Netflix has announced, during the Annecy International Festival, an anime adaptation of the Fool Night manga. It will premiere this year on the streaming service.
The new anime is the result of a collaboration between Sunshine and SHAFT. It stars Kōki Uchiyama as Toshiro Kamiya and Minako Kotobuki as Yomiko Horai. Atsuyuki Yukawa will direct the anime at Sunrise and SHAFT. Jin Tanaka will write the script, Robert Sato is designing the characters, and Tatsuya Katō is composing the music. The other staff members are as follows:
- Assistant Director: Ryō Shimura
- Visual Development: Ryō Kikuchi
- Art Director: Maki Takano (J.C. Staff)
- Color Design: Jin Hibino
- Director of Photography: Kazunari Ishikawa (animocaramel), Chiaki Tokuta (Tera Effect), Takayuki Aizu (SHAFT)
- CG Directors: Naoki Yamamoto, Junya Hirano
- Editing: Rie Matsubara (Seyama Editing Room)
- Sound Director: Yōta Tsuruoka
Check out the first teaser trailer and key visual for Fool Night below:
Kasumi Yasuda launched the Fool Night manga in Shogakukan’s Big Comic Superior magazine in November 2020. Shogakukan released its 12th compiled book volume on January 30. Viz Media publishes the manga in English, and describes it as follows:
Kamiya is at the end of his rope. His mother is ill, and his job barely pays for her medication, much less food. With few options left, he considers the life-changing process of transfloration. Ready to give his body up for a payday, Kamiya is about to explore the limits of society’s waning humanity.
Lastly, Fool Night will premiere on Netflix later in 2026. More details about its release date will likely surface soon.
