Kazami Saruwatari's light novel ``Satou-san, who deals with salt, is only sweet to me'' will be made into a TV anime this year. Teaser visual, teaser PV, and main cast have been announced.
One day, Souta Oshio, who works as a clerk at a cafe, learns that Koharu Sato, who is rumored to be the ``Salt-friendly Sato-san,'' is actually just shy and clumsy. From then on, the distance between the two gradually narrows... A youth romantic comedy depicting the first love of two people with unrequited love. The latest 12 volumes of the novel have just been released by Gagaga Bunko. The latest 10th volume of the comic by Kaya Tetsuzan was released today, March 18th.
The role of Oshio will be played by Yosai Ishibashi, and the role of Sato will be played by Miku Ito. Comments were received from two people. The director is Fumihiro Yoshimura, the series composition is Takashi Aoshima, the character design is Daisuke Okushima, and the music is by Shun Narita. The production will be handled by Tezuka Productions. The official anime website opened today has comments from director Yoshimura, Aoshima, Okushima, original author Saruwatari, and original illustrator AD Chiki.
TV anime “Mr. Sato who handles salt is sweet only to me” teaser PV
An official app has also been released where you can receive the latest information on works via push notifications. In addition, a stage performance featuring Ishibashi and Ito will be held at the TOKYO MX booth at "Anime Japan 2026" to be held on March 29th.
