Fool Night Anime Sets November 26 Netflix Debut, Adds Cast
Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on August 20 that the television anime adaptation of Kasumi Yasuda's Fool Night manga will premiere worldwide on Netflix on November 26, with all episodes released at once. The announcement came during the Netflix panel at Anime NYC 2026, alongside a second teaser trailer and three new cast members. Junya Enoki voices Akira Yatsuka, deputy head of the Fourth Tenka-in Personnel Department; Aya Endo voices Saeko Kano, Akira's bodyguard and a former border guard; and Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi voices Jin Hiragishi, chief of the unofficial "Nashi Division" who hires protagonist Toshiro Kamiya. They join previously announced cast members Kouki Uchiyama as Toshiro Kamiya and Minako Kotobuki as Yomiko Horai. The production is the first collaboration between studios Sunrise and Shaft. Atsuyuki Yukawa, a unit director on Suzume, directs, with Jin Tanaka handling series composition, Robert Sato designing characters, and Tatsuya Kato composing music. The teaser shows Yomiko's lament, explosions, a severed hand, and vines growing from Toshiro's body. An interview video with the creators was also released.