The TV anime ``The Neat and Pretty Beautiful Girl I Transferred to was a Childhood Friend I Used to Play with, Thinking She Was a Boy'' will begin airing on TOKYO MX, BS Fuji, and other channels in July. The first main visual, main characters, and cast information have been released.
As previously reported, Ikumi Hasegawa will play the role of Haruki Nikaido. Hayato Toki will play Hayato Kirishima, who is Haruki's childhood friend and transfers to the same class, and Miharu Hanai will play Himeko Kirishima, Hayato's younger sister who is in the third year of junior high school. Natsumi Haruse will play the role of Mitake Minamo, a classmate who belongs to the gardening club, and Fuka Izumi will play the role of Saki Murao, a shrine maiden in Hayato's hometown of Tsukinose in the countryside. Comments were received from the cast.
Staff information is also revealed. The director is Xu Denfeng, the series composition is by Deko Akao, the music is by Ryosuke Nakanishi, Naoki Tani, and Yuri Morita, and the animation production is by project No.9. In addition, Hanai will be on stage at the "AnimeJapan 2026" event to be held at Tokyo Big Sight on March 28th. Stage viewing tickets will be available at the TOKYO MX booth from 9am on the day of the event.
The main visual depicts Haruki, Hayato, Himeko, Minamo, and Saki against a blue sky. Official Anime X is running a follow and repost campaign where three people will be randomly selected to receive a main visual poster signed by Hasegawa.
``The neat and pretty beautiful girl at my new school turns out to be my childhood friend who I used to play with, thinking she was a boy'' is a story that unfolds when Hayato, who transferred from a rural high school to a high school in the city, reunites with his childhood friend Haruki at the new school for the first time in seven years. The original work is a light novel by Hibariyu, and the comic adaptation by Kina Oyama is being serialized in Doradora Flat♭.
