{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2ab1500d556951cbd63e99f1","clusterId":"c_31fc0ada96f958b8e6c2079a","slug":"the-salty-koharu-has-a-soft-spot-for-me-anime-sets-october-6-debut","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"The Salty Koharu Has a Soft Spot for Me Anime Sets October 6 Debut","summary":"The television anime of Kazami Sawatari and illustrator Achiki's light novel series The Salty Koharu Has a Soft Spot for Me will debut on AT-X on October 6 at 8:30 p.m., with later airings on Tokyo MX, BS-TBS, WOWOW, CBC, and MBS. Masayoshi Oishi performs the opening theme \"Sugar Salt\"; HoneyWorks feat. Hoshikawa Sara performs the ending theme \"Hatsukoi Reply.\" Tezuka Productions animates, with Fumihiro Yoshimura directing and Hiiro Ishibashi and Miku Ito in the lead roles.","whyItMatters":"The October 6 date, the theme song artists, and the full cast and staff list put the adaptation on a firm broadcast schedule, with streaming in Japan through d Anime Store and U-NEXT beginning the same night at 10:30 p.m.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe lead roles go to Hiiro Ishibashi as Sota Oshio and Miku Ito as Koharu Sato, with Miyu Tomita as Rinka Sudo, Chiaki Kobayashi as Ren Misono, Yoshino Aoyama as Shizuku Misono, Hisako Kanemoto as Mayo Nezu, Yasunori Matsumoto as Seizaemon Oshio, and Yuki Wakai as Madoka Murasaki. Fumihiro Yoshimura directs at Tezuka Productions, Takashi Aoshima handles series scripts, Daisuke Okushima designs the characters, and Shun Narita composes the music. The story follows a cafe worker who learns his classmate, nicknamed \u0026#34;cold Sato-san,\u0026#34; is shy rather than distant. Shogakukan\u0026#39;s Gagaga Bunko imprint publishes the novels, and NOVELOUS releases the series in English.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"The Salty Koharu Has a Soft Spot for Me pairs Masayoshi Oishi's opening with a HoneyWorks ending, a two-pronged musical push that Tezuka Productions will have to time against Fumihiro Yoshimura's direction.","twitterPost":"The Salty Koharu Has a Soft Spot for Me splits its theme songs between Masayoshi Oishi and HoneyWorks, two acts with separate fanbases tuning in for the music alone.","threadsPost":"The Salty Koharu Has a Soft Spot for Me carries two theme songs from acts with their own followings: Masayoshi Oishi on opening, HoneyWorks feat. Hoshikawa Sara on ending. Tezuka Productions and director Fumihiro Yoshimura inherit a show where the music may pull in viewers before the story does.","newsletterBlurb":"The Salty Koharu Has a Soft Spot for Me has a date: October 6 on AT-X, with Tokyo MX, BS-TBS, WOWOW, CBC, and MBS airing later. Masayoshi Oishi performs the opening theme and HoneyWorks feat. Hoshikawa Sara the ending. Fumihiro Yoshimura directs at Tezuka Productions.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-18/the-salty-koharu-has-a-soft-spot-for-me-tv-anime-reveals-october-6-debut-in-video/.241944\",\"title\":\"The Salty Koharu Has a Soft Spot for Me TV Anime Reveals October 6 Debut in Video\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4608,"outputTokens":768,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789735463,"createdAt":"2026-09-18T12:39:19.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T12:43:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T12:43:20.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_31fc0ada96f958b8e6c2079a","canonicalTitle":"News\nThe Salty Koharu Has a Soft Spot for Me TV Anime Reveals October 6 Debut in Video","representativeArticleId":"a_46067335bfc269948d2613df","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"The Salty Koharu Has a Soft Spot for Me\"],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"Masayoshi Ōishi\",\"Hoshikawa Sara\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-18T11:56:41.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-18T11:56:41.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T12:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-09-18/the-salty-koharu-has-a-soft-spot-for-me-tv-anime-reveals-october-6-debut-in-video/.241944","title":"News\nThe Salty Koharu Has a Soft Spot for Me TV Anime Reveals October 6 Debut in Video"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["The Salty Koharu Has a Soft Spot for Me"],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["Masayoshi Ōishi","Hoshikawa Sara"],"type":"news","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}