Tenkou-saki no Seiso Karen na Bishoujo ga, Mukashi Danshi to Omotte Issho ni Asonda Osananajimi Datta Ken kicks off July 1, 2026 via Project No.9. 12 eps, comedy register energy throughout.
The pitch
I met my childhood friend again, and she had become a beautiful and innocent girl. "It's been a while, Hayato."
"Haruki, is it?"
In the past, I used to play in the mud with my childhood friend in the countryside, and when I saw him again, there was no trace of the bratty young man I thought he was back then.
Behind the camera
Project No.9 handles animation. Production committee involves Pony Canyon.
Calendar slot
Episode count: 12.
Should it go on your list?
Source readers will know whether the adaptation has the structural shape to land; for newcomers, the light novel is the homework if you want to commit early. Slot it for the first three eps. If the production's holding, keep going.