The anime is based on Kappi’s manga series.
The upcoming anime “Eren the Southpaw” finally revealed that it will premiere on 7 April, 2026. The latest update also came with some brand new visuals for the characters of the anime
Eren the Southpaw cast, staff, and other details
The new illustrations include the five main and additional cast members of the anime. This includes:
- Shōya Chiba as Kōichi Asakura
- Yumi Uchiyama as Eren Yamaguchi
- Yui Ishikawa as Sayuri Katō
- Akira Sekine as Akari Kishi
- Kazuyuki Okitsu as Yūsuke Kamiya
The other two previously announced characters are:
- Yurina Amami as Yurina Mitsuhashi
- Kōji Yusa as Hajime Yanagi
The first three episodes of the anime will get a one-week theatrical screening in Japan starting 27 March ahead of the anime’s release.
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 web manga series by Kappi which was published on the cakes web manga service from 2016 to 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.
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.