The romantic comedy is set to sweep you off your feet this summer.
The romcom light novel series Rich Girl Caretaker: I'm Secretly the Caregiver of the Most Popular Girl in This Rich Kid School, written by Yusaku Sakaishi and illustrated by Sakura Miwabe, is getting an anime adaptation. The anime is confirmed to premiere this summer, 4 July.
Crunchyroll will stream the series as it airs.
Rich Girl Caretaker: I'm Secretly the Caregiver of the Most Popular Girl in This Rich Kid School
Premiere date: 4 July, 2026
Animation studio: Brain's Base
Platforms: Crunchyroll
The promotional video:
Who are the cast and main staff of the “Rich Girl Caretaker” anime adaptation?
The main cast includes:
- Yuto Uemura as Itsuki Tomonari
- Konomi Kohara as Hinako Konohana
- Saori Onishi as Mirai Tennoji
- Rio Tsuchiya as Naruka Miyajima
- Ami Koshimizu as Shizune Tsurumi
- Takehito Koyasu as Kagan Konohana
While the main staff includes:
- Director: Morishita Shusei
- Series Composition: Aya Yoshinaga
- Character design: Takashi Kawashima
- Music: Natsumi Tabuchi, Hanae Nakamura
- Sound director: Brain's Base
What is “Rich Girl Caretaker” about?
The original novel has been serialised since May 2021 in Hobby Japan’s HJ Bunko imprint. Prior to that, the series used to be published as a web novel. It also has a manga adaptation by Sorahiko Mizushima, which began publishing in Hobby Japan’s Comic Fire website. Monogatari Novels has licensed the novel series in English.
Their website describes the story as:
A high school boy, Itsuki Tomonari, gets involved in a kidnapping and ends up taking care of Hinako Konohana, a young lady from one of Japan's largest conglomerates.
On the surface, Hinako seems to be a brilliant and charming girl, but in reality, she is a lazy girl with no life skills. However, due to family reasons, Hinako has to play the role of the "perfect young lady" at school. Wanting to protect her, Itsuki takes care of her in a very caring manner. Eventually, Hinako begins to fawn on Itsuki with all her might... "Now... if Itsuki isn't around, I would hate it."
This is a love story that begins with a cute young lady with a gap that transcends the master-servant relationship.