The official website for the “#Kanagawa ni Sunderu Elf” (Kanagawa Elves) light anime has unveiled a new key visual and announced four additional cast members, further building anticipation for its premiere on December 4, 2025. The fantasy comedy series, based on Yoroida’s popular manga, will air within TV Kanagawa’s (tvk’s) local midday news and variety program, Neko no Hitai Hodo Wide.
Expanding the World of Kanagawa Elves: New Voice Cast
The latest announcement introduces several new voice actors, all hailing from Kanagawa Prefecture, further rooting the production in its setting. Kōtarō Nishiyama joins the cast as Yōsei-san (Fairy) and will also serve as the narrator. Yūsuke Nagano is cast as the Elf from Yokosuka, while Yūki Inoue will voice the Elf from Sagamihara. Rounding out the new additions is Gō Fujii, portraying the Orc from Machida.
These new cast members join previously announced talents Chiaki Kobayashi, who voices the protagonist Elf from Yokohama, and Yuu Hayashi, cast as the Human from Kawasaki. Both Kobayashi and Hayashi also have connections to Kanagawa Prefecture, with Kobayashi from Yokohama city and Hayashi from Zama city.
Premiere Details and Production Team
The “#Kanagawa ni Sunderu Elf” light anime is set to begin broadcasting on December 4, 2025. It will be featured as part of TV Kanagawa’s Neko no Hitai Hodo Wide program.
Yūji Umoto is directing the anime at IMAGICA Infos and Imageworks Studio. The sound direction is handled by Taeko Miura, with Shin Kawamoto composing the music. Kazuya Takahashi serves as the production supervisor, and Usagiou is credited for animation production assistance.
The Story of Elves in Kanagawa
The “Kanagawa ni Sunderu Elf” manga, created by Yoroida, is a fantasy comedy that began serialization on Pixiv Comic via Micro Magazine’s Comic Elmo label in August 2020. The story follows a community of elves who, after their forest home was destroyed by a fire two years prior, now live ordinary lives among humans in various cities across Kanagawa Prefecture. The manga has released five compiled book volumes as of March 2025, with a sixth volume slated for December 10, 2025.
In addition to the upcoming light anime, the manga also inspired a live-action adaptation, which premiered on September 30, 2025, also within the Neko no Hitai Hodo Wide program.
