Sunrise, Shaft Produce 'Fool Night' Anime Adaptation for 2026 Premiere

Netflix announced an anime adaptation of Kasumi Yasuda’s Fool Night manga during its Anime Studio Focus panel at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on Tuesday. The series, co-produced by Sunrise and Shaft, will debut worldwide on Netflix in 2026. Alongside the announcement, the main cast, a teaser visual, and a teaser promotional video were unveiled.

Cast

Kouki Uchiyama (known for Devilman: Crybaby) and Minako Kotobuki (known for Hibike! Euphonium) will voice Toushirou Kamiya and Yomiko Hourai, respectively.

Staff

Role	Name
Director	Atsuyuki Yukawa (Suzume no Tojimari)
Assistant Director	Ryou Shimura (Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season)
Series Composition	Jin Tanaka (One Piece)
Character Design	Robert Satou
Visual Development	Ryou Kikuchi (Magia Record: Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica Gaiden background art)
Background Director	Maki Takano (J.C.Staff) (Shokugeki no Souma)
Color Design	Jin Hibino (Assault Lily: Bouquet)
Director of Photography	Mansei Ishikawa (Aminocaramel), Chiaki Tokuda (TERAEFFECT) (Uramichi Oniisan), Takayuki Aizu (Shaft) (Kizumonogatari)
CG Director	Naoki Yamamoto (Aikatsu Stars!), Junya Hirano (Birdie Wing: Golf Girls’ Story)
Editing	Rie Matsubara (Seiyama Editing Office) (Gintama)
Sound Director	Youta Tsuruoka (Koe no Katachi)
Music	Tatsuya Katou (Shoujo☆Kageki Revue Starlight Movie)
Studio	Sunrise, Shaft

Manga Background

Yasuda began serializing the sci-fi drama in Big Comic Superior magazine in November 2020. Shogakukan published the 12th volume on January 30, with the 13th volume scheduled for release on June 30.

VIZ Media licensed the manga in English in October 2023 and released the ninth volume on June 16. The tenth volume is planned to go on sale on September 15.

Fool Night placed 12th in the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023 rankings and in the Unique Art/Story category of MyAnimeList’s 2023 and 2024 editions of You Should Read This Manga.

Synopsis

In a distant future where thick clouds block the sun and oxygen is scarce, humanity has developed a technology to turn people into plants to produce oxygen. Toshiro Kamiya, struggling to care for his ill mother, considers undergoing this life-changing process. The story explores the ethical and personal dilemmas of a world where survival comes at the cost of one’s humanity.