© 榛名丼 / Kadokawa / レプリカだって、恋をする。
With an anime adaptation announced in February 2025 for the Even a Replica Can Fall in Love light novel series, some new details have come in. The series is set for a 2026 debut, with Ryuichi Kimura directing it from the series composition by Tomoko Shinozuka. Eiji Abiko is handling the character designs with Voil on the animation production.
With a formal April 7th, 2026, premiere date, Crunchyroll made its pickup with it available Worldwide, excluding Japan and China, as a simulcast. The Japanese production has now updated with the clean versions of the theme songs streaming to check out and share with friends. The season features shytaupe performing the opening theme song “Refrain,” and asmi is performing the ending theme song “Awa.”
The Japanese cast includes:
- Sumire Morohoshi as Nao / Sunao Aikawa
- Ryota Suzuki has been cast as Akiya Sanada
- Yūki Takada as Ritsuko Hironaka
- Kaori Nazuka as Suzumi Mori
- Jun Fukuyama as Shun Mochizuki
- Rina Hidaka as Kozue Satou
- Shūgo Nakamura as Haruka Yoshii
The season features shytaupe performing the opening theme song “Refrain,” and asmi is performing the ending theme song “Awa.”
With the Replica Datte, Koi wo suru manga wrapping up recently, the final volume in Japan saw a July 10th, 2024 release. The manga comes from creator Don Haruna and artist Momose Hanada which began serialization in 2023 in Dengeki Maoh for ASCII Media Works
Haruna made their debut in 20231 with the Akuyaku Reijou to Akuyaku Reisoku ga, Deatte Koi ni Ochitanara novel while Hanada debuted in 2020 in Kimi no Wasurekata wo Oshiete.
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: When she doesn’t feel well, when there’s a test, when she doesn’t want to go to school… I take her place. I’m her replica. I’m not meant for anything else. But that changed when I fell in love. I wear my hair up so the boy I fell for knows it’s me. We skip school and promise to meet again tomorrow, and every day after. I’m her replica. Everything about me is borrowed and empty, but my heart is mine.
©榛名丼/KADOKAWA/レプリカだって、恋をする。
©榛名丼/KADOKAWA/レプリカだって、恋をする。
©榛名丼/KADOKAWA/レプリカだって、恋をする。
©榛名丼/KADOKAWA/レプリカだって、恋をする。
©榛名丼/KADOKAWA/レプリカだって、恋をする。
Chris Beveridge
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