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Nishi, Sayaka Senbongi as Meg Okumura, Yumiko Kobayashi as Ivy and Hiroshi Tsuchida as Ken Hikasa. Tsuchida died in October; his comment was submitted during his lifetime.
The source manga by Kasumi Yasuda launched in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior in November 2020 and has 13 compiled volumes. A Street Tenshika Piano Exhibition is scheduled at Tokyo Midtown from November 27 to 29.
Key facts
- Netflix release date
- November 26, all episodes at once ↗
- Animation studios
- Sunrise and SHAFT, joint production ↗
- Director
- Atsuyuki Yukawa ↗
- Opening theme
- Tempalay, "Shake! spit out" ↗
- Ending theme
- Nowlu, "Iki" ↗
- Manga serialization
- Kasumi Yasuda, Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior, launched November 2020 ↗
- Manga volumes
- 13 compiled volumes with the June 30 release ↗
- Series composition
- Jin Tanaka ↗
- Character design
- Robert Sato ↗
Timeline
- Nov 5, 2026 Fool Night Reveals Trailer, Tempalay and Nowlu Themes, Netflix Debut
- Nov 5, 2026 Fool Night Sets Tempalay and Nowlu Themes, Adds Five Cast Members
- Aug 21, 2026 Fool Night Anime Sets November 26 Netflix Debut, Adds Cast
- Jul 14, 2026 Beneath the Tangles Readers Corner Covers Six New Manga Volumes
- Jun 27, 2026 Netflix Reveals Episode Art for The One Piece Remake at Annecy
- Jun 23, 2026 Sunrise and Shaft's Fool Night Anime Debuts on Netflix in 2026
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Facts
- Release
- tv · 2026-11-26 · Netflix · 2026-11-05
- Release
- tv · 2026-11-26 · worldwide · 2026-08-21
- Release
- tv · 2026 · worldwide via Netflix · 2026-06-23
- Announced
- main trailer, new key visual, theme song credits and additional cast · 2026-11-05
- Announced
- key visual and main PV · 2026-11-05
- Announced
- television anime adaptation (Annecy International Animated Film Festival) · 2026-06-23
- Licensed by
- Netflix (worldwide) · 2026-08-21
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1d ago
Bandai Namco Filmworks released a main trailer, new key visual, theme song credits and additional cast for the television anime adaptation of Kasumi Yasuda's Fool Night manga on Thursday. Tempalay performs the opening song "Shake! spit out," and Nowlu performs the ending song "Iki" (the title rendered as the Japanese word for breath). The new cast includes Shion Wakayama as Sumi Matsuno, the late Hiroshi Tsuchida as Ken Hikasa, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Nishi, Sayaka Senbongi as Meg Okumura and Yumiko Kobayashi as Ivy. Netflix will debut the entire series on November 26. Atsuyuki Yukawa directs at Sunrise and SHAFT, with Jin Tanaka writing the script, Robert Sato designing characters and Tatsuya Kato composing. The manga runs in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior, launched in November 2020, and reached 13 compiled volumes with the release on June 30.
1d ago
The Fool Night anime released its key visual and main PV on November 5, ahead of a November 26 worldwide Netflix launch. Tempalay performs the opening theme, "Shake! spit out," and Nowlu performs the ending theme, "Iki." The main PV uses Tempalay's song over footage of the anti-Tenshika protests and the character Ivy. Five cast additions were named: Shion Wakayama as Sumi Matsuno, Dai Tsuchida as Ken Hikasa, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Nishi, Ayaka Senbongi as Megu Okumura, and Yumiko Kobayashi as Ivy. Sunrise and Shaft share animation production, described as their first tag-team collaboration. The key visual places Toshiro, Yomiko, Akira, Kano, and Jin under black clouds. A three-day Street Tenshika Piano Exhibition runs at Tokyo Midtown from November 27 to 29, with a playable piano and works by flower artist Ayaka Ozono. Tsuchida died in October; his comment was submitted during his lifetime.
Aug 21
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced at Anime NYC 2026 that the Fool Night anime will stream worldwide on Netflix starting November 26, with all episodes released at once. The series is the first collaboration between Sunrise and Shaft, directed by Atsuyuki Yukawa, who previously worked as a unit director on Suzume. The second teaser trailer and new cast were revealed alongside the date. Junya Enoki voices Akira Yatsuki, deputy head of the personnel department at the Fourth Tenka Institute; Aya Endo voices Saeko Kano, a former soldier and Akira's bodyguard; and Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi voices Jin Hiragishi, head of the 'Nashi Division' who hires protagonist Toshiro Kamiya. Previously announced cast includes Kouki Uchiyama as Toshiro Kamiya and Minako Kotobuki as Yomiko Horai. The staff includes series composer Jin Tanaka of Oshi no Ko, character designer Robert Sato, sound director Yota Tsuruoka, and music composer Tatsuya Kato of Dr. Stone. The manga by Kasumi Yasuda has been serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior since November 2020, with 13 volumes released.
Jul 14
The weekly Readers Corner column from Beneath the Tangles highlights six manga volumes, including full reviews of Gals Can't Be Kind to Otaku! Vol. 2 and Reincarnated in a Mafia Dating Sim Vol. 4.
Jun 27
Netflix unveiled the first episode art for "The One Piece," WIT Studio's remake of the original One Piece anime, during its Annecy International Animation Film Festival showcase on Tuesday. The image, titled "Romance Dawn -Dawn of the Adventure-", matches the title of Eiichiro Oda's manga's first volume and chapter. The streamer also confirmed that Mayumi Tanaka will reprise her role as Monkey D. Luffy, a role she has held since 1999. The seven-episode first season, covering the East Blue saga through the first 50 manga chapters, will run approximately 300 minutes and stream worldwide on Netflix in February 2027. Masashi Koizuka directs, with Hideaki Abe as assistant director. Character designers and chief animation directors are Kyoji Asano and Takatoshi Honda. Taku Kishimoto handles series scripts. The teaser trailer debuted at a separate "Next on Netflix Animation" panel on June 24. The remake was first announced at Jump Festa '24 in December 2023.
Jun 23
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.