Toshiya Wakabayashi is the original manga creator of Happy Kanako's Killer Life, which is being adapted into a live-action series on DMM TV. The second season of the adaptation is set to debut on September 17.
Toshiya Wakabayashi is the creator of the manga Happy Kanako's Killer Life, which has been adapted into a live-action series on DMM TV. The first season debuted on DMM TV in February 2025. The adaptation has drawn significant attention, with the first season reportedly accumulating over 130 million social media views.
DMM TV announced a second season in July 2026, confirming the adaptation's continued run. The second season is set to debut on September 17. Non and Taisuke Fujigaya reprise their roles as Kanako and Sakurai, and Tsutomu Hanabusa returns to direct and co-write the scripts. A new key visual was unveiled with the announcement.
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TOHO animation announced on Saturday that Toshiya Wakabayashi's Happy Kanako's Killer Life manga is getting a television anime adaptation in April 2027. Shinji Takamatsu, whose credits include Gintama and Kochikame, is directing at the studio Drive and overseeing the series scripts. Yoshiyuki Okubo is the character designer and chief animation director. Hana Tamegai voices protagonist Kanako Nishino, Ryota Suzuki plays her senior coworker Sakurai, and Junichi Suwabe plays the company president. The announcement was teased in advance with a picture of otters and the words "Otter Agent." The full-color comedy manga follows Nishino Kanako, an office worker who quits an abusive workplace, applies for a job at an agency that employs contract killers, and finds she has a natural talent for the work. It runs under the Seikaisha Comics label and is published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.
Aug 14
DMM TV announced the second season of the live-action Happy Kanako's Killer Life series will debut on September 17. Non and Taisuke Fujigaya reprise their roles as Kanako and Sakurai. Tsutomu Hanabusa returns to direct and co-write the scripts. A new key visual was also unveiled.
Jul 12
DMM TV announced a second season of the live-action series based on Toshiya Wakabayashi's manga Happy Kanako's Killer Life. The new season debuts in September 2026 on DMM TV. Non and Taisuke Fujigaya return as Kanako and Sakurai. Tsutomu Hanabusa returns to direct and co-write the scripts.