The long-awaited animated adaptation of the manga Dead Accountwork of Shizumu Watanabealready has a confirmed release date. According to the first promotional video revealed this Thursday, the series will premiere in January 2026 and will be issued Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. (Japan time)which is equivalent to the 3:30 p.m. in Spainthrough the programming block IManimation from the TV Asahi channel.
First trailer, cast revealed and key visual
Along with the announcement, a new promotional image and part of the cast that will give life to the characters was confirmed:
- Natsuki Hanae as Renri Hasumi
- Machico as Hiyori Haijima
- Ryōta Suzuki as Maruhiko Emoto
- Takuya Sato as Yoimaru Azaki
Also previously confirmed:
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Sōji Enishiro
- Kōki Uchiyama as Kukuru Kasubata
- Fairouz Ai as Kiyomi Urusugawa
Production team in charge of Dead Account
The direction of the anime will be in charge of Keiya Saitō (Rokudo's Bad Girls) in the studio Synergy SP. The script will be supervised by Mitsutaka Hirota (Edens Zero, Rent-A-Girlfriend), while Keiji Inai (DanMachi, Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion) will compose the music in collaboration with Nippon Columbia.
Other key members of the technical team include:
- Artistic direction: Seika Fujii and Saho Yamane (Kusanagi)
- Photography direction: Haruka Serizawa (Asahi Production)
- Color design: Eitaro Ano
- Edition: Yūsuke Ueno (Yanagi Editing Room)
- Sound direction: Ryosuke Naya
A story of ghosts, the Internet and family ties
The plot takes place in a world where ghosts also inhabit the Internetclinging to the places where they had strong ties in life. The story follows Sōji Enishiroa 15-year-old boy who streams online under the name “Aoringo”. Its content, violent and provocative, is a facade to generate income and pay for medical treatment for his younger sister.
Behind that controversial image, Sōji is a simple boy, a lover of pudding and completely devoted to his sister. However, one day he is attacked by a digital ghost, which leaves him with a awakened spiritual consciousness. He is soon recruited by the Miden Academyan institution that forms digital exorcists who fight against entities in the virtual world.
About the original manga and relationship with Real Account
The manga of Dead Account debuted in the Weekly Shōnen Magazine in January 2023 and later moved to the app Magazine Pocket of Kodansha in October of the same year. To date, the work has 11 compilation volumesthe last of them published on June 17.
Although they share authors, Dead Account is not related to Real Accountthe previous manga by Shizumu Watanabe and Okushō. This work was published between 2014 and 2019, with 24 volumes and a spin-off novel titled Real Account 0. A live-action film adaptation was announced in 2018, but it was officially canceled in March 2025 due to “various circumstances.”
