The Just Like Mona Lisa television anime has a confirmed 2027 premiere, a first main trailer and main visual, and an announced ending theme by imase. Seven additional cast members are attached, but the official site has not said which characters they voice.
The anime adaptation of Tsumuji Yoshimura's Just Like Mona Lisa moved from announcement to a dated production across three stories. CyberAgent announced the television adaptation with SHAFT animating in June 2026. At that point the manga had ended in December 2022 with 10 volumes and more than 1 million copies sold, and the first trailer and main cast were promised for the ANImagic convention on August 1.
The August 1 panel delivered those. Chika Anzai was named as Hinase, the genderless protagonist, with Kana Shundo directing at SHAFT and CyberAgent managing production. Nobuhiro Sugiyama took character design and chief animation director duties, Yuki Hayashi composed the music, and Katsuhiko Takayama was set to oversee series scripts. The manga's run on Square Enix's Gangan Online website, from May 2018 to December 2022, and its eight main volumes plus companion volumes X and Y were also confirmed.
By October 2026 the official website had put a year on the release: 2027. A first main trailer and main visual arrived, the trailer previewing the ending theme "Mayoi wa Hikari" by imase. Seven cast members were added, Yoshino Aoyama, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Daisuke Sakuma of Snow Man, Chiharu, Kakeru Hatano, Haruna Mikawa and Shion Wakayama, with the site withholding their character assignments. Character visuals went out for Hinase and classmates including Shiori Takayama, Ritsu Kaga, Aoi Shirogane, Chiaki Kurokawa, Tamaki Beppu, Rui Kinosaki and Mahiro Goshiki.
The open item is the cast-to-character mapping. The production credits, the year, and the theme song are settled; which of the seven added actors plays whom is not.
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The television anime of Tsumuji Yoshimura's Just Like Mona Lisa manga received its first main trailer and main visual on Wednesday, and the official website confirmed a 2027 premiere. The trailer announces and previews the ending theme "Mayoi wa Hikari" by singer-songwriter imase. Seven cast members were added: Yoshino Aoyama, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Snow Man member Daisuke Sakuma, Chiharu, Kakeru Hatano, Haruna Mikawa and Shion Wakayama. The site did not say which characters they voice. Chika Anzai plays protagonist Hinase Arima, a third-year high school student still genderless at eighteen. Character visuals went out for Hinase and classmates including Shiori Takayama, Ritsu Kaga, Aoi Shirogane, Chiaki Kurokawa, Tamaki Beppu, Rui Kinosaki and Mahiro Goshiki. Kana Shundo directs at SHAFT, with CyberAgent managing production. Nobuhiro Sugiyama designs the characters and shares chief animation director duties, Yuki Hayashi composes, and Katsuhiko Takayama oversees series scripts.
Aug 4
The television anime adaptation of Tsumuji Yoshimura's manga Just Like Mona Lisa unveiled its first trailer, lead cast member, and main staff on Saturday, August 1, during a stage panel at the ANImagic convention in Mannheim, Germany. Chika Anzai will voice Hinase, the protagonist who lives without a gender. Kana Shundo, known for Apocalypse Hotel, is directing the series at SHAFT, with CyberAgent managing production. Nobuhiro Sugiyama, whose credits include Arakawa Under the Bridge and March Comes in Like a Lion, is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director, while Yuki Hayashi, composer for My Hero Academia and Medalist, is writing the music. The manga, which ran on Square Enix's Gangan Online website from May 2018 to December 2022, has surpassed 1 million copies in circulation. The series consists of eight main volumes plus companion volumes X and Y. The announcement also included a live drawing session by Yoshimura, with SHAFT CEO Mitsutoshi Kubota and CyberAgent producer Manami Kabashima in attendance.
Jun 17
CyberAgent announced a television anime adaptation of Tsumuji Yoshimura's manga Just Like Mona Lisa, with SHAFT animating. The story follows a genderless protagonist and his childhood friends. The main cast and first trailer will debut at the ANImagic convention on August 1. The manga ended in December 2022 with 10 volumes and has sold over 1 million copies.