The Matsurika Kanriden television anime has a confirmed January 2027 premiere on Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, and BS11, a full production team at Maho Film, and an announced cast led by Rie Takahashi and Nobunaga Shimazaki. The latest cast additions, Takuya Sato and Hiyori Kono, were announced in October 2026.
The Matsurika Kanriden anime has moved from a production announcement to a scheduled broadcast. Kadokawa confirmed in August 2026 that the series premieres in January 2027 on Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, and BS11 in Japan. The first main promotional video named KANA-BOON's "Hana Hanashi" (Flower Talk) as the opening theme and introduced three cast members: Takeo Otsuka as Tenga Rei, Kotaro Nishiyama as Shisei Ho, and Sho Komura as Shunsetsu Sho.
The production team is set. Takeshi Mori supervises the series, Yuichi Nakazawa directs at Maho Film, Toko Machida handles series composition, Manami Inose designs the characters, and Takuro Iga composes the music. The source is Rinne Ishida's light novel series, illustrated by Izumi.
In October 2026, Kadokawa announced two more cast members: Takuya Sato as Akatsuki, emperor of Sekiso, and Hiyori Kono as his empress, Lian Lo. They join leads Rie Takahashi as Matsurika Ko and Nobunaga Shimazaki as Emperor Hakuyo. The story follows Matsurika, a court lady at the emperor's inner palace known for her good memory, who meets Emperor Hakuyo and is told to pass the civil service exam before approaching him.
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Kadokawa announced two more cast members for the Matsurika Kanriden television anime on Thursday. Takuya Sato plays Akatsuki, emperor of Sekiso, and Hiyori Kono plays his empress, Lian Lo. The series stars Rie Takahashi as Matsurika Ko and Nobunaga Shimazaki as Emperor Hakuyo, and debuts in January 2027 on Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, and BS11.
Kadokawa released the first main promotional video for the Matsurika Kanriden television anime on Friday, confirming that the rock band KANA-BOON performs the opening theme song "Hana Hanashi" (Flower Talk). The anime, based on the light novel series by Rinne Ishida with illustrations by Izumi, is scheduled to premiere in January 2027 and will air on Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, and BS11 in Japan. The promo also introduced three new cast members: Takeo Ōtsuka as Tenga Rei, Kōtarō Nishiyama as Shisei Hō, and Shō Komura as Shunsetsu Shō. They join previously announced leads Rie Takahashi as Matsurika Kō and Nobunaga Shimazaki as Emperor Hakuyō. Takeshi Mori supervises the series, Yūichi Nakazawa directs at Maho Film, Tōko Machida handles series composition, Manami Inose designs the characters, and Takurō Iga composes the music. The story follows Matsurika, a court lady at the emperor's inner palace known for her good memory, who meets Emperor Hakuyō and is told to pass the civil service exam before approaching him.