A new key visual has been revealed for the ongoing Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family! TV anime series ahead of its fourth episode, featuring the show’s main characters. The anime first premiered in Japan on October 5, 2025 and is expected to broadcast for 11 episodes.
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Yasuhiro Minami (Raven of the Inner Palace opening and Episode 3 storyboard artist and episode director et al., storyboard artist and director of various Gintama episodes) is directing the anime, with Reiko Nozaki as assistant director, Yukie Sugawara (Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again) as series screenwriter, Mika Yamamoto (Golden Kamuy Season 4 character design assistance) as character designer, and Kosuke Kobayashi (Waccha PriMagi! director) as series director. Studio Flad is handling the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast stars:
- • Hika Tsukishiro as Alma
- • Ryota Suzuki as Enji Kamizato
- • M.A.O as Suzume Yobane
- • Hikaru Tono as Toki Kamisato
- • Saku Mizuno as Hana Yashiki
- • Sayaka Senbongi as Tokoyo Omoikane
The anime is based on the comedy manga series by nanateru, which was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten’s Comic Newtype website from July 9, 2021 to February 2, 2024. Three total tankobon volumes were released.
A sequel manga titled Alma-chan wa Kazoku ni Naritai Z began serialization on the same website on July 19, 2024.Two tankobon volumes have been released as of October 2025.
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Crunchyroll is streaming Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family! worldwide, describing the main premise as:
She’s small. She’s sweet. She’s…capable of obliterating a tank in under three seconds?!
Built by Enji and Suzume, two underappreciated genius scientists, Alma is the ultimate self-learning AI. There’s just one thing: She thinks they’re her mom and dad! Now as unexpected co-parents, the duo must hide their budding romantic feelings while taking on the messiest experiment of all: family life!
Sources: Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family! (via AIR News)
