Aniplex has announced a new anime titled Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi, or Food for the Soul. The anime will air in 2025 and reunites the staff of Non Non Biyori. The creator of the Non Non Biyori, Atto, will work on character and story concepts.
Atto will also work on the tie-in manga’s storyboard layouts for the series. The first preview introduces the main character Mako Kawai as a first-year college student who begins living on her own. Check out the first trailer for the Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi anime below:
The staff of the anime, described as a “story of female college students who love food,” includes the following:
- Co-Directors: Shinya Kawatsura and Yū Harumi
- Studio: P.A. Works
- Character Designs/Chief Animation Director: Hajime Mitsuda
- Series’ Scripts: Yoshihiro Hiki
- Sound Director: Takeshi Takadera
- Composer: Hiromi Mizutani
- Manga Adaptation: Quro
The Non Non Biyori anime adaptation is available on Crunchyroll. Further, the manga is available on Seven Seas Entertainment. They describe it as follows:
Welcome to the countryside village of Asahigaoka, a quaint town far-removed from the hustle-and-bustle of the big city. You couldn’t imagine a more isolated setting in all of Japan. So when Tokyo-raised elementary school student Hotaru Ichijo transfers to the tiny Asahigaoka Branch School due to her father’s job, she’s in the for the culture shock of her life!
Join Hotaru and her new friends, the eccentric Renge, and the mischevious sisters Natsumi and Komari, as they share daily adventures in the idyllic Japanese countryside.
Lastly, the Hibi wa Sugiredo Meshi Umashi anime will air in 2025.
