The official website for the television anime adaptation of Yukino Sonoyama's Bless manga released a fresh character promotional video, unveiling two additional voice cast members and locking in a firm premiere window. The series is officially slated to debut in January 2027, broadcasting during Fuji TV's prestigious Noitamina programming block.
The latest promotional material highlights two new casting announcements: Yoshino Aoyama will voice Oroka Sumeragi, while Momoka Terasawa steps into the role of Shitataka Sumeragi. They join a main ensemble featuring Tomohiro Ōno as Aia Udagawa, Chiyuki Miura as Jun Sumisaki, and Nobuhiko Okamoto as Ginga Yoyogi. Fans can watch the newly revealed preview below.
Production Pedigree and Staff
Animation production is handled by A-1 Pictures, with Shōtarō Kitamura directing following his work on Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!. Takayuki Kikuchi serves as assistant director, while Fukurou Kamiza oversees the series composition and scripts. Character designs and chief animation direction are managed by Honoka Yokoyama, working alongside chief animation directors Tetsuya Kawakami and Reina Iwasaki. The atmospheric musical score is composed by Ryō Yoshimata.
Franchise Origins and Global Reach
Yukino Sonoyama initially launched the manga in Kodansha's Shonen Magazine Edge in 2022 before transitioning the series to Monthly Shonen Sirius. Kodansha USA Publishing licenses the work in English, summarizing the narrative around identity, beauty, and systemic challenges:
They said Aia was destined to be a model, and Jun was bullied for her freckles. Together, they will take back the power to define themselves in an inspirational fashion manga that asks cutting questions about what it really means to be beautiful—and what it takes to overcome an arbitrary system that seems to respect talent over hard work.
Kodansha USA Publishing
Surpassing 1.25 million copies in circulation, the property is experiencing a massive multimedia expansion. Alongside the upcoming A-1 Pictures anime adaptation, the manga is also inspiring a live-action series slated for global streaming via Amazon Prime Video in spring 2027.
