Happy Kanako’s Killer Life TV Anime Announced for April 2027
TOHO animation has officially announced a television anime adaptation of Toshiya Wakabayashi’s manga Happy Kanako’s Killer Life, scheduled to premiere in April 2027. The reveal follows a teaser campaign that included a mysterious image featuring otters and an announcement date of October 17 at midnight JST.
Shinji Takamatsu serves as director and writer, while Yoshiyuki Okubo handles character design and chief animation direction under Drive studio. The cast includes Hana Tamegai as protagonist Kanako Nishino, Ryota Suzuki as Sakurai, and Junichi Suwabe as the company president. The series adapts the full-color comedy about an office worker who discovers a talent for assassination after joining a contract killer agency.
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Original headline at Anime Corner: “Happy Kanako’s Killer Life TV Anime Adaptation Officially Announced for April 2027”
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- Release Date
- April 2027
- Studio
- Drive
- Director
- Shinji Takamatsu
- Publisher
- TOHO animation
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- #Hana Tamegai
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- #TOHO Animation
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