REMOW has announced that the upcoming Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi! TV anime series will be released on several streaming services internationally. The anime will premiere in Japan on April 11, 2026.
The series will be available to stream on the following platforms in several countries and territories:
- • Rakuten VIKI: United States, Guam, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, UK, Australia, New Zealand
- • OceanVeil: United States, Canada
- • It’s Anime YouTube channel: Global (some territories may be restricted)
- • ADN: Europe
The first episode of Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi! will be released on Rakuten VIKI, OceanVeil, the It’s Anime YouTube channel, and ADN on April 12, 2026, with availability varying by territory.
Further episodes of the series will also be available on Rakuten VIKI, OceanVeil, and ADN shortly after the Japanese TV broadcast, with episodes releasing on the It’s Anime YouTube channel one week later. Updates on additional streaming availability for the series will be announced on the It’s Anime social media channels.
Toshinori Watabe (Ninja Vs. Gokudo, Fairy Tail 100 Years Quest, Edens Zero Season 2) is directing the anime series, with Fumiya Uehara as character designer and MONACA (Aharen-san wa Hakarenai) as music composer. PRA is handling the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast includes:
- • Hana Hishikawa as Meiko Morita
- • Saho Shirasu as Rie Amamiya
- • Chiharu as Marika Suzuki
- • Miyari Nemoto as Neo Nakano
The anime is based on the slice of life 4-koma manga by Hisamakumako. It began serialization in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara magazine on December 7, 2018 and has released four volumes as of July 2025. A fifth volume will be released in Japan on May 27, 2026.
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REMOW describes the main synopsis of Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi! as:
Meiko Morita, a high schooler living in Akita, is suddenly selected as a special transfer student to the prestigious girls’ school Amamiya Girls’ Academy. With both excitement and nerves, she heads to Tokyo to begin her new life.
But what awaits her isn’t a typical student dorm—it’s a manga café called “Hedgehog”, which also functions as a shared dormitory!
Living in a tiny one-tatami room and working at the café as part of her daily duties, Meiko finds herself surrounded by quirky fellow residents — and so begins her slightly strange, manga-filled Tokyo life!
Source: press release
