{"rewrite":{"id":"r_25003ef4917007c913c072b8","clusterId":"c_ff101c4c810dbacde34faa32","slug":"monster-strike-gets-mera-x-death-tv-anime-for-january-5","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Monster Strike Gets Mera x Death TV Anime for January 5","summary":"MIXI announced a new Monster Strike anime, Mera x Death: Shinigami to Boku no Ijo na Koi, for January 5, 2027 on TOKYO MX and 10 other channels plus streaming. Kenta Kushitani directs at Qzil.la and studio keel, with Daisuke Ohigashi on series scripts, Tadashi Sakazaki designing characters, and music by Masaru Yokoyama, Kana Hashiguchi, and Natsuki Hamada.","whyItMatters":"The franchise's broadcast return, Monster Strike: Deadverse Reloaded, ran one cours of 10 episodes from October 2025 and reached Amazon Prime Video with English subtitles in January, so Mera x Death is the follow-through on a broadcast strategy that has already been tested once.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe new series is a separate production from Deadverse Reloaded, which aired 10 episodes over one cours and later appeared on Amazon Prime Video with English subtitles. Animation duties are split between Qzil.la, the Osaka studio behind Dead Dead Demon\u0026#39;s Dededede Destruction, and the newly formed studio keel, working from a script overseen by Daisuke Ohigashi. The staff also lists adviser Takao Kato, props and creature designer Masayuki Honda, color designer Azusa Sasaki, art director Norifumi Nakamura, CG director Asuka Fukada, compositing director of photography Takuma Morooka, editor Ichiro Chaen, sound director Fumihiko Otera, and musical director Yuya Sasaki, with Magic Capsule on sound production and MIRACLE BUS on music production.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Mera x Death lands Jan 5 under Kenta Kushitani at Qzil.la and studio keel, with Monster Strike's first February slot on 11 channels plus streaming since the franchise expanded past shorts.","twitterPost":"Kenta Kushitani directs Mera x Death at Qzil.la and studio keel, a two-studio split for a Monster Strike anime that also streams.","threadsPost":"Mera x Death carries Monster Strike's first February debut across 11 channels and streaming, directed by Kenta Kushitani at both Qzil.la and studio keel. The two-studio arrangement, not the January date, is the detail worth tracking.","newsletterBlurb":"MIXI announced a new Monster Strike anime for January 5, 2027, titled Mera x Death: Shinigami to Boku no Ijo na Koi. It will air on TOKYO MX and 10 other channels as well as streaming services, with Kenta Kushitani directing at Qzil.la and studio keel. The announcement follows Monster Strike: Deadverse Reloaded, which aired 10 episodes over one cours and reached Amazon Prime Video with English subtitles in January.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-27/monster-strike-franchise-gets-new-mera-death-shinigami-to-boku-no-ijo-na-koi-tv-anime-starting-on-/.242234\",\"title\":\"Monster Strike Franchise Gets New Mera x Death: Shinigami to Boku no Ijo na Koi TV Anime Starting on January 5\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4873,"outputTokens":766,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791086366,"createdAt":"2026-10-04T03:56:17.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-04T03:58:22.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T03:58:22.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_ff101c4c810dbacde34faa32","canonicalTitle":"News\nMonster Strike Franchise Gets New Mera×Death: Shinigami to Boku no Ijō na Koi TV Anime Starting on January 5","representativeArticleId":"a_95e59af11b4e4d2f1ea496bc","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Mera×Death: Shinigami to Boku no Ijō na Koi\",\"Monster Strike\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-27T11:30:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-27T11:30:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-04T03:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-27/monster-strike-franchise-gets-new-mera-death-shinigami-to-boku-no-ijo-na-koi-tv-anime-starting-on-/.242234","title":"News\nMonster Strike Franchise Gets New Mera×Death: Shinigami to Boku no Ijō na Koi TV Anime Starting on January 5"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Mera×Death: Shinigami to Boku no Ijō na Koi","Monster Strike"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}