During Anime Expo 2026, The Apothecary Diaries director Norihiro Naganuma announced a new battle anime titled Jurassic Shadows, featuring dinosaurs, ninjas, and make-up. A new promotional video, concept visual, and the staff members were also revealed.
Naganuma directs the anime at Cannon Code, and SANB is credited with the original work. Kenta Ihara is writing the screenplay, and Yukiko Nakatani designs the characters based on original character designs by Yōichi Amano. Shūhei Mutsuki is the music composer, and Slow Curve and Avex Pictures Inc. are developing and producing the anime.
Additional staff members include:
- Color Design: Misato Aita
- Art Director: Yūsuke Takeda (Bamboo)
- 3DCG Director: Makoto Honda
- Sound Director: Shōji Hata
A manga adaptation is also in the works at Kodansha.
The staff describes the story as follows:
The story is set in Tokyo in 2029. Dinosaurs, long believed to have been wiped out by the asteroid impact, have secretly survived by passing their DNA into humanity through interbreeding. Hidden among ordinary people, they now prey upon humans while living unnoticed within society. Standing against them is a covert order of ninjas who wield Ryugesho, a special pigment infused with ancient memories. By applying this mysterious pigment, they awaken the powers of dinosaurs within themselves and fight back against the predators threatening humanity. As the dinosaurs launch their campaign to wipe out humankind, the ninjas rise to stop them. The battle for the survival of two species begins.
