The official website for the light anime of Toworu Miyata‘s Aoharu Once More boys’ love manga unveiled a new teaser promotional video for the anime on Wednesday. The teaser announces the anime’s main cast, additional staff members, and January 2027 premiere date on TV Tokyo.
The cast members include:
Tasuku Kaito as Hayato Kobayashi
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Kazuki Ura a Ritsu Onishi
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The newly announced staff members are Tadashi Jinbo as sound director, Toshiya Wada for sound effects, and ASLEBEN for sound production.
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Tokyopop describes the manga:
Hayato Kobayashi dreams of his high school days, of the soft wind blowing by and the light streaming in through the window onto the beautiful Ritsu Onishi, and of his dazzling smile.
Rikako Machida (Saved by the Ice Cold Prince’s Embrace series composition) is directing the anime at IMAGICA Infos / Imageworks Studio. Morrigan (WAVE) is composing the music. Kazuya Takahashi is credited for production supervision.
Tokyopop licensed the manga and will release it in English.
ShuCream released the manga’s first compiled book volume in June 2025.
Animate International is releasing Miyata’s Living With Him, Delivery Hug Therapy, and 100dB Pouring into You manga in English. Living With Him inspired a live-action series adaptation in April 2024.
Aoharu Once More is the third project in the new boys-love label BALLOON, which launched with Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), CYBIRD, and BLUE RIGHTS last year.
The first project was the light anime adaptation of Tenma Asahi‘s Saioshi no Gikei o Mederu Tame, Nagaikishimasu! (In Order to Love My Most Beloved Brother-In-Law, I’ll Live a Long Life!) light novel series. The light anime premiered on January 3. OceanVeil began streaming the anime under the title I’ll Live a Long Life to Dote on My Favorite Stepbrother! on January 6.
The second project is the light anime adaptation of Kaoruko Miyama‘s Perfect Addiction boys-love manga, which debuted on July 8. OceanVeil streamed the anime.
DNP spearheaded the concept of “light anime” to create animation at a lower cost on a more “timely” schedule compared to the traditional animation production workflow. The BALLOON label aims to produce four new titles in the 2026 fiscal year, with a goal of establishing a workflow capable of producing 10 or more projects a year by 2028.
Sources: Aoharu Once More light anime’s website, Comic Natalie
