Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi TV Anime Reveals Teaser - A teaser trailer and main voice cast have been revealed for the upcoming Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi TV anime series. The anime will premiere in Japan in April 2026. REMOW announced that it has licensed the anime for global streaming, with more information on platform releases to be revealed at a later date. The company also unveiled an English-subtitled version of the teaser trailer.
Toshinori Watabe (Ninja Vs. Gokudo, Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest, Edens Zero Season 2) is directing the anime series, with Fumiya Uehara as the character designer and MONACA (Aharen-san wa Hakarenai) as music composer. PRA is in charge of the animation production.
The anime is based on the slice of life 4-koma manga by Hisamakumako. It began serialization in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara magazine on December 7, 2018 and has released four volumes as of July 2025.
Synopsis:
Meiko Morita, a high schooler living in Akita, is suddenly selected as a special transfer student to the prestigious girls’ school Amamiya Girls’ Academy. With both excitement and nerves, she heads to Tokyo to begin her new life.
But what awaits her isn’t a typical student dorm it’s a manga café called “Hedgehog”, which also functions as a shared dormitory! Living in a tiny one-tatami room and working at the café as part of her daily duties, Meiko finds herself surrounded by quirky fellow residents and so begins her slightly strange, manga-filled Tokyo life!
