DMM has announced that the TV anime adaptation of Tadatoshi Fujimaki’s KILL BLUE manga series will premiere on April 11 worldwide across various streaming platforms, including Netflix, Crunchyroll, Amazon Prime Video, and the It’s Anime YouTube channel in North America. Considering the breadth of confirmed streaming partners, the upcoming premiere of KILL BLUE will be one of the most accessible anime releases in recent memory
Here’s a breakdown of all the streaming platforms that will feature KILL BLUE per region:
North America
Prime Video, Netflix, Crunchyroll, Rakuten Viki, Plex, It’s Anime FAST Channel (Samsung TV Plus, Vizio WatchFree+), It’s Anime YouTube
Latin America
Prime Video, Netflix, Crunchyroll, Plex, Rakuten Viki (Mexico & Brazil), It’s Anime YouTube
Europe
Netflix, Crunchyroll, Prime Video (except Russia, German-speaking Europe & Italian-speaking Europe), Rakuten Viki (UK & France), ADN (except UK & Ireland), Aniverse (German-speaking Europe), Plex, It’s Anime YouTube(except Russia, German-speaking Europe & Italian-speaking Europe)
MENA
Netflix, Crunchyroll, Prime Video, Plex, It’s Anime YouTube
CIS
Crunchyroll, IVI
Oceania
Netflix, Crunchyroll, Prime Video, Rakuten Viki (Australia, New Zealand, Guam), Plex, It’s Anime YouTube
Asia
Netflix, Crunchyroll, Prime Video(Except South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau), Plex (except North Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau), Bilibili, TRUE iD (Thailand), It’s Anime YouTube (except China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau), Bahamut, ChungHwa Telecom MOD & Hami Video, LiTV & ofiii,Line TV, MyVideo, Catchplay, friDay (Taiwan)
In Japan, the KILL BLUE anime will also air on TV Tokyo and affiliate channels, starting April 11.
aespa performs the opening theme song “ATTITUDE,” and RIIZE performs the ending theme song “KILL SHOT.”
The cast of the anime includes:
- Shinsuke Takeuchi as protagonist Juzo Ogami in his adult form
- Yūko Sanpei as Juzo Ogami in his kid form
- Fūka Izumi as Noren Mitsuoka
- Shūichirō Umeda as Kotatsu Nekota
- Takeo Ōtsuka as Tenma Tendo
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Chisato Shiraishi
- Yumi Uchiyama as Eri Wanibuchi
- Daisuke Sakuma as Shin Kohazame
- Shoya Chiba as Kazuma Rindou
- Yoshiki Nakajima as Eiji Rindou
Hiro Kaburagi is the director of the KILL BLUE anime. What’s more, Miho Daidōji is the character designer, and CUE is producing the animation.
The KILL BLUE manga received a new novel adaptation, titled Kill Ao Secret Report (Kill Blue Secret Report), by Kiyoko Hoshi. The novel shipped on December 4, 2025 alongside the manga’s 13th and final compiled book volume. Shueisha serialized the KILL BLUE manga in Weekly Shonen Jump.
Lastly, here’s an overview of the series, via Shueisha:
A legendary assassin at 39. Starting over… as a middle schooler.
Jūzō Ōgami is a legendary hitman who has never failed an assignment, no matter how impossible. One day, after wiping out a powerful organization, he is stung by a mysterious wasp and collapses. When he wakes up, the fearsome 39-year-old assassin has been transformed into a 13-year-old boy! Before he can even process what happened, his boss delivers a new order: “In that body, infiltrate a middle school.” What awaits him is an unexpected school life filled with colorful classmates, youthful chaos, and looming danger. Can Jūzō ever return to his original form? Or will the assassins closing in on him end his second life before it even begins!?
