The staff of the TV anime adaptation of Kana Yoshimura’s Murciélago manga revealed the anime’s main cast members alongside a new trailer and key visual.
The main cast includes:
- Hitomi Ueda as Kuroko Koumori
- Minori Suzuki as Hinako Tozakura
- Sumire Uesaka as Chiyo Yanaoka
Matsuo Asami, known for his work on, Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table is directing the anime at Satelight and Staple Entertainment. Takashi Naoya serves as the chief director and is also handling the series composition. Sei Tateishi is handling the character design, while Akita and Yuichi Tsuchiya are composing the music.
Starting January 2027, HIDIVE will stream the Murciélago anime in U.S. and Canada, along with key overseas markets like U.K., Australia, and New Zealand.
Here’s an overview of the series via HIDIVE:
Fight evil with evil—
Kuroko Koumori, a former death-row inmate chosen through extraordinary legal measures to serve as a state- sanctioned executioner. By her side is her watchdog and partner, Hinako Tozakura, whose extraordinary driving skills are second to none.
As one heinous crime after another lands on their doorstep, the strongest duo takes on the darkness lurking within society. A wildly unconventional, addictively insane, and dangerously intoxicating buddy action series is set in motion—
Yoshimura launched the manga in Square Enix’s Young Gangan magazine in 2013. Square Enix published the manga’s 28th compiled book volume on January 23. Yen Press is releasing the original Murciélago manga in English.
