The robot maid of Shuhei Miyazaki’s Me & Roboco manga is about to make the leap to the screen. The manga’s latest chapter confirmed plans for a TV anime adaptation, with more information to be revealed at a later date.
The manga has just been running in Weekly Shonen Jump since July 2020, and 90 chapters have been published so far. Here’s the latest that features the anime announcement.
Me & Roboco, Ch. 90: The gang reacts to the news that they’re getting an anime. Can they handle the pressure?! Read it FREE from the official source! https://t.co/8H9y19zclm pic.twitter.com/jZwmLINQOA
— Shonen Jump (@shonenjump) May 29, 2022
The official account celebrated the news:
❣️超膝特報❣️
「僕とロボコ」
【TVアニメ化】決定😎🤞💖みんなのおかげ🥲🥲💕
ほんとにいつもありがとう😭😭これからもよろしくね😚#僕とロボコ #全膝待望 #TVアニメ化 #嘘じゃないよ本当だよ #拡散希望 #RT希望 #マジ感謝クソ御礼 #ロボコアニメ化 #でトレンド入り希望 #みんなオラに力を pic.twitter.com/1n044k4VAN
— 平ロボコ 【僕とロボコ公式】🦵 (@roboco_hizanapa) May 29, 2022
Here’s how VIZ Media sums up the story:
In a world where most families own a cute maid robot, average elementary kid Bondo hopes for one of his own. But the wacky robot who shows up is anything but average!
Source: Official Twitter