The AnimeFesta service announced its next anime adaptation back in November 2025 with Marika-chan wa Kōkando wa Bukkowareteiru getting the nod. Translating as Marika’s Love Meter Malfunction through the manga’s release on coolmic, the manga comes from Rin Komugi which began in 2024 and has been serialized digitally so far. Two print volumes are set in Japan for an April 17th, 2026, release, giving us a clue as to when we’ll see the adaptation air in 2026.
With the show set for a March 13th, 2026, teaser debut ahead of an April 5th, 2026, broadcast premiere, the production has now brought out the first preview of the 2nd episode due out on April 12th, 2026.
The show has Sumito Sasaki directing it from the series composition by Masamitsu Otake. Rena Nasu is handling the character designs with Studio Leo on the animation production.
The Japanese cast includes:
- Kōhei Amasaki as Kanata Kitami
- Maaya Uchida as Marika Chitose
- Ayasa Itō as Sayuki Toyotomi
- Rie Kugimiya as Niino Hidaka
- Yurie Igoma as Kokona Mikasa
Check out the official site and Twitter.
Plot Concept: Confessing to my childhood friend Marika was impossible for someone as unpopular as me. So, I did what any desperate boy would do—I wished upon a shooting star! When I woke up, that dream had come true?! I could see a love meter for people, just like in a love simulation game. Once I realized this was real and not a dream I went straight to see Marika. Her love meter was so low it had broken and practically fallen all the way to hell! If she hated me so much why was she so nice?! Is this how she really felt or…?!
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