A few months ago, I watched the first episode of the highly anticipated Hana-Kimi anime adaptation at Anime NYC. It was incredible, and since then, I’ve been counting down for the release date. Lucky for me, Crunchyroll announced over the weekend that Hana-Kimi will be premiering on the streamer starting on January 4, 2026. With this announcement also came a new trailer!
Japanese-American track-and-field star Mizuki has gotten herself to transfer to a high school in Japan…but not just any school! To be close to her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano, she’s going to an all-guys’ high school…and disguising herself as a boy! But as fate would have it, they’re more than classmates…they’re roommates! Now, Mizuki must keep her secret in the classroom, the locker room, and her own bedroom. And her classmates–and the school nurse–must cope with a new transfer student who may make them question their own orientation…
Official Synopsis
The anime is directed by Natsuki Takemura (Go! Go! Vehicle Zoo) and produced by Signal.MD studio (Nina the Starry Bride). The incredible YOASOBI will be performing both the opening and ending songs.
Production Staff
Original Creator: Hisaya Nakajo “To You in Full Bloom” (Hakusensha, Hana to Yume Comics)
Director: Natsuki Takemura
Assistant Director: Shigeru Ueda
Series Composition: Takao Yoshioka
Character Design: Shiyi Su
Music: Masaru Yokoyama
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
Animation Production: Signal.MD
Japanese Voice Cast
Aya Yamane as Mizuki Ashiya
Taku Yashiro as Izumi Sano
Kikunosuke Toya as Shuichi Nakatsu
Yuichiro Umehara as Minami Nanba
Jun Fukuyama as Hokuto Umeda
Reiji Kawashima as Senri Nakao
Wataru Komada as Kyogo Sekime
Koki Uchiyama as Daiki Kayashima
Wataru Komada as Kyogo Sekime
Anan Furuya as Shinji Noe
Kotaro Nishiyama as Wataru Nihonbashi
Yuko Natsuyoshi as Julia M. (Maxwell)
Source: Crunchyroll Press Release
