The opening theme song of the series has also been revealed.
The first full trailer of the upcoming anime “Kore Kaite, Shine” (Draw This, Then Die!) has been released. It was also revealed that the series will premiere on 3 July, 2026. The trailer also featured the show’s opening theme song ‘Isho’, performed by Tatsuya Kitani.
Kore Kaite, Shine
Premiere date: 3 July, 2026
Studio: Shin-Ei Animation
Streaming platform: yet to be revealed
Who are the cast and staff members of Kore Kaite, Shine?
The previously announced cast members of the series are:
- Akira Sekine as Ai Yasumi
- Saori Hayami as Rei Teshima
- Saya Hitomi as Kokoro Fujimori
- Kanon Fujimura as Sachi Okafuku
- Inori Minase as Hikaru Sekiryu
- Noriko Hidaka as Pokota
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Nana Teramura
- Yukana as Hana Kongōji
- Kikuko Inoue as Hebichika-sensei
Hiroaki Akagi will direct the series at Shin-Ei Animation. It has now been confirmed that Hiroki Fukuda will handle the series composition, with scripts written by Aki Itami and Kanichi Kato. Takekazu Segawa is designing the characters, while Hiroaki Tsutumi composes the music at Miracle Bus. Other staff members include:
- Color Key Artist: Kumiko Yanagisawa
- Art Director: Reiji Kasuga
- Compositing Director of Photography: Shigemitsu Hamao
- Editing: Aya Hida
- Sound Director: Tatsuhiro Amano
- Sound Production: Bit Grooove Promotion
What is Kore Kaite, Shine about?
The anime is based on Minoru Toyoda’s Kore Kaite Shine manga, which won the 16th Manga Taisho award in 2023, and the 70th Shogakukan Manga Award in 2025. The series began publishing in 2021 in Shogakukan’s Monthly Shōnen Sunday magazine. It has eight volumes so far. Seven Seas Entertainment is set to publish the manga volumes in English and describe the story as:
Ai Yasumi, a first-year high schooler living on the remote island of Izu Ōshima, has one obsession: manga. When she discovers that her long-idolized but reclusive favorite manga creator, Hoshino-sensei, will make a rare appearance at Comitia, Ai doesn’t hesitate—she has to meet her hero. But that single decision sets off a chain of encounters that will shatter her assumptions about art, genius, and what it truly means to create.