The anime is based on Kana Yoshimura’s manga.
Back in July, it was announced that Kana Yoshimura’s popular girls' love manga “MURCIÉLAGO” will get an anime adaptation in 2027. During Anime NYC 2026, HIDIVE revealed that the platform will stream the new anime as it airs in January 2027. HIDIVE will stream the anime exclusively in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Australia, and New Zealand.
MURCIÉLAGO
Premiere window: January 2027
Animation studio: Satelight, Staple Entertainment
Streaming platform: HIDIVE
When is the MURCIÉLAGO anime coming out?
The anime will air sometime in January 2027. HIDIVE will stream the anime as it airs in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.
Takashi Naoya serves as chief director and series composer, while Matsuo Asami directs the anime. Kiyoshi Tateishi is designing the characters, with Masanori Akita and Yuuichi Tsuchiya composing the music. The anime will be jointly produced by Satelight and Staple Entertainment.
No cast members have been revealed as of yet.
What is MURCIÉLAGO about?
Murciélago is based on Kana Yoshimura's girls' love action manga, which has been serialised in Square Enix’s Young Gangan magazine since 2013.
HIDIVE describes the story as:
Fight evil with evil—Kuroko Koumori, a former death-row inmate chosen through extraordinary legal measures to serve as a state-sanctioned executioner. By her side is her watchdog and partner, Hinako Tozakura, whose extraordinary driving skills are second to none. As one heinous crime after another lands on their doorstep, the strongest duo takes on the darkness lurking within society.
A wildly unconventional, addictively insane, and dangerously intoxicating buddy action series is set in motion.