The anime of The Guy She Was Interested In Wasn't a Guy at All, the manga by Sumiko Arai, premieres in Japan on January 8, 2027. The date and a new trailer arrived on Thursday, October 8, 2026, after a screening at New York Comic Con. The series joins Nippon TV's Friday Anime block at 11 p.m., and Crunchyroll had already confirmed streaming at launch.
Production is by CloverWorks, directed by Masashi Ishihama, with series composition by Rino Yamasaki and character designs by Kanna Hirayama. The announced opening is “Breed” by Nirvana. The story follows a student in love with a mysterious clerk at a CD shop — without knowing the clerk is a girl.
Additional cast
Besides Mariya Ise (Mitsuki Koga) and Akari Kito (Aya Osawa), the official site and Crunchyroll listed:
- Joe: Kenjiro Tsuda
- Megumu Narita: Tasuku Hatanaka
- Chizuru: Yurina Amami
- Mao: Fairouz Ai
- Kanna: Maiko Nomura
The manga started on X in 2022, moved to Pixiv Comic and Kadokawa in April 2023, and has four volumes in Japan. A January 2027 window was already known in broad terms; what changed now is the exact date, the trailer, and the new cast names. CloverWorks is handling the adaptation with Ishihama directing.
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