DMM Pictures has confirmed that an anime adaptation of Mitsuki Mii’s manga Kusunoki’s Flunking Her High School Glow-Up (Kusunoki-san wa Kōkō Debut ni Shippai Shite Iru) is in the works. It has released a trailer, as well as some of the involved cast and staff.
The trailer is available here:
A teaser image was also released, via the anime’s official website:
The cast currently announced include Yūto Uemura as Keisuke Shizuki and Tomori Kusunoki as Shizuka Kusunoki. Meanwhile, Midori Yui will direct the series and oversee scripts. Koji Haneda will manage character designs, while Suzune Ishikawa will produce the animation. Hyadain will compose the soundtrack for the series.
Mii’s manga began publication in 2022. Kodansha USA Publishing provide the English translation, and describe the series with this synopsis:
Two ex-ugly ducklings struggle towards swandom in this cute and funny rom-com manga from the editorial team that brought you Life Lessons With Uramichi Oniisan. Two strivers debut their “new yous,” but will their dread-or feelings for each other-drag them back down?! Perfect for fans of Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible and True Beauty.
The most recent English release from the series was Volume 6. Kodansha released it both physically and digitally on May 19 this year. It describes the volume as follows:
The high school festival has started, and every student has a brand new look! Moe Otobe, who just wants Keisuke to see her as a girl, might finally get her wish now that she’s working at the maid café. Ririsa Hebikawa, whose feelings for Keisuke are almost as strong as her grudge against Shizuka, looks her inner self with her Goth vampire outfit for the haunted house. And pure-hearted Shizuka is ready to play Belle in a girl-x-girl production of Beauty and the Beast…until an accident leave the cast Beastless! Who will step up to be Belle’s romantic partner? And why does Irie, the play’s perfectionist scriptwriter, tremble at the thought…?
