{"rewrite":{"id":"r_15060ba82bb34f3be27f5038","clusterId":"c_5f98c20b149362e6e3ade4e4","slug":"fool-night-reveals-trailer-tempalay-and-nowlu-themes-netflix-debut","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Fool Night Reveals Trailer, Tempalay and Nowlu Themes, Netflix Debut","summary":"Bandai Namco Filmworks released a main trailer, new key visual, theme song credits and additional cast for the television anime adaptation of Kasumi Yasuda's Fool Night manga on Thursday. Tempalay performs the opening song \"Shake! spit out,\" and Nowlu performs the ending song \"Iki\" (the title rendered as the Japanese word for breath). The new cast includes Shion Wakayama as Sumi Matsuno, the late Hiroshi Tsuchida as Ken Hikasa, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Nishi, Sayaka Senbongi as Meg Okumura and Yumiko Kobayashi as Ivy. Netflix will debut the entire series on November 26. Atsuyuki Yukawa directs at Sunrise and SHAFT, with Jin Tanaka writing the script, Robert Sato designing characters and Tatsuya Kato composing. The manga runs in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior, launched in November 2020, and reached 13 compiled volumes with the release on June 30.","whyItMatters":"The trailer confirms a full Netflix launch rather than a weekly rollout, and the pair of studios, Sunrise and SHAFT, are credited together on the project as a joint production.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe trailer also comes with a full staff list beyond the headline credits. Ryō Shimura is assistant director, Ryō Kikuchi handles visual development, Maki Takano is art director, Jin Hibino is color designer and Rie Matsubara edits.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnime Corner describes the Sunrise and SHAFT pairing as the two studios\u0026#39; first-ever joint project, and says the anime will be Atsuyuki Yukawa\u0026#39;s directorial debut. It also describes the series as previously confirmed for a 2026 release. The November 26 date in the trailer is when Netflix debuts the whole series.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe previously announced Japanese cast returns:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKōki Uchiyama as Toshiro Kamiya\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMinako Kotobuki as Yomiko Horai\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJunya Enoki as Akira Yatsuka\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAya Endō as Saeko Kanaeno\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKiyomitsu Mizuuchi as Jin Hiragishi\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn English dub cast was announced with the previous trailer, and an English dub version of the trailer is also out. Viz Media licensed the manga for North America and Shogakukan Asia handles Southeast Asia. The story follows Kamiya, who takes the transfloration process that turns humans into plants and gains the ability to hear them. The manga ranked 12th on the male reader list in the 2023 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Netflix drops all of Fool Night on November 26, so the weekly release the TV broadcast builds toward never happens for streaming viewers. Sunrise and SHAFT share a production credited to one director, Atsuyuki Yukawa.","twitterPost":"Fool Night hits Netflix as a full-season drop on November 26, skipping the weekly rollout its TV broadcast assumes.","threadsPost":"Netflix will put every episode of Fool Night up on November 26, which removes the week-to-week pacing the TV broadcast is built around. Tempalay and Nowlu handle the themes, and Sunrise and SHAFT share the production under Atsuyuki Yukawa.","newsletterBlurb":"Bandai Namco Filmworks has a full trailer for Fool Night, plus the theme songs and five new cast members. Netflix will put the entire series up on November 26.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-05/fool-night-anime-trailer-reveals-theme-songs-additional-cast/.243524\",\"title\":\"Fool Night Anime's Trailer Reveals Theme Songs, Additional Cast\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Corner\",\"url\":\"https://animecorner.me/fool-night-anime-by-shaft-and-sunrise-reveals-main-trailer-theme-songs-new-key-visual/\",\"title\":\"Fool Night Anime by SHAFT and SUNRISE Reveals Main Trailer, Theme Songs, New Key Visual\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":11317,"outputTokens":1318,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793888397,"createdAt":"2026-11-05T14:15:13.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-05T14:18:52.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T14:18:52.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_5f98c20b149362e6e3ade4e4","canonicalTitle":"News\nFool Night Anime's Trailer Reveals Theme Songs, Additional Cast","representativeArticleId":"a_0cb06cde9f7eb43391e82be7","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Fool Night\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"SHAFT\",\"SUNRISE\"],\"people\":[\"Tempalay\",\"Nowlu\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-05T11:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-05T11:10:21.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T14:18:52.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-05/fool-night-anime-trailer-reveals-theme-songs-additional-cast/.243524","title":"News\nFool Night Anime's Trailer Reveals Theme Songs, Additional Cast"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/fool-night-anime-by-shaft-and-sunrise-reveals-main-trailer-theme-songs-new-key-visual/","title":"Fool Night Anime by SHAFT and SUNRISE Reveals Main Trailer, Theme Songs, New Key Visual"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Fool Night"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":["SHAFT","SUNRISE"],"people":["Tempalay","Nowlu"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Netflix will debut the entire Fool Night anime on November 26.","Tempalay performs the opening theme \"Shake! spit out\" and Nowlu performs the ending theme \"Iki\" for Fool Night.","Shion Wakayama joins the Fool Night cast as Sumi Matsuno, with Nobuhiko Okamoto as Nishi and Sayaka Senbongi as Meg Okumura.","Atsuyuki Yukawa directs the Fool Night anime at Sunrise and SHAFT, with Jin Tanaka writing the script.","Kasumi Yasuda's Fool Night manga runs in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior and has 13 compiled volumes."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["fool-night","shaft","sunrise","tempalay","nowlu"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"fool-night","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":19,"overall":"unverified","story_count":6,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"shaft","supported":5,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":5,"overall":"green","story_count":12,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"sunrise","supported":2,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":14,"overall":"green","story_count":26,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"tempalay","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":3,"overall":"unverified","story_count":3,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"nowlu","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":3,"overall":"unverified","story_count":3,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}