Masaaki Mizunaka, Haruki Ishiya, and Misaki Watada will voice Leon, Dudu, and Tsugumi.
The upcoming television anime adaptation of ippatu’s manga “Tsugumi Project” has revealed its first three cast members.
Other details, like broadcast window, staff, and other information, are yet to be revealed.
Tsugumi Project
Premiere date: TBA
Animation studio: TBA
Streaming platform: TBA
What do we know about the “Tsugumi Project” anime adaptation so far?
The first three cast members are:
- Masaaki Mizunaka as Leon
- Haruki Ishiya as Dudu
- Misaki Watada as Tsugumi
The anime was announced in July 2026. Staff are yet to be released.
The official social media and website of Tsugumi Project also released a first instalment of the manga's voiced version.
What is "Tsugumi Project" about?
Tsugumi Project is based on the manga by ippatu. The series was first published in France by Ki-oon in 2019 before being serialised in Japan in Weekly Young Magazine from 2021 to 2023, concluding with seven tankobon volumes.
In 2022, Kodansha USA licensed the series for English publication. In the same year, the series ranked number 20 in Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the top manga for male readers list.
According to Kodansha USA, the story is as follows:
IIn the far future, a soldier named Leon is taken from his family on a trumped-up charge and dropped into a suicide mission: Recover a dangerous weapon from a deadly place — a place ruled by huge, irradiated, mutated monsters — a place once known, 200 years ago, as Japan. He and his teammates aren't expected to survive this place. One of the scant pieces of information they have is the weapon's name: Tsugumi.