The Hana-Kimi manga series by late creator Hisaya Nakajo makes a comeback with its long-awaited anime adaptation during the winter 2026 season. Final Weapon has everything you need to know about the Hana-Kimi anime, including release dates for new episodes and the weekly schedule.
Hana-Kimi protagonist Mizuki Ashiya is on a mission to meet her idol Izumi Sato, a high jump athlete and star. However, after disguising herself as a boy to enroll in the same all-male boarding school Izumi attends, Mizuki discovers that he has quit the sport. Now, Mizuki must protect her identity and continue her pursuit of Izumi.
Hana-Kimi Release Dates, Exact Premiere Time and Schedule
New Hana-Kimi episodes will release on Sundays at 7:00 a.m. PT / 10:00 a.m. ET on Crunchyroll. Episodes will be released with English subtitles and same-day English dubs. An episode count for Hana-Kimi was not confirmed yet, but we’ve listed dates for the first 12 episodes per industry standard for single cour anime.
Here are the release dates and schedule for Hana-Kimi (subject to change):
- Episode 1 – January 4 – OUT NOW
- Episode 2 – January 11 – OUT NOW
- Episode 3 – January 18 – OUT NOW
- Episode 4 – January 25 – OUT NOW
- Episode 5 – February 1 – OUT NOW
- Episode 6 – February 8 – OUT NOW
- Episode 7 – February 15 – OUT NOW
- Episode 8 – February 22 – OUT NOW
- Episode 9 – March 1 – OUT NOW
- Episode 10 – March 8 – OUT NOW
- Episode 11 – March 15 – OUT NOW
- Episode 12 – March 22 – OUT NOW
New episodes of Hana-Kimi will premiere at the following times (subject to change):
- Pacific Daylight Time: 7:00 a.m. PDT
- Mountain Daylight Time: 8:00 a.m. MDT
- Central Daylight Time: 9:00 a.m. CDT
- Eastern Daylight Time: 10:00 a.m. EDT
- Greenwich Mean Time: 2:00 p.m. GMT
OP/ED, Cast and Staff
YOASOBI performs the opening theme song “Adrena” and ending theme song “Baby.”
The Japanese cast of the Hana-Kimi anime includes:
- Aya Yamane as Mizuki Ashiya
- Taku Yashiro as Izumi Sano
- Kikunosuke Toya as Shuichi Nakatsu
- Yūichirō Umehara as Minami Nanba
- Jun Fukuyama as Hokuto Umeda
- Reiji Kawashima as Senri Nakao
- Kōki Uchiyama as Daiki Kayashima
- Wataru Komada as Kyogo Sekime
- Anan Furuya as Shinji Noe
- Kōtarō Nishiyama as Wataru Nihonbashi
- Yūko Natsuyoshi as Julia M. (Maxwell)
- Satoshi Hino as Makoto Kagurazaka
The English dub cast includes:
- Katelyn Barr as Mizuki
- Wyatt Baker as Sano
- Dallas Reid as Nakatsu
- Joshua Waters as Nanba
- Reagan Murdock as Umeda
- Jaclyn Thomas as Julia
- William Ofoegbu as Juso
- Ethan Condon as Kayashima
- Adam Elliott as Kunijima
- Justin Briner as Nakao
- Tyson Rinehart as Nihonbashi
- Ben Stegmair as Noe
- Tom Henry as Sekime
- Josh Bangle as Baseball Guy
- Landon McDonald as Basketball Guy
- Doug Jackson as Janitor
- Christopher Guerrero as Track Captain
- Stephen Sanders as Rugby Guy
- Aaron Dismuke as Tennis Guy
The English dub crew includes:
- Voice Director: Jad Saxton
- Producer: Susie Nixon
- Adaptation: Heather Walker
- Mixer: Gino Palencia
- Engineer: Tina Son
Where Can I Watch Hana-Kimi?
Crunchyroll is streaming the Hana-Kimi anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, and India. In Japan, the anime will be airing on Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS, CBC TV, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and other channels.
What is Hana-Kimi About?
Hisaya Nakajo published the Hana-Kimi manga in Hakusensha’s Hana to Yume magazine from 1996 to 2004. A total of 23 volumes were released in Japan, with VIZ Media releasing the English edition of the manga. Nakajo passed away at the age of 50 in October 2023, and her legacy continues with the new anime series.
Viz Media describes the series as follows:
Japanese-American track-and-field star Mizuki has gotten herself to transfer to a high school in Japan…but not just any school! To be close to her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano, she’s going to an all-guys’ high school…and disguising herself as a boy! But as fate would have it, they’re more than classmates…they’re roommates! Now, Mizuki must keep her secret in the classroom, the locker room, and her own bedroom. And her classmates–and the school nurse–must cope with a new transfer student who may make them question their own orientation…
