TV Anime 'Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi!' Episode 4 Synopsis & Advance Cut Revealed!

Bushiroad Move Inc. (Head office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Yusuke Onuki), a group company of Bushiroad Inc. (Head office: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Takaaki Kidani), announced on April 29 that new information, including the synopsis and advance cuts for Episode 4 of the TV anime 'Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi!' (authored by Kumako Hisama, serialized in Houbunsha's 'Manga Time Kirara'), has been released.

TV Anime 'Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi!'

Episode 4 synopsis & advance cuts have been released!

Episode 4: "It's Summer! It's Hot! Let's Go to the Southern Island!"

[Screenplay] Kana Yamada

[Storyboard] Yasahiro Watabe

[Director] Ruvu Oshima

[Chief Animation Directors] Fumiya Uehara, Minefumi Harada, Yuki Yabuta

<Synopsis>

In the middle of summer, the manga cafe is bustling with customers, making Meiko and her friends happy. However, a sudden air conditioner breakdown forces them to close temporarily. Rie, who is disappointed despite the smooth operation, is encouraged by Kozue. Kozue then suggests a villa in Guam to Meiko and her friends, who are troubled about where to live until the air conditioner is fixed. Meiko and her friends, along with Michika, suddenly depart for a southern island resort!

*Broadcast dates and times may change.

Please check the official websites of each broadcasting station.

▼Episode 4 Broadcast Date and Time: Change Information

◆ABC TV / TV Asahi network nationwide 24 stations ('ANiMAZiNG!!!' block)

┗ May 2, 2026 (Sat) 26:10 ~

*Broadcast will be 10 minutes later than the usual broadcast time.

Basic Work Information

Synopsis

Meiko Morita, a high school student living in Akita, is chosen as a special transfer student to the prestigious Ojo Academy "Amamiya Girls' Academy" one day! Meiko travels to Tokyo with expectations and anxieties for her student life in the longed-for city.

What awaited Meiko was, surprisingly, a manga cafe called "Hedgehog"! She ends up working as a volunteer with unique dormitory residents at the manga cafe, which also serves as a student dormitory!? Thus begins Meiko's somewhat mysterious one-tatami-mat living arrangement!

Broadcast Information

<Broadcast Information>

Broadcasts starting from April 2026

◆ABC TV / TV Asahi network nationwide 24 stations ('ANiMAZiNG!!!' block)

┗ Every Saturday from April 11, 2026 (Sat) 26:00 ~

◆BS NTV

┗ Every Monday from April 13, 2026 (Mon) 23:00 ~

◆AT-X

┗ Every Tuesday from April 14, 2026 (Tue) 23:00 ~

[AT-X Repeat Broadcast]

┗ Every Thursday from April 16, 2026 (Thu) 11:00~

┗ Every Monday from April 20, 2026 (Mon) 17:00~

CAST

Meiko Morita cv. Hana Hishikawa

Rie Amamiya cv. Saho Shirasu

Marika Suzuki cv. Chiharu

Neo Nakano cv. Kyori Nemoto

Michika Narumi cv. Momoka Terazawa

Mahoro Goda cv. Kaori Maeda

Gaoh cv. Chiwa Saito

Berna cv. Ai Kinohana

Miori Morita cv. Natsumi Murakami

STAFF

Original Work: Kumako Hisama (Houbunsha 'Manga Time Kirara')

Director: Yasahiro Watabe

Character Design: Fumiya Uehara

Chief Animation Directors: Fumiya Uehara, Minefumi Harada, Yuki Yabuta, Saori Sakiguchi

Costume Design: Fumiya Uehara, Michiko Otani

Art Setting: Shino Tanaka

Art Directors: Harumi Nakasato, Maika Hosoda

Color Design: Hiroko Umezaki

2D Works: Yumeuta Company

Director of Photography: Yasufumi Kimura

Editor: Keisuke Yanagi

Sound Director: Yayoi Tateishi

Music: MONACA

Animation Production: P.R.A

Theme Song Information

<Opening Theme Song> "Ciao Ciao" Sophià la Mode

<Ending Theme Song> "Yawaya NERD Cho FreQuency" Mugendai Myu-type

Official Website / Official SNS

Official Website: https://ichijyoma-anime.com

Official X: @ichijyoma_anime (https://x.com/ichijyoma_anime)

Vtuber activities in progress!

Marika Belltree YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@marikabelltree

Recommended Hashtag

"#mankitsukurashi"

Original Work Information

Original comic volumes 1-4 now on sale!

Original Work Official Website: https://www.dokidokivisual.com/comics/5023/

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©Kumako Hisama・Houbunsha/Manga Cafe Hedgehog