{"rewrite":{"id":"r_8336acd93884d940060e7b08","clusterId":"c_4ea3054c33bcdf9f4b20a7e2","slug":"noa-senpai-wa-tomodachi-tv-anime-adaptation-announced","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. TV Anime Adaptation Announced","summary":"Kadokawa announced a television anime adaptation of Enma Akiyama's Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. manga, alongside a teaser visual and main staff. Shinsuke Yanagi directs at studio feel., with Keiichiro Ochi handling series scripts and Yumiko Yamamoto designing characters. The manga launched in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump in 2023; its 11th volume ships July 17.","whyItMatters":"The series pairs a director and writer with proven rom-com credits on a relatively new manga about a workplace relationship that hinges on a hidden secret.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe story follows Rihito Otsuka, a game company employee, who accidentally discovers the carefully guarded hidden side of his senior and art director Noa Saotome, sparking a \u0026#39;friends only\u0026#39; after-work relationship. The anime is directed by Shinsuke Yanagi (Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki, Senpai is an Otokonoko) at feel., with Keiichiro Ochi (The Quintessential Quintuplets, The Yakuza\u0026#39;s Guide to Babysitting) on series composition and Yumiko Yamamoto (Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld) as character designer. Manga creator Enma Akiyama launched the series in 2023, and the 11th compiled volume is due July 17.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kadokawa announced a TV anime adaptation of Enma Akiyama's Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. Shinsuke Yanagi (Senpai is an Otokonoko) directs at feel., with Keiichiro Ochi (The Quintessential Quintuplets) on scripts. The manga launched in 2023 and its 11th volume arrives July 17.","twitterPost":"Kadokawa announced a TV anime for Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. Directed by Shinsuke Yanagi at feel., with Keiichiro Ochi scripting. Manga launched in 2023; 11th volume July 17.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Kadokawa has greenlit a TV anime adaptation of Enma Akiyama's Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. manga, with Shinsuke Yanagi directing at feel. and Keiichiro Ochi writing the series. The workplace romance story centers on a game company employee who discovers his senior's hidden side. The manga, which began in 2023, will release its 11th volume on July 17.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-13/enma-akiyama-noa-senpai-wa-tomodachi-gets-tv-anime/.239556\",\"title\":\"Enma Akiyama's Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. Gets TV Anime\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4006,"outputTokens":2685,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1783940386,"createdAt":"2026-07-13T10:54:23.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-07-13T10:57:28.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-13T10:54:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_4ea3054c33bcdf9f4b20a7e2","canonicalTitle":"News\nEnma Akiyama's Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. Gets TV Anime","representativeArticleId":"a_11d9a76a1febae44145bb32c","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi.\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi.\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"feel.\"],\"people\":[\"Enma Akiyama\",\"Shinsuke Yanagi\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-07-13T10:13:18.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-07-13T10:13:18.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-13T10:57:29.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-07-13/enma-akiyama-noa-senpai-wa-tomodachi-gets-tv-anime/.239556","title":"News\nEnma Akiyama's Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. Gets TV Anime"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi."],"manga_titles":["Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi."],"work_titles":[],"studios":["feel."],"people":["Enma Akiyama","Shinsuke Yanagi"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}