The upcoming anime Kirio Fan Membership has revealed its second key visible, confirming that the collection is scheduled to start streaming in April 2026. The romantic comedy is predicated on the manga by Chikyu no Osakana Ponchan, initially serialized in Ruelle COMICS by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha from 2022 to 2024.
The newly launched visible highlights the central characters and captures the emotional tone of the story, which revolves across the on a regular basis lives and emotions of two highschool women who’re hopelessly in love with the identical boy.
Kirio Fan Membership follows Aimi Miyoshi and Nami Sometani, two classmates who share a deep admiration for his or her fellow pupil Ken Kirio. Quite than straight confessing their emotions, the women spend their time speaking endlessly about him, imagining completely different situations, and expressing their affection in humorous and heartfelt methods.
Their conversations vary from easy needs, akin to sharing an umbrella or consuming hamburgers collectively, to exaggerated fantasies that spotlight the depth of their crush. Whereas their each day routine seems atypical, their one-sided love steadily begins to affect their lives in surprising methods.
The collection blends comedy and emotion, portraying the distinctive friendship between the 2 women as they bond over their shared affection for Kirio.
Manga Recognition and Earlier Adaptation
The unique manga gained important consideration throughout its run. It ranked sixth within the “Ladies’s Version” of Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2024 and tenth within the 2025 version, putting it among the many high ten titles for 2 consecutive years.
Even after the manga concluded, the collection maintained a powerful fanbase. In April 2025, the story was tailored right into a live-action tv drama, which obtained the Galaxy Award Encouragement Prize within the tv class.
Manufacturing Employees
The anime adaptation options the next manufacturing staff:
Authentic Work: “Kirio Fan Membership” by Chikyu no Osakana Ponchan
Director: Sou Toyama
Collection Composition: Aya Satsuki
Character Design: Nami Hayashi
Principal Key Animation: Kikuko Sadakata
Artwork Settings: Katsuhisa Takiguchi (Studio Tulip)
Artwork Director: Daisuke Suzuki (Studio Tulip)
Coloration Design: Haruko Nobori (Hiyori)
Director of Images: Tsuyoshi Shimura (T2studio)
Modifying: Shuji Matsumoto
Sound Director: Toshiki Kameyama
Sound Manufacturing: Studio Sound Bee
Music: Tomoki Kikuya
Music Manufacturing: PONY CANYON
Animation Manufacturing: SATELIGHT
Principal Voice Solid
The anime will function a forged of well-known voice actors:
Aimi Miyoshi: Nene Hieda
Nami Sometani: Shion Wakayama
Ken Kirio: Gakuto Kajiwara
Mitsuru Manda: Yuya Hirose
Hayato Momose: Jin Ogasawara
Satsuki Muraoka: Ayasa Ito
Seira Tashiro: Fuka Izumi
AnimeJapan 2026 Look
The collection will even seem at AnimeJapan, the place it is going to be featured on the PONY CANYON stage on March 29 from 10:30 to 11:00 AM JST. The occasion can be livestreamed on PONY CANYON’s official YouTube anime channel, permitting followers worldwide to look at the presentation.
Kirio Fan Membership is at present scheduled to start broadcast and streaming in April 2026, bringing the beloved romantic comedy to anime audiences for the primary time.
