Production firm Aniplex has launched an official web portal announcing that Kokamumo's sci-fi four-panel manga NullMeta (Null Meta) will receive a television anime adaptation scheduled to premiere in 2027. Alongside the announcement, the core production staff behind the upcoming comedic series was revealed.
Creative Team and Studio
Animation production is handled by Soigne, the up-and-coming studio recognized for adapting Mono and Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk. Directing the project is Kai Ikarashi, a visual stylist renowned in sakuga circles for his standout directorial output on Tengoku Daimakyou (Heavenly Delusion) episode 10 and his key creative leadership on the upcoming Cyberpunk: Edgerunners follow-up project.
- Director: Kai Ikarashi (Tengoku Daimakyou episode director)
- Series Composition: Tatsuya Takahashi (Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta.)
- Character Design: Shin Ogasawara (Ousama Ranking animation director)
- Animation Studio: Soigne
Origins and High School Absurdity
Kokamumo initially launched NullMeta as a self-published digital strip across Tumblr and Pixiv in April 2018 before taking the concept to Niconico Seiga later that year. The work was subsequently picked up by Houbunsha, running in Manga Time Kirara MAX starting December 2019, where it carved out a devoted following for its offbeat, low-stakes slice-of-life humor.
Kurumi is an android who is not particularly bright, while her guardian Chiaki tends toward eccentric unpredictability. Navigating their high school days alongside Sakina—who possesses an impossibly low threshold for laughter—and the nominally composed Shiyuki, the group spends their routine hours running eccentric software upgrades, tending to Kurumi like a domesticated pet, and wandering into bizarre daily conversations.
Additional details regarding voice casting and global distribution channels will be communicated via the official website and social channels as the 2027 release window draws closer.
