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DMM Pictures is a studio active in boys-love anime production, with its next television anime, Ore to Yu Nii!, set to debut in January 2027. The studio is also running student-facing career events in Tokyo.

Synthesized from 2 Yomimono stories · updated Aug 27

DMM Pictures is producing Ore to Yu Nii!, the television anime adaptation of Miyuki Nakayama's Shota Oni boys-love manga. The series is set for a January 2027 debut, with Studio Hibari handling animation and Noriko Hashimoto directing. Yuniko Ayana oversees series scripts, and the cast includes Shinnosuke Tokudome as Tsubaki and Shuichiro Umeda as Yu. The story follows elementary school boy Tsubaki and his high school childhood friend Yu, whom Tsubaki loves but who treats him like a child.

Nakayama's manga launched in September 2021 on Comic CMOA as part of Square Enix's Gangan BLiss label. It won the Best Next Generation (Newcomer) award at Chil-Chil's 13th annual BL Awards in 2022, and Square Enix published its seventh volume on March 21. The anime announcement positions DMM Pictures within a sustained run of mainstream boys-love television adaptations.

Separately, DMM Pictures is engaging directly with prospective staff. On August 31, 2026, the studio will hold a student seminar and mixer in Tokyo, with voice actor Hiroshi Kamiya joining DMM anime producers for talks on voice acting and the anime business. A reception afterward gives students a chance to ask about careers and hiring. The two stories show a studio balancing new production work with recruitment outreach.

Key facts

Next television anime
Ore to Yu Nii! is set for a January 2027 debut.
Animation studio
Studio Hibari is animating Ore to Yu Nii!.
Director
Noriko Hashimoto directs Ore to Yu Nii!.
Series composition
Yuniko Ayana oversees series scripts for Ore to Yu Nii!.
Lead voice cast
Shinnosuke Tokudome plays Tsubaki and Shuichiro Umeda plays Yu.
Source material
Ore to Yu Nii! adapts Miyuki Nakayama's Shota Oni manga, which debuted in September 2021 on Comic CMOA.
Manga award
Shota Oni won the Best Next Generation (Newcomer) award at Chil-Chil's 13th annual BL Awards in 2022.
Recruitment event
DMM Pictures holds a student seminar and mixer on August 31, 2026, in Tokyo, with Hiroshi Kamiya and DMM anime producers.

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Facts

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student seminar and mixer on August 31, 2026, in Tokyo · 2026-08-11

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Aug 21

Ore to Yu Nii! Anime Reveals Teaser, January 2027 Debut

DMM Pictures revealed a teaser promotional video and the January 2027 debut for Ore to Yu Nii!, the television anime based on Miyuki Nakayama's Shota Oni boys-love manga. Studio Hibari is animating the series, with Noriko Hashimoto directing and Yuniko Ayana overseeing the series scripts. The voice cast features Shinnosuke Tokudome as Tsubaki and Shuichiro Umeda as Yu. The story follows an elementary school boy named Tsubaki and his high school childhood friend Yu, whom Tsubaki loves but who treats him like a child. Nakayama debuted the manga in September 2021 on the Comic CMOA website as part of the launch for Square Enix's boys-love label Gangan BLiss. The manga won the Best Next Generation (Newcomer) award at boys-love website Chil-Chil's 13th annual BL Awards in 2022. Square Enix published the manga's seventh volume on March 21.