The manga Happy Kanako's Killer Life (Shiawase Kanako no Koroshiya Seikatsu) by Toshiya Wakabayashi will receive a TV anime adaptation. The announcement was made on Friday, October 16, 2026, by TOHO Animation.
The series premieres in April 2027. Direction and script are by Shinji Takamatsu, known for works like Gintama and Grand Blue. Character design and animation supervision are by Yoshiyuki Ōkubo, with production by studio Drive.
Main cast
- Hana Tamegai as Kanako Nishino
- Ryōta Suzuki as Sakurai
- Junichi Suwabe as the President
The story follows Kanako, an office worker tired of her toxic company, who takes a new job and discovers it is a professional assassin agency with surprisingly good working conditions. The 4-koma manga went viral on social media and has surpassed 1.2 million copies. There was also a live-action adaptation on DMM TV.
The official anime website is happy-kanako-anime.jp.
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