Netflix has announced an anime adaptation of Yoko Kamio’s Boys Over Flowers coming-of-age manga series is in the works with the title Love Through a Prism. Love Through a Prism will premiere on January 15, 2026, exclusively on Netflix.
WIT Studio is animating the anime series, which is being directed by Kazuto Nakazawa.
Additional staff members include:
- Second Director: Tetsuya Takahashi
- Third Director: Saki Fujii
- Written by: Yoko Kamio, Saki Fujii
- Character Design/Chief Animation Director: Yasuko Takahashi
- Sub-character Design/Chief Animation Director: Aiko Minowa
- Color Designer: Hanami Tanaka
- Background Supervisor: Yusuke Takeda (Bamboo)
- Compositing Director: Keisuke Nozawa
- Editing: Chika Ishii
- Music: Naoki “naotyu-” Chiba
- Sound Director: Tohru Kanegae
- Sound Effects: Hiromune Kurahashi
- Animation Producer: Keita Yoshinobu
Chilli Beans performs the theme song “star flower.”
The cast of the anime includes:
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Lili Ichijoin
- Koki Uchiyama as Kit Church
- Yuki Kaji as Shinnosuke Kobayakawa
- Megumi Han as Dorothy Brown
- Yohei Azakami as Joffrey O’Brien
- Shogo Sakata as Peter Anthony
- Sumire Uesaka as Catherine Astor
- Akari Kito as Sakura Kobayakawa
- Hochu Otsuka as Charles Brant
- Yuhko Kaida as Take Ichijoin
- Junichi Suwabe as Richard Church
“This is the story of Lili, who blazes through her time with love, courage and romance,” Kamio said in a press release. “In our society where it is becoming difficult to talk about hopes and dreams, and where common things we take for granted are fading away, I hope this series can be a light for those who watch it.”
