{"rewrite":{"id":"r_efafeb66501272e235b8d6aa","clusterId":"c_6cb55773af1f614be16643c6","slug":"apprentice-nail-artist-in-a-foreign-land-anime-reveals-main-staff","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land Anime Reveals Main Staff","summary":"The anime adaptation of Marukawa's Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land has its main staff. Daiji Iwanaga directs at Zero-G. Tomoko Konparu handles series composition and writes scripts with Michiko Yokote. Tokyopop licensed the manga and released the first English volume on April 7. The story follows office worker Keiko Sahara, who is sent to a world where magic comes from nail art and becomes a magic nail artist's apprentice.","whyItMatters":"The reveal puts the adaptation in the hands of a veteran director and two established scriptwriters, with the manga's seventh volume arriving the same week the staff was announced.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eMarukawa launched the manga in Shufu to Seikatsu Sha\u0026#39;s Comic PASH! magazine in 2022. Shufu to Seikatsu Sha published the sixth compiled volume in October 2025 and releases the seventh on Friday. Tokyopop, which licensed the series, describes it as a shoujo fantasy about nail art: office worker Keiko Sahara is sent to a world where people\u0026#39;s magic abilities come from their nail art, and a magic nail artist takes her on as an apprentice after noticing her ability.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land anime has its main staff. Daiji Iwanaga directs at Zero-G, Tomoko Konparu writes with Michiko Yokote. The manga's seventh volume ships Friday. Tokyopop holds the English license.","twitterPost":"The Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land anime has its main staff. Daiji Iwanaga directs at Zero-G, Tomoko Konparu writes with Michiko Yokote. The manga's seventh volume ships Friday. Tokyopop holds the English license.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land anime has its main staff. Daiji Iwanaga directs at Zero-G, with Tomoko Konparu on series composition and scripts alongside Michiko Yokote. The manga's seventh volume ships Friday, and Tokyopop holds the English license.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-02/apprentice-nail-artist-in-a-foreign-land-anime-reveals-main-staff/.241217\",\"title\":\"Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land Anime Reveals Main Staff\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4285,"outputTokens":2381,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1788363089,"createdAt":"2026-09-02T15:23:18.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-02T15:27:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T15:27:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_6cb55773af1f614be16643c6","canonicalTitle":"News\nApprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land Anime Reveals Main Staff","representativeArticleId":"a_3cd76c62e7bb372938879428","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"Zero-G\"],\"people\":[\"Daiji Iwanaga\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-02T14:24:13.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-02T14:24:13.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-02T15:27:24.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-02/apprentice-nail-artist-in-a-foreign-land-anime-reveals-main-staff/.241217","title":"News\nApprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land Anime Reveals Main Staff"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Apprentice Nail Artist in a Foreign Land"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["Zero-G"],"people":["Daiji Iwanaga"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}