Kadokawa has revealed the first key visual for the Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi (Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend/のあ先輩はともだち。) TV anime and confirmed that the show will premiere in 2027.
Yanagi Shinsuke is directing the anime at Feel studio, and the anime will star Kawaguchi Rina as Noa Saotome and Itou Tomoya as Rihito Otsuka.
The anime is an adaptation of Akiyama Enma’s manga of the same name. Akiyama (Kimi ni Koisuru Satsujinki) started the romcom manga in July 2023 in Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump magazine, and Shueisha published the manga’s first tankoubon volume in October 2023. The manga’s 12th volume will be released on October 19th, 2026.
The manga follows Rihito Otsuka (23), a laid-back, average guy who believes in moderation in both work and social interactions, and Noa Saotome (27), a high-achieving career woman who goes all out in both love and work. In the harsh lives of adults, friends are especially necessary, and these two colleagues at a game company become “friends” by chance…
