{"rewrite":{"id":"r_ab71e16280d45a414be67e39","clusterId":"c_127e95cb2410199504e98470","slug":"monster-strike-spin-off-mera-death-confirms-january-2027-tv-premiere","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Monster Strike Spin-Off Mera×Death Confirms January 2027 TV Premiere","summary":"A new TV anime based on the Monster Strike smartphone action RPG is titled Mera×Death: Death and My Abnormal Love and will begin airing on January 5, 2027 on TOKYO MX and nine other terrestrial stations, with streaming planned. The PV follows Mera, approached by a mysterious girl named Thirteen who invites him on a date, then whispers \"I'll kill you.\" Kenta Kushiya directs, Tadashi Sakazaki designs characters, and Qzil.la and studio keel handle animation.","whyItMatters":"Monster Strike's anime output has mostly stayed inside the game's promotional orbit, and an adaptation built around a numbered heroine who turns threatening is a different kind of pitch for a property with 66 million registered users.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe title was confirmed alongside the broadcast date, after production of a new TV anime was announced in July 2026. The key visual shows Mera and Thirteen looking back over their shoulders, with a sphere glowing behind them.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe staff list also includes Daisuke Ohigashi on series composition and screenplay, Yoshio Kato as advisor, Masayuki Honda on prop and creature design, and Masaru Yokoyama, Kana Hashiguchi and Natsuki Hamada on music. MIXI is credited for production, with ARCH producing and Music Production by Miracle Bus.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Mera×Death hands its animation to two studios, Qzil.la and studio keel, on a January 5, 2027 TOKYO MX slot. Splitting the work across two houses usually signals a schedule set before the staff was locked.","twitterPost":"Mera×Death splits animation between Qzil.la and studio keel. Two studios on one January 2027 broadcast suggests the slot was booked before the schedule was.","threadsPost":"Mera×Death goes out on January 5, 2027 across TOKYO MX and nine other terrestrial stations, with Qzil.la and studio keel sharing animation duties. A ten-station rollout is a wide commitment for a spin-off of a smartphone game, and two studios on one show usually means the broadcast date came first.","newsletterBlurb":"Monster Strike's next TV anime has a title and a date: Mera×Death: Death and My Abnormal Love premieres January 5, 2027 on TOKYO MX and nine other terrestrial stations, with streaming planned. The PV starts as a boy-meets-girl story with a girl named Thirteen, then turns when she whispers \"I'll kill you.\" Kenta Kushiya directs, with Qzil.la and studio keel on animation.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime Anime\",\"url\":\"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/09/27/103295.html\",\"title\":\"Monster Strike's New TV Anime \\\"Mera×Death: Death and My Abnormal Love\\\" to Air January 2027, Unsettling PV Shows Heroine Whispering \\\"I'll Kill You\\\"\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4834,"outputTokens":669,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791287538,"createdAt":"2026-10-06T11:50:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-06T11:51:09.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T11:51:09.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_127e95cb2410199504e98470","canonicalTitle":"「モンスト」新作TVアニメ「メラ×デス 死神と僕の異常な恋」27年1月放送 ヒロインが「殺す」とつぶやく不穏なPVも","representativeArticleId":"a_8b75a364638fa86fc194977b","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Mera×Death: Shinigami to Boku no Ijou na Koi\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Monster Strike\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-27T11:30:02.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-27T11:30:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-06T11:51:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime Anime","url":"https://animeanime.jp/article/2026/09/27/103295.html","title":"「モンスト」新作TVアニメ「メラ×デス 死神と僕の異常な恋」27年1月放送 ヒロインが「殺す」とつぶやく不穏なPVも"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Mera×Death: Shinigami to Boku no Ijou na Koi"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Monster Strike"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}