A new character trailer has been released for the upcoming Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods TV anime series, which highlights the protagonist Minato Kusunoki and the casting of Shogo Sakata, who will be playing the role. The anime will premiere in Japan sometime in 2026.
The slice of life fantasy light novel series is written by Enju and illustrated by ox, which was first published by ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki no Shinbungei imprint on November 17, 2021 and has released 10 volumes as of July 2025. Its Japanese title is Kami no Niwatsuki Kusunoki-tei.
Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods started as a Shosetsuka ni Naro web novel in April 2021. A manga adaptation by Akira Anzai was also launched in November 2021.
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Yen Press licensed the light novels for English release in North America, and describes the main synopsis of the first volume as:
Deep in the countryside, Minato Kusunoki is left in charge of a terrifying house overflowing with evil spirits—or at least it was, until his extraordinary ability cleared them all out! Instead, a procession of unique and peculiar gods is drawn to the comfort of the purified Kusunoki residence, and Minato spends his days relaxing in the company of his spiritual neighbors. What else lies in store for Minato as he lives peacefully surrounded by gods?
Sources: Kusunoki’s Garden of Gods Official Twitter, Crunchyroll News
