The Aniplex One Focus 2026 event revealed the main cast, a teaser visual, and character promotional videos for the television anime adaptation of Yukino Sonoyama’s Bless manga. The series is scheduled to premiere on Fuji TV’s NoitaminA programming block at 11:30 p.m. in January 2027.
Tomohiro Ono (Tomodachi Game) and Chiyuki Miura (Shibou Yuugi de Meshi wo Kuu.) are voicing Aia Udagawa and Jun Sumisaki, respectively.
Staff
Shoutarou Kitamura is directing the anime at A-1 Pictures, with Takayuki Kikuchi as assistant director. Kamiza Fukurou handles series composition and script, Honoka Yokoyama is in charge of character design, and Ryo Yoshimata composes the music.
| Role | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Shoutarou Kitamura |
| Assistant Director | Takayuki Kikuchi |
| Series Composition & Script | Kamiza Fukurou |
| Character Design | Honoka Yokoyama |
| Music | Ryo Yoshimata |
Manga Background
Sonoyama began serializing the fashion drama manga in Shounen Magazine Edge in January 2022. It later transferred to Shounen Sirius in December 2023. Kodansha published the eighth volume on March 9.
Kodansha USA licensed the manga for English release in July 2023. The series is simulpublished digitally through Kodansha’s K Manga website and app, with the seventh volume shipped on February 10.
Bless ranked 11th in the print category at the 2023 Next Manga Awards.
Character promotional videos for Aia Udagawa and Jun Sumisaki were also released.
