Kadokawa has released a new promotional video for the upcoming anime adaptation of Ayune Araragi’s Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love manga, confirming that cosplayer Enako will be joining the cast as nurse Nene Haneshita. Enako is also performing the opening theme song “Gō Yoku Koi o Seisu!?” for Isshiki-san Wants to Know About Love.
As previously announced, the anime is set to air in January 2027.
The anime’s cast members include:
- Riko Akechi as Isshiki Rinna Milford
- Shūichirō Umeda as Meishi Rokutanda
- Haruki Ishiya as Danjuro Iwata
- Takuma Nagatsuka as Masato Nakatani
- Hiiro Ishibashi as Chikai Matsumoto
- Yū Wakui as Rena Yamakawa
Kazuya Komai, known for his work on Pita-Ten, is directing the anime at Sakura Create. Deko Akao is handling the series scripts, and Shōhei Hamaguchi is designing the characters.
Additional staff members include:
- Prop Design: Noriyasu Murata
- CG Director: Satomi Nakajima
- CG Production: Studio Twinkle
- Color Key Artist: Akiko Saito
- Art Director: Yasutada Kato
- Compositing Director of Photography: Daisuke Horino
- Editing: Yūsuke Ueno
- Sound Director: Masanori Tsuchiya
- Music: MICHIRU
- Music Production: Kadokawa
Ayune Araragi first launched the Isshiki-san Wants to Know Romance manga in Kadokawa’s Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine in June 2020, and Kadokawa publishes the series in print.
Here’s a description of the series via MyAnimeList:
A maiden who doesn’t know what love is tries her hand at dating as a pseudo-couple!
Inspector Rinna, who is respected by everyone as a hard-working and serious policewoman, seems to be having trouble with her work lately. The reason for this is because she loses focus. It only happens when Meishi, the detective she works with, is around… So, she makes a choice…?