A short promotional video was revealed for the upcoming Kirio Fan Club TV anime series, which announced its main opening theme song and April 2, 2026 premiere date.
The opening theme previewed in the promotional video is “FANCLUB” by Skirt and ODD Foot Works.
So Toyama (The Apothecary Diaries Episode 16 storyboard artist and director) is directing the anime series, with Aya Satsuki (Solo Camping for Two) as series composer and scriptwriter, Nami Hayashi (Tasuketsu -Fate of the Majority) as character designer, and Kikuko Sadakata (Twin Star Exorcists character designer) as main key animator. SATELIGHT is in charge of the animation production.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast includes:
- • Nene Hieda as Aimi
- • Shion Wakayama as Nami
- • Gakuto Kajiwara as Kirio
- • Yuya Hirose as Mitsuru Manda
- • Jin Ogasawara as Hayato Momose
- • Ayasa Ito as Satsuki Muraoka
- • Fuka Izumi as Seira Tashiro
The anime is based on the romantic comedy manga series by Chikyuu no Osakana Ponchan. It was first launched on Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha’s COMIC Ruelle on June 24, 2022 and ended on August 9, 2024. Six total tankobon volumes were released in Japan.
The manga inspired a live-action TV drama adaptation in 2025 and a spinoff manga title that was released between 2024 and 2025.
©Chikyu no Osakana Ponchan, Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha/ Kirio Fan Club Anime Production Committee
Kodansha USA licensed the Kirio Fan Club manga for English release and describes the main synopsis as:
What would you do if your crush had ear-splitting farts?
Such are the deep, philosophical questions Aimi and Nami, two friends-slash-rivals in romance, ponder as they pull out every unhinged stop to catch the eye of their oblivious classmate Kirio—conducting nightly rituals to entice him into their dreams and listing what they love about him down to the very last organ.
But can their hilarious friendship survive the battle for the heart of this boy who hardly seems to know they exist?
Sources: Kirio Fan Club Official Twitter, Anime News Network
