Bushiroad Move Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Yusuke Onuki), a group company of Bushiroad Inc. (Headquarters: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Takaaki Kidani), is pleased to announce the release of new information, including the synopsis and advance cuts for Episode 5 of the TV anime 'Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi!' (Author: Hisamakumako), which is serialized in Houbunsha's "Manga Time Kirara."
TV Anime 'Ichijyoma Mankitsu Gurashi!'
Episode 5 Synopsis & Advance Cuts Released!
Episode 5: "Meiko, Homecoming"
[Script] Tatsuya Takahashi
[Storyboard] Yasunori Watabe
[Direction] Masao Arai
[Chief Animation Directors] Fumiya Uehara, Minefumi Harada, Yuki Yabuta
<Synopsis>
Meiko, reminiscing about her recent trip to Guam, lets her guard down. However, she gets a failing grade on her final exams and is scheduled for a make-up test. Together with her make-up test companions Marika and Neo, she studies intensely with the guidance of Rie, who is surprisingly good at academics, and even Michika gets involved. Then, as summer vacation arrives, Marika and Neo return home. Meiko, who somehow managed to get through the supplementary lessons, tries to return to her family home where her younger siblings, including Mizuori, are waiting, but she can't help but worry about Rie, who remains alone at the store...
*Broadcast dates and times are subject to change.
Please check the official websites of each broadcasting station.
Work Basic Information
Synopsis
Meiko Morita, a high school student living in Akita, is one day selected as a special transfer student to the prestigious "Amamiya Girls' Academy"!
Meiko moves to Tokyo with both anticipation and anxiety for her longed-for student life there.
What awaited Meiko was, surprisingly, the manga cafe "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 slightly mysterious one-tatami mat full-enjoyment life!
Broadcast Information
<Broadcast Information>
Broadcasting from April 2026
◆ABC TV / TV Asahi Network (24 stations nationwide, 'ANiMAZiNG!!!' slot)
┗ From April 11, 2026 (Sat), every Saturday from 26:00 ~
◆BS Nittele
┗ From April 13, 2026 (Mon), every Monday from 23:00 ~
◆AT-X
┗ From April 14, 2026 (Tue), every Tuesday from 23:00 ~
[AT-X Repeat Broadcast]
┗ From April 16, 2026 (Thu), every Thursday from 11:00 ~
┗ From April 20, 2026 (Mon), every Monday from 17:00 ~
CAST
Meiko Morita cv. Kana 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
Gao cv. Chiwa Saito
Berna cv. Ai Kinohana
Mizuori Morita cv. Natsumi Murakami
STAFF
Original Work: Hisamakumako (Houbunsha "Manga Time Kirara")
Director: Yasunori 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 Nakazato, Maika Hosoda
Color Design: Hiroko Umezaki
2D Works: Yumeta Company
Director of Photography: Yasufumi Kimura
Editing: Keisuke Yanagi
Sound Director: Yayoi Tateishi
Music: MONACA
Animation Production: P.R.A.
Theme Song Information
<Opening Theme Song> "Ciao Ciao" by Sophià la Mode
<Ending Theme Song> "Yawayawa NERD Chō FreQuency" by 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
"#まんきつ暮らし" (#MankitsuGurashi)
Original Work Information
Original Comics Volumes 1-4 now on sale!
Original Work Official Website: https://www.dokidokivisual.com/comics/5023/
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*When publishing, please include the following credit:
©︎Hisamakumako・Houbunsha／Manga Cafe Hedgehog
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