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The Murciélago anime adaptation has a teaser video, visual, and cast. Hitomi Ueda plays Kuroko Koumori, Minori Suzuki plays Hinako Tozakura, and Sumire Uesaka plays Chiyo Yanaoka. Matsuo Asami directs at Satelight and Staple Entertainment, with Takashi Naoya as chief director and series composition. The series debuts in January 2027, and HIDIVE streams it in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, and New Zealand.
The television anime adaptation of Kana Yoshimura's MURCIÉLAGO manga will debut in January 2027, as announced at Anime NYC by HIDIVE. The streaming service also released a super teaser promotional video for the series, which will be available exclusively in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. HIDIVE describes the story as following Kuroko Koumori, a former death-row inmate chosen through extraordinary legal measures to act as a state-sanctioned executioner, partnered with driver Hinako Tozakura. The anime is directed by Matsuo Asami at Satelight and Staple Entertainment, with Takashi Naoya serving as chief director and handling series composition. Sei Tateishi designs the characters, while Masanori Akita and Yuichi Tsuchiya compose the music. The adaptation was first announced in July during Anime Expo 2026, and this announcement narrows the previously stated 2027 release window. The manga, serialized in Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine since 2013, has 2.3 million copies in circulation worldwide.
Kana Yoshimura's manga Murcielago will receive a television anime adaptation in 2027, announced at Anime Expo 2026 on July 4. HIDIVE will stream the series exclusively in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The adaptation is a joint production between Satelight and Staple Entertainment. Takashi Naoya is the chief director and series composer, and Matsuo Asami is the director. Sei Tateishi is designing the characters, and Masanori Akita and Yuichi Tsuchiya are composing the music. A super teaser trailer and key visual were released alongside the announcement. The manga has been serialized in Square Enix's Young Gangan since 2013 and has 28 compiled volumes in Japan. Yen Press publishes the English edition. The story follows Kuroko Koumori, a former death-row inmate who becomes a state-sanctioned executioner, and her partner Hinako Tozakura. Director Asami stated that voice recording is currently underway. The series has surpassed 2.3 million copies in circulation worldwide.