The television anime adaptation of Kuzushiro’s “A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace” (Egao no Taenai Shokuba Desu.) has released its second promotional video, offering a new look at the upcoming slice-of-life comedy. Happinet also revealed additional cast members and specific broadcast channels and times for its October 6 premiere in Japan.
Premiere Date and Japanese Broadcast Information
A Mangaka’s Weirdly Wonderful Workplace is officially set to premiere on October 6, 2025. The anime will debut on several Japanese television channels:
- AT-X: October 6 at 9:30 p.m. JST
- Tokyo MX: October 6 at 10:00 p.m. JST
- BS Asahi: October 6 at 11:24 p.m. JST
- Iwate Menkoi TV: October 12
Second Promotional Video Highlights
The newly released second promotional video showcases more of the daily lives and comedic situations of rookie shōjo manga artist Nana Futami and her colleagues. The video also previews the anime’s ending theme song, “Thankful,” performed by Sizuk. The opening theme song, “Zettai Shōsan” (Absolute Praise), will be performed by HoneyWorks and HaKoniwalily, and was previously featured in the first trailer.
Additional Cast Members Join the Workplace
Happinet has announced two new additions to the voice cast, further expanding the vibrant ensemble of characters.
- Saori Hayami joins as Yuzuki Hazama, Futami’s best friend since their school days.
- Sumire Uesaka will voice Nagomi Hayachine, who was Futami’s colleague when she was an assistant.
These new cast members join the previously announced main cast:
- Yūko Natsuyoshi as Nana Futami
- Sora Amamiya as Kaede Satō
- Miku Itō as Mizuki Hazama
Further previously announced cast members include Yū Kobayashi as Arisa Nashida, Miharu Hanai as Nekonote, Eriko Matsui as Tōko Kakunodate, Iori Saeki as Shiori Asakura, Mamiko Noto as Ren Takizawa, and Kikuko Inoue as Wakako Tatsunami.
Production Staff and Story Overview
The anime is being produced by Studio Voil with Kaoru Suzuki (known for My Roommate is a Cat) directing the series. Mio Inoue (Slow Start) is in charge of series scripts, while Kana Miyai (The Apothecary Diaries sub character design) handles character designs. Music composition is by Kei Haneoka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) and Hironori Doi, with Ryō Tanaka as the sound director. Pony Canyon is overseeing music production.
The series adapts Kuzushiro’s manga, which began as a one-shot in Kodansha’s Kiss magazine in February 2019 and later started serialization in Kodansha’s Comic Days app and website in May 2019. Kodansha published the 12th compiled book volume of the manga in April.
The workplace comedy centers on Nana Futami, a novice shōjo manga artist. Despite sometimes suffering from intense delusions she attributes to an “occupational illness,” she strives daily with the support of her female editor, Kaede Satō, and her assistant, Mizuki Hazama. The story explores whether Nana can navigate the stresses of deadlines and manga creation while maintaining a smile.
