A new teaser trailer has been released for the anime.
The upcoming Eren the Southpaw anime just released a brand new short teaser. It not only revealed the anime's April 2026 premiere window, but also its main cast. A key visual of Eren was also released on the series’ official website and social media platforms. The anime was first announced in 2022, and after three years, a release window has finally been confirmed.
Eren the Southpaw anime cast, staff, and other details
The main cast of the anime consists of:
- Kōichi Asakura voiced by Shōya Chiba (Taiki Inomata in Blue Box, Akihiko Nirei in Wind Breaker)
- Eren Yamagachi voiced by Yumi Uchiyama (Arrow in Fire Force, Margaret O'Keefe in Buddy Complex)
Toshimasa Suzuki is directing the anime at Signal M.D and Production I.G. Taku Kishimoto handles series composition, while Takayuki Goto is creating the animation character drafts. Pasocom Music Club is composing the music for the anime. Other staff members include:
- Character Designers/Chief Animation Directors: Yuka Fukuchi, Akane Tamai
- Colour Designer: Mitsuko Sekimoto
- Art Director: Takeshi Sato
- Art Designer: Kazuhiro Obata
- Director of Photography: Shun Arimura
- Editor: Junichi Masunaga
- Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa
The Eren the Southpaw anime is based on a Kappi web manga series that began back in 2016 and ended in 2017. A remake of the manga, illustrated by nifuni, was published in Shonen Jump+ from 2017 to 2022. A live-action television drama adaptation also came out in 2019.
nifuni created an illustration to celebrate the anime adaptation.
The story of the series follows Koichi and Eren, two teenagers who met as high school students. Koichi is inspired by Eren, who is a talented left-handed graffiti artist. After meeting, Koichi begins his journey towards becoming a designer while Eren embarks on a path to become an artist. Years later, after being dropped from a project in his ad agency, Koichi visits the place where he first met Eren. On the other hand, Eren also struggles with her life in New York as a recognised graffiti artist.