WIT Studio has announced a new anime titled LONA, or Laboratory of Optics and Neural Analysis, which will premiere in spring 2027. The first trailer, key art, and cast details for the anime have also released.
Check out the first trailer and key art for LONA below:
The cast of and staff of LONA includes:
Cast
- Minako Kotobuki as Ao
- Anna Nagase as Sango
- Fūka Izumi as Mugen
Staff
- Anime’s Original Story and Screenplay: Akiko Nogi
- Director: Takashi Katagiri
- Studio: WIT Studio
- Original Character Designs: Posuka Demizu
- Character Artist: Yūdai Iino
WIT Studio describes the series as follows:
A broken world in the not-so distant future.
Humanity is facing a new incident.
“We’re being attacked by humans who should be dead.”
The government has decided to request a specialized organization to deal with this situation.
The Laboratory of Optics and Neural Analysis, commonly known as “LONA.”
Researcher Ao and her apprentice Sango will try to get to the bottom of the mystery by analyzing the brains of the dead.
What do people think of, and what do they leave behind before they die?
Countless memories engraved in the neural circuits.
What did they see in those deep depths?
Recently, Netflix released the official teaser trailer for WIT Studio’s upcoming The One Piece anime remake ahead of its February 2027 premiere. As previously announced, the first episode of The One Piece will be titled “Romance Dawn,” and there will be 7 total episodes dropping at once on Netflix. Masashi Koizuka directs the anime at WIT Studio, and Hideaki Abe is the assistant director. Kyoji Asano and Takatoshi Honda are the character designers and chief animation directors.
