Joseph Luster
February 4, 2025 
Originally announced back in May 2024, the anime adaptation of Hisaya Nakajo’s Hana-Kimi manga is closer than ever thanks to a new teaser trailer. The latest update on the anticipated series also includes the reveal of the main cast members, so let’s see who’s in the lead and check out our first proper look at the anime.
The main cast includes:
- Aya Yamane as Mizuki Ashiya
- Taku Yashiro as Izumi Sano
- Kikunosuke Toya as Shuichi Nakatsu
Hana-Kimi Anime Trailer
The series originally ran in the pages of Hakusensha’s Hana to Yume magazine from 1996 to 2004 for a total of 23 volumes, and has been adapted into multiple live-action drama adaptations over the years across Japan, Taiwan and Korea.
There’s still no release date in place, but the Hana-Kimi anime will stream on Crunchyroll as it airs in Japan in the following territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS and India.
Hana-Kimi author Hisaya Nakajo passed away at the age of 50 in October 2023.
VIZ Media publishes the original manga in English and sums up the story:
Japanese-American track-and-field star Mizuki has gotten herself to transfer to a high school in Japan…but not just any school! To be close to her idol, high jumper Izumi Sano, she’s going to an all-guys’ high school…and disguising herself as a boy! But as fate would have it, they’re more than classmates…they’re roommates! Now, Mizuki must keep her secret in the classroom, the locker room, and her own bedroom. And her classmates–and the school nurse–must cope with a new transfer student who may make them question their own orientation…
Source: Official website
