Production company Pony Canyon has launched an official website confirming a television anime adaptation of Aito Aoyagi's comedic mystery novel Akazukin, Tabi no Tochuu de Shitai to Deau. (Little Red Riding Hood...). Scheduled to premiere in 2027, the project brings together a seasoned creative team to adapt Aoyagi's unique blend of classic folklore and whodunit tropes.
Voice actresses Yume Miyamoto and Akira Sekine will star as the inquisitive protagonist Akazukin (Little Red Riding Hood) and Pinocchio, respectively. The production is helmed by director and screenwriter Itsurou Kawasaki at animation studio BENTEN Film, with character designs handled collaboratively by Manami Minakata and Yuuko Yahiro.
Originally published by Futabasha in August 2020, Aoyagi's source material reimagines timeless storybook characters into suspects and companions in a series of bizarre criminal investigations. A manga adaptation by Kanoka Tana ran from January 2023 to May 2025 across Monthly Action and Web Action, pushing the franchise's total circulation past 600,000 copies.
The fairytale of Little Red Riding Hood is as classic as they come, a familiar delivery of cookies and wine. But on this particular journey, Little Red Riding Hood…encounters a dead body?! As the mystery begins to unfold, familiar faces from other fairytales such as "Cinderella", "Hansel and Gretel", and "Sleeping Beauty" bring their own countless twists and tricks.
Fans eager for the 2027 premiere can watch the newly released teaser promotional video below for an early look at the animation style.
