The anime debuts on Netflix on 15 January 2026.
It was announced a few weeks ago that Netflix will launch an original anime series titled ‘Love Through a Prism” by Boys Over Flowers creator Yoko Kamio. But ahead of the anime’s 15 January premiere, it was announced that the project will also get a manga adaptation by Shueisha, which will launch on the Shonen Jump+ website on 8 January 2026.
Love Through a Prism manga adaptation details
Maki Minami, known for titles like like S • A: Special A and Voice Over! Seiyu Academy is adapting the Netflix anime into a manga. The manga will launch on the Shonen Jump+ website on 8 January. An illustration of characters Lili Ichijoin and Kit Church has been released.
Love Through the Prism is an original anime by Boys Over Flowers author Yoko Kamio, who is responsible for the story and character designs of the series. Kazuto Nakazawa directs the anime at WIT STUDIO. Other production team members include:
- 2nd director: Tetsuya Takahashi
- 3rd director: Saki Fuji
- Scripts: Yoko Kamio, Saki Fuji
- Character design and chief animation director: Yasuko Takahashi
- Sub-character design and chief animation director: Aiko Minowa
- Background supervisor: Yusuke Takeda (Bamboo)
- Music: Naoki”naotyu”Chiba
The anime’s cast includes:
- Atsumi Tanezaki as Lili Ichijoin
- Koki Uchiyama as Kit Church
- Yuki Kaji as Shinnosuke Kobayakawa
- Megumi Han as Dorothy Brown
- Shogo Sakata as Peter Anthony
- Yohei Azakami as Joffrey O’Brien
- Sumire Uesaka as Catherine Astor
- Akari Kito as Sakura Kobayakawa
- Hochu Otsuka as Charles Brant
- Yuhko Kaida as Take Ichijoin
- Junichi Suwabe Richard Church
Netflix will exclusively stream the anime worldwide when it premieres on 15 January. The story is described as:
Lili Ichijoin is a Japanese exchange student who travels to England to enroll in the prestigious Saint Thomas Art Academy. Determined to become a painter, she arrives under pressure: her parents expect her to rise to the top of her class within six months or return home.
Lili’s drive intensifies when she encounters Kit Church, a gifted aristocratic student known for his talent and detachment. While Kit has devoted himself entirely to painting, Lili’s sincerity and resilience begin to shift something in him. The two share little beyond their love for art, yet their relationship quickly becomes central to life at the academy over the 20 episodes.