Hiroshi Ikehata directs the television anime adaptation of Nikumura Q's Giant Ojo-sama manga, which premieres in January 2027 at Tatsunoko Production. He has publicly discussed the production approach for the series, including its scale and comedy.
Hiroshi Ikehata is directing the television anime adaptation of Nikumura Q's manga Giant Ojo-sama at Tatsunoko Production. The series has a January 2027 premiere date, a teaser visual, and a main staff that includes assistant director Katsuya Oshima, character designer and chief animation director Hajime Mitsuda, and series composition and script writer Yu Sato. The official website opened on August 7, 2026, to announce the project.
The story follows Oriko Fujido, the daughter of an ultra-wealthy family who received an entire town as a birthday present. When a giant invader attacks, her butler Sebastian gives her a drink that makes her grow to giant size to defend the town, though her efforts often cause destruction. The manga has run on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry service since July 2020, with the 12th compiled volume set for August 10. It was nominated for best web manga in the eighth Next Manga Awards in 2022 and ranked fifth in AnimeJapan's sixth Most Wanted Anime Adaptation poll in 2023.
In a September 2026 interview, Ikehata said he focused on recreating the manga's world while preserving its realism and character relationships. He worked with Mitsuda on the lead character, Oriko, and the team used tokusatsu techniques such as forced perspective to handle the scale of a giant heiress. He described the central production problem as making the skyscraper-sized heiress read as funny rather than as a miniature set.
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Hiroshi Ikehata, the director of the upcoming Giant Ojō-sama anime, discussed his approach in an interview. He said he focused on recreating the manga's world while preserving its realism and character relationships. He worked with character designer Hajime Mitsuda on lead Oriko, and the team applied tokusatsu techniques such as forced perspective to handle the scale of a giant heiress.
The television anime adaptation of Nikumura Q's Giant Ojo-sama manga has its main staff, a teaser visual, and a January 2027 premiere date. The official website opened on Friday, August 7, 2026, to announce the project. Hiroshi Ikehata, known for WITCH WATCH, directs at Tatsunoko Production. Katsuya Oshima is the assistant director, Hajime Mitsuda is the character designer and chief animation director, and Yu Sato handles series composition and scripts. The story follows Oriko Fujido, the daughter of an ultra-wealthy family who received an entire town as a birthday present. When a giant invader attacks, her butler Sebastian gives her a drink that makes her grow to giant size to defend the town, though her efforts often cause destruction. The manga has been serialized on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry service since July 2020. Shogakukan will publish the 12th compiled volume on August 10. The manga was nominated for best web manga in the eighth Next Manga Awards in 2022 and ranked fifth in AnimeJapan's sixth Most Wanted Anime Adaptation poll in 2023.