Atashin'chi NEXT Gets New Episodes With Taku Kimura Directing
Shin-Ei Animation announced on September 19, 2026, that Atashin'chi NEXT will receive a new batch of episodes. The announcement came during the ABEMA Anime Festival 2026 Shin-Ei Animation 50th Anniversary Special Stage. Taku Kimura, who directed the television anime Yani Neko, takes over as director for the new episodes. A teaser video was released on the anime's official YouTube channel. The original cast returns. Kumiko Watanabe voices Mother, Fumiko Orikasa voices Mikan, Daisuke Sakaguchi voices Yuzuhiko, and Kenichi Ogata voices Father. Atashin'chi NEXT adapts stories from Eiko Kera's original manga that were not animated in previous adaptations. The first batch of five episodes streamed monthly from June to October 2024. A second batch of five episodes followed on November 20, December 20, January 20, February 20, and March 20. The manga commemorates its 30th anniversary. The series is based on Eiko Kera's manga about the Tachibana family.