{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-23T21:18:50.855Z","story":{"id":"r_4266afdf758d4314a7d9f334","slug":"draw-this-then-die-anime-reveals-july-3-premiere-opening-theme","url":"https://yomimono.id/draw-this-then-die-anime-reveals-july-3-premiere-opening-theme","headline":"Draw This, Then Die! Anime Reveals July 3 Premiere, Opening Theme","summary":"The television anime adaptation of Minoru Toyoda's manga Draw This, Then Die! will premiere on July 3. The first promotional video, released on Friday, reveals and previews the opening theme song \"Isho\" by Tatsuya Kitani. The series will air on NTV's \"Friday Anime Night\" programming block at 11:30 p.m. JST. The anime is directed by Hiroaki Akagi at Shinei Animation, with series scripts overseen by Hiroko Fukuda. The cast includes Akira Sekine as Ai Yasumi, Saori Hayami as Rei Teshima, and Inori Minase as Hikaru Sekiryū, among others. The manga, which launched in Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday in November 2021, won an award at the 70th Shogakukan Manga Awards in January 2025 and the 16th Manga Taisho awards in 2023. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the manga for English release.","why_it_matters":"The July 3 premiere places Draw This, Then Die! in NTV's newly expanded one-hour Friday night anime block, a programming slot that signals the network's increased investment in anime adaptations.","published_at":"2026-05-17T14:15:45.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Anime News Network"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"'Draw This, Then Die!' Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Opening Theme Song, July 3 Premiere","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-07/draw-this-then-die-anime-1st-promo-video-reveals-opening-theme-song-july-3-premiere/.237168"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":["Draw This, Then Die!","The World Is Dancing"],"manga_titles":["Draw This, Then Die!"],"studios":["Shochiku","CyberAgent"],"people":["Tatsuya Kitani","Minoru Toyoda","Takahiro Sakurai","Nobuo Tobita","Mamiko Noto","Inori Minase","Hazuki Seto"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false}}}