{"rewrite":{"id":"r_4f5c4647a2ab0ba38c208ac2","clusterId":"c_c3c6892a21193341a6a0d531","slug":"spirit-circle-anime-set-for-december-with-18-episodes","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Spirit Circle Anime Set for December with 18 Episodes","summary":"REMOW announced on Thursday that Satoshi Mizukami's Spirit Circle manga will get an 18-episode television anime in December. The series will air in Japan and stream globally, with a teaser video, teaser visual, main cast, and staff confirmed in the same announcement. Kazuki Ura plays Fuuta Okeya, Anna Nagase plays Kouko Ishigami, Eri Yukimura plays Rune, and Yuichi Nakamura plays East. Nagase also performs the ending theme \"No Matter the World\" (Koko ga Donna Sekai Demo), written for the series. Tatsuo Sato, who died in April 2026, directed the anime and wrote the series scripts at NAGOMI and EOTA; it is his final directorial work. Kentaro Mizuno served as assistant director and led completion of production. Satoru Fujimoto designs the characters, and TWIN ENGINE is producing. Mizukami serialized Spirit Circle in Shonengahosha's Young King Ours from May 2012 to 2016, and the manga ran six volumes.","whyItMatters":"The adaptation arrives as a posthumous release for director Sato, who died in April 2026 before the series was finished, with the production completed under assistant director Kentaro Mizuno.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eTatsuo Sato\u0026#39;s directing credits include Martian Successor Nadesico, Stellvia, Bodacious Space Pirates and Atom The Beginning. Kentaro Mizuno, who led the completion, previously worked on Cardfight!! Vanguard overDress, Yu-Gi-Oh! Go Rush!! and episodes of Wistoria: Wand and Sword.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKazuki Ura as Fuuta Okeya, a middle school student who can see spirits.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnna Nagase as Kouko Ishigami, the transfer student who tells Fuuta she will destroy his soul and break the cycle of reincarnation.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEri Yukimura as Rune.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYuichi Nakamura as East.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe story turns on a mark under the bandage on Fuuta\u0026#39;s cheek. Kouko says it is a curse she carved into his face in a past life, and the series follows Fuuta through his earlier lives from the ancient past to the far future. REMOW sums up the premise as a grave sin committed by Fuuta\u0026#39;s own soul.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNagase\u0026#39;s ending theme is her first solo vocal performance, according to Anime Corner. The manga ran in Young King Ours from May 2012 to 2016 and closed at six volumes; Crunchyroll began simultaneous publication in 2014, and Seven Seas Entertainment released it in English. Mizukami\u0026#39;s earlier works include The Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer, which got an anime in 2022, Sengoku Youko, adapted in 2024, and Planet With.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Tatsuo Satō directed Spirit Circle and wrote its scripts, and it airs after his death. NAGOMI and EOTA produced it as his final work, with Kentaro Mizuno leading completion of production.","twitterPost":"Tatsuo Satō wrote and directed Spirit Circle, which airs in December as his final work.","threadsPost":"Tatsuo Satō wrote and directed Spirit Circle, and it airs in December after his death. NAGOMI and EOTA produced it as his final work, with Kentaro Mizuno as assistant director and leading completion of production.","newsletterBlurb":"Spirit Circle, Satoshi Mizukami's reincarnation manga, gets an 18-episode TV anime in December from NAGOMI, EOTA, and TWIN ENGINE. It is the final directorial work of Tatsuo Sato, who died in April 2026, and was completed by assistant director Kentaro Mizuno. Kazuki Ura and Anna Nagase lead the cast.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-05/satoshi-mizukami-spirit-circle-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-december/.243555\",\"title\":\"Satoshi Mizukami's Spirit Circle Manga Gets TV Anime in December\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Corner\",\"url\":\"https://animecorner.me/spirit-circle-tv-anime-announced-for-december-2026-reveals-cast-and-first-trailer/\",\"title\":\"Spirit Circle TV Anime Announced for December 2026, Reveals Cast and First Trailer\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":10869,"outputTokens":1379,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793882994,"createdAt":"2026-11-05T12:44:03.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-05T12:48:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T12:48:51.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_c3c6892a21193341a6a0d531","canonicalTitle":"News\nSatoshi Mizukami's Spirit Circle Manga Gets TV Anime in December","representativeArticleId":"a_15624d16f22a16f6285ad2fa","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Spirit Circle\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"Spirit Circle\"],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[\"NAGOMI\",\"EOTA\"],\"people\":[\"Satoshi Mizukami\",\"Tatsuo Satō\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-05T09:31:49.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-05T10:09:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-05T12:48:52.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-11-05/satoshi-mizukami-spirit-circle-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-december/.243555","title":"News\nSatoshi Mizukami's Spirit Circle Manga Gets TV Anime in December"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/spirit-circle-tv-anime-announced-for-december-2026-reveals-cast-and-first-trailer/","title":"Spirit Circle TV Anime Announced for December 2026, Reveals Cast and First Trailer"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Spirit Circle"],"manga_titles":["Spirit Circle"],"work_titles":[],"studios":["NAGOMI","EOTA"],"people":["Satoshi Mizukami","Tatsuo Satō"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["REMOW announced that the Spirit Circle anime will air in Japan and stream globally in December 2026.","The Spirit Circle anime will run for 18 episodes.","Tatsuo Sato directed the Spirit Circle anime and wrote its series scripts at NAGOMI and EOTA, and the production was completed under assistant director Kentaro Mizuno.","Kazuki Ura plays Fuuta Okeya and Anna Nagase plays Kouko Ishigami in the Spirit Circle anime, with Nagase also performing the ending theme.","Satoshi Mizukami serialized Spirit Circle in Young King Ours from May 2012 to 2016, and the manga ran six volumes."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["spirit-circle","nagomi","eota","satoshi-mizukami","tatsuo-sato"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"spirit-circle","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":5,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"nagomi","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"eota","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":1,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"satoshi-mizukami","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":0,"overall":"unverified","story_count":1,"has_dossier":false},{"slug":"tatsuo-sato","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":4,"overall":"unverified","story_count":2,"has_dossier":false}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}