The TV anime "Replica Datte Koi Suru." will begin broadcasting on TOKYO MX and other channels on April 7th. At the same time, additional cast members, opening and ending theme information, the second main visual, and the second main PV were released all at once.
"Even a replica falls in love." is a youth group drama that depicts how Nao, a "replica" created to replace Nao Aikawa, falls in love with Akiya Sanada and changes. Yuki Takada will play the role of Ritsuko Hironaka, a childhood friend of Obedo and Nao, Kaori Natsuka will play the role of Suzumi Mori, the former student council president whose term ended in September, Jun Fukuyama will play the role of Shun Mochizuki, who supports Suzumi as the former vice president of the student council, Rina Hidaka will play the role of Kozue Sato, the president of Obedo and Akiya's class, and Sougo Nakamura will play the role of Haruka Yoshii, the head of Akiya's class.
The opening theme will be ``Refrain'' by the three-piece band Shaitope, and the ending theme will be ``Awa'' sung by asmi. Along with these announcements, comments have arrived from five additional cast members, Shaitope, and ASMI.
Furthermore, on March 22nd, the first episode of the anime will be distributed in advance on the YouTube channel KADOKAWAanime. On the same day, an advance screening with a talk show of the first episode of the anime by author Harunadon and director Ryuichi Kimura will be held at Community & Dining Space Chakitto, a restaurant in Shizuoka City Hall in Shizuoka Prefecture. Participation is free, and 80 people will be invited by lottery. For details, please check the event participation lottery page.
In addition, the anime's official X account is running a giveaway campaign where you can win the 2nd main visual poster signed by Sumire Morohoshi, who plays the role of Nao/Sunao, and Ryota Suzuki, who plays the role of Akiya. In addition to Moroboshi and Suzuki, it was also announced that Takada and Hidaka will appear on the KADOKAWA booth stage at "AnimeJapan 2026" to be held on March 28th.
