Pony Canyon has confirmed that the Kaiju Girl Caramelise (Otome Kaijuu Carameliser/乙女怪獣キャラメリゼ ) manga by Aoki Spica has been green-lit for a TV anime adaptation in 2026. A teaser video and visual have been revealed, along with an illustration by Aoki.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvRfjRY_5Rc]
Omine Teruyuki is directing the anime at LIDEN FILMS, and the anime will star:
- Senga Hikari as Kuroe Akaishi
- Kajita Daishi as Arata Minami
- Sekine Akira as Manatsu Tomosato
- Shiraishi Haruka as Raimu Kono
- Mitsuishi Kotono as Rinko Akaishi
- Konishi Katsuyuki as Kotaro Hibino
- Matsui Eriko as Jumbo King
Pony Canyon describes the story below:
“High school girl Kuroe Akaishi suffers from an unexplained condition and falls in love with Arata Minami, the most popular boy at her school. While it follows the structure of a classic shojo romance, the moment her feelings surge, a giant kaiju Harugon suddenly appears in Tokyo. This is a romantic comedy on an unprecedented scale that turns the conventions of shojo manga upside down.”
Author Aoki (Abigaile no Kemono-tachi) started the manga in February 2018 in Kadokawa’s Monthly Comic Alive magazine, and Kadokawa published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in June 2018. The manga’s ninth volume will be released on December 23rd, 2025.
Yen Press releases the manga volumes in English under the name Kaiju Girl Caramelise, and it released the eighth manga volume in October 2025. Yen Press describes the manga story below:
“Suffering from a rare, incurable illness that causes frightening changes to her body, loner Kuroe Akaishi spends her high school days avoiding all her classmates—especially class idol Arata Minami and his groupies. But when Arata starts making her heart skip a beat with irritating regularity, Kuroe discovers that her illness actually has a big—make that MONSTER—secret: Romance turns her into Love-zilla…literally!”
