{"rewrite":{"id":"r_cd1cd41a51cd20bff5233a24","clusterId":"c_d40bd7c500c4dfc15121e929","slug":"in-a-world-full-of-zombies-anime-announces-cast-delay-to-january-2027","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"In a World Full of Zombies Anime Announces Cast, Delay to January 2027","summary":"The official website for the television anime adaptation of Rokuro Uraji's novel series \"Zombie no Afureta Sekai de Ore Dake ga Osowarenai\" (\"I am the only one who is not attacked in the world filled with zombies\") opened on June 25, 2026, revealing a teaser promotional video, teaser visual, main cast, staff, and a delayed premiere. The anime will now debut in January 2027 on the premium AT-X channel, having been previously planned for 2026. Wataru Katō voices protagonist Yūsuke Takemura, a former office worker whom zombies ignore, and Yuno Azuma voices Mitsuki Fujino. Kazuya Fujishiro (episode director on \"Dropkick on My Devil!\", \"Girlfriend, Girlfriend\", \"Cells at Work! Code Black\") directs the series at studios Acca effe and Frontier Engine. Yasushi Hirano handles series scripts, with Kayō Shimoyama and Makuto Okimiru writing individual scripts. Megumi Ishihara designs the characters. The story originally launched in 2013 on the R18 section of Shōsetsuka ni Narō and concluded in 2017. Frontier Works published three novel volumes with illustrations by Saburō, and a manga adaptation by Chihiro Masuda began in 2021, with its fifth volume shipping August 5, 2026. A spinoff manga also ships that day.","whyItMatters":"The shift to a January 2027 slot on AT-X and the assembly of a staff lineup led by an episode director from established comedies and horror-leaning series suggests the adaptation is aiming for a controlled, niche release with a specific adult-oriented tone.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe anime moved from an unspecified 2026 window to January 2027, premiering on AT-X, a premium channel known for uncut and late-night content. The teaser video and visual were released alongside the official website\u0026#39;s launch. Character designer Megumi Ishihara previously worked on \u0026#34;Fate/stay night\u0026#34; and \u0026#34;Fortune Arterial: Akai Yakusoku,\u0026#34; while music composer ISAO operates under Frontier Works\u0026#39; music label. Sound direction is handled by Tadashi Jinbo at Bisei. The source novels ran for roughly four years on the adult-oriented Nocturne Novels section of Shōsetsuka ni Narō, and Frontier Works collected them in three volumes. The ongoing manga adaptation, serialized on Comic Ragchew and available in English on MangaPlaza, continues alongside the spinoff \u0026#34;Tokiko IF STORY\u0026#34; from Kondō. The second source (Anime Corner) differs marginally on some staff romanizations, listing character designer as Yoshiharu Ishihara and sound director as Naofumi Jinbo, but both agree on the core production and delay facts.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The zombie anime where the protagonist is literally ignored by the undead has a new January 2027 date and cast: Wataru Katō and Yuno Azuma. It's from a 2013 adult-lit origin.","twitterPost":"The TV anime 'In a World Full of Zombies I'm the Only One Who Doesn't Get Attacked' was delayed to January 2027. Staff includes director Kazuya Fujishiro (Cells at Work! Code Black) and studios Acca effe \u0026 Frontier Engine.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"The anime adaptation of \"I am the only one who is not attacked in the world filled with zombies\" has revealed its main cast and a January 2027 premiere, delayed from its original 2026 window. 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Code Black', directs the series at studios Acca effe and Frontier Engine.","The original novel series launched in 2013 on the R18 section of Shōsetsuka ni Narō and concluded in 2017, with Frontier Works publishing three volumes.","A manga adaptation by Chihiro Masuda began in 2021, and its fifth volume ships on August 5, 2026, alongside a spinoff manga."]}