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“Just Like Mona Lisa” anime unveils main cast and more in new trailer

August 3, 2026
Hinase as seen in the anime's key visual.
Studio SHAFT is animating the series (Image: Tsumuji Yoshimura, Square Enix).

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The anime is based on Tsumuji Yoshimura’s manga.

The upcoming anime adaptation of Tsumuji Yoshimura’s manga “Just Like Mona Lisa” released its first teaser trailer at the AnimagiC event panel on 1 August. The new trailer revealed the main cast member of the series, as well as the production staff working on the project. Unfortunately, no details about the anime’s possible release date have been confirmed yet. 


Just Like Mona Lisa

Premiere window: TBA

Animation studio: Shaft

Streaming service: TBA


What do we know about the Just Like Mona Lisa anime so far?

Popular voice actress Chika Anzai will voice the anime’s protagonist Hinase. 

Kana Shindo is directing the anime at studio SHAFT. Nobuhiro Sugiyama is the character designer and chief animation director, while Yuki Hayashi is the music composer. 

No other cast or staff members have been revealed yet. 

What is Just Like Mona Lisa about?

Also known by the alternate title “The Gender of Mona Lisa”, the manga by Tsumuji Yoshimura serialised on Square Enix's Gangan Online manga website from May 2018 to October 2022, and is available to read in English on Manga UP! Global. The story is described as:

In this world, when a person reaches 12 years of age, their body begins to change depending on the gender they wish to become. By 14, they'll complete their transition. And yet I alone, without any gender, approach my 18th spring…

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