Kadokawa has announced that the upcoming Awajima Hyakkei anime adaptation will premiere in 2026. It has also released a new promo video and confirmed new details about the series’ staff.
Morio Asaka will direct the anime at Madhouse, which recently worked on Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. Kunihiko Hamada will design the characters, Yasuhiro Nakanishi is in charge of the series’ scripts, and Hideki Nakamura is the art director. Further, Junko Sakai is the compositing director of photography and Takahiro Obata is the composer.
Check out the new promo video for the Awajima Hyakkei anime below:
Takako Shimura initially released the manga in 2011. The series came to an end in March 2024 and the final compiled book released in May 2024. MyAnimeList describes the series as follows:
This omnibus adolescent drama is about a group of young girls who all attend a “girls-only musical school,” recounting the formative years they shared, at times shifting between different characters’ viewpoints and time.
Awajima Musical School Training Camp, dubbed the “boarding house,” is where young girls gather from all over Japan to perform on stage. Tabata Wakana aspires to be a musical star; housemaster Takehara Kinue attends to carry on her best friend’s wishes; beautiful Okabe Emi is a scholarship student who is always at the center of attention; and Ibuki Katsurako, who became a teacher at the school though originally from a family of actresses.
The unique environment of the musical school is simultaneously a respite space for these aspiring girls and also a harsh battleground that pits young students against each other. It is a place where perseverance can lead to blossoming talents, but also to a cruel reality at times. The clear depiction and psychological portrayal allow the subtle inner workings of each character to come through.
