The website for the upcoming anime from Yurie Sekiya, Pero Pero★Sparkles, has revealed that it will premiere in January 2027. It has also revealed new cast and staff information, alongside a new key visual for the show.
The new key visual is available to see here:
The cast includes:
- Yuki Sakakihara as Mero
- Mai Kanno as Kyun
- Ai Fairouz as Ru
- Yōhei Azakami as the Narrator
The newly announced staff consists of:
- Director: Mao Miyashita
- Studio: Usagiou
- Script Supervisor: Yūji Umoto
- Character Designer: Shiomi Yano
- Art Director: Yui Ōzaki
- Sound Director: Saya Fukase
- Composer: Shōta Kowashi
- Music Producer: TV Tokyo Music
The TV anime was announced in August this year by TV Tokyo. The anime’s website features cast interviews and an introduction to the series. It is all in Japanese. Additionally, links to the Pero Pero★Sparkles social media accounts are included, with the X (formerly Twitter), TikTok, and Instagram accounts all featured.
Sekiya first released the Pero Pero★Sparkles cast in 2013. Sekiya has created a web comic and YouTube anime (released in 2020) featuring the characters. Merchandise is also available for Mero, Kyun, and Ru, the alien schoolgirls that the franchise centers around.
TV Tokyo recently announced that it will air the anime Promise Me the Spotlight when it premieres. Yuika will perform the opening theme song “Nanimono demo nakatta Watashi dakara (Because I Was No One).” Seiji Kishi directs the anime at studio Team TillDawn. Yūko Kakihara is in charge of series scripts, and Kazuaki Morita is the character designer.
