In an exciting development for anime enthusiasts, Kadokawa has unveiled the first promotional video for the upcoming anime adaptation of Takako Shimura’s manga, “Scenes From Awajima,” also known as “Awajima Hyakkei.” The video, released on Friday, introduces two key cast members and confirms the anime’s debut in April 2026.
The promotional video offers a sneak peek into the anime’s visual style and features the voices of Niina Nakabayashi as Wakana Tabata and Yō Taichi as Kinue Takehara. Note that the character name romanizations are not yet confirmed.
The anime will also unveil character visuals over the next three months, starting with Wakana Tabata. The first character visual is showcased below.
©志村貴子・太田出版／淡島百景製作委員会
©志村貴子・太田出版／淡島百景製作委員会
©志村貴子・太田出版／淡島百景製作委員会
©志村貴子・太田出版／淡島百景製作委員会
The production team behind the anime includes Morio Asaka, known for his work on “Chihayafuru,” “NANA,” and “Galaxy Angel,” who is directing the series at Madhouse. Kunihiko Hamada, who has worked on “Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card,” “Chihayafuru,” and “NANA,” is handling the character designs. Yasuhiro Nakanishi, known for “Chained Soldier,” “Shy,” and “My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999,” is in charge of the series scripts. Hideki Nakamura, who has contributed to “INU-OH,” “Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway,” and “Inuyashiki Last Hero,” serves as the art director. Junko Sakai, known for “My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999,” “Your Forma,” and “Bibliophile Princess,” is the compositing director of photography. Takahiro Obata, who has worked on “Cinderella Nine,” “The Promised Neverland,” and “SHOSHIMIN: How to become Ordinary,” is composing the music.
Yen Press licensed the manga in July and will release the first volume on January 20, 2026. The company describes the series as follows:
Awajima Opera School—where countless girls from across the country flock in hopes of one day standing on the big stage. As they work toward achieving their dreams of stardom, their time at Awajima is filled with as much friendship and admiration as competition and jealousy. The precious feelings of girls who are at once both classmates and rivals, tenderly captured in the portraits of an ensemble cast!
Shimura, known for her works “Wandering Son,” “Sweet Blue Flowers,” and “Even Though We’re Adults,” launched the manga on Ohta Publishing’s PocoPoco website in July 2011. The manga moved to Ohta Web Comic in July 2016 and went on hiatus in 2019. It resumed serialization in January 2022 but went on hiatus again in August 2022. The manga resumed in November 2023 and concluded in March 2024. Ohta Publishing released the manga’s fifth and final compiled book volume in May 2024.
News Source: Animenewsnetwork.com
