{"id":143074,"date":"2025-12-20T23:08:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T07:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/?p=143074"},"modified":"2025-12-24T21:21:25","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T05:21:25","slug":"kill-blue-anime-reveals-new-trailer-visual-and-april-2026-premiere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/12\/20\/kill-blue-anime-reveals-new-trailer-visual-and-april-2026-premiere\/","title":{"rendered":"Kill Blue Anime Reveals New Trailer, Visual, and April 2026 Premiere"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The upcoming <i>Kill Blue <\/i>TV anime series<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0is scheduled to premiere in April 2026. The date was announced during Jump Festa 2026. A new trailer and visual have also been released.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anime KILL BLUE \u2013 Main Trailer set to premiere in April 2026!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5SvzWmg1c14?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"984\" data-attachment-id=\"143079\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/12\/20\/kill-blue-anime-reveals-new-trailer-visual-and-april-2026-premiere\/g8hnm99bkaajo2y\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8hnm99bkAAjo2Y.jpg?fit=848%2C1200&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"848,1200\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"G8hnm99bkAAjo2Y\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;\u00a9\u85e4\u5dfb\u5fe0\u4fca\uff0f\u96c6\u82f1\u793e\u30fb\u300c\u30ad\u30eb\u30a2\u30aa\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8hnm99bkAAjo2Y.jpg?fit=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8hnm99bkAAjo2Y.jpg?fit=696%2C984&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8hnm99bkAAjo2Y.jpg?resize=696%2C984&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Kill Blue visual\" class=\"wp-image-143079\" style=\"width:536px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8hnm99bkAAjo2Y.jpg?resize=724%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 724w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8hnm99bkAAjo2Y.jpg?resize=212%2C300&amp;ssl=1 212w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8hnm99bkAAjo2Y.jpg?resize=768%2C1087&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8hnm99bkAAjo2Y.jpg?resize=696%2C985&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8hnm99bkAAjo2Y.jpg?resize=297%2C420&amp;ssl=1 297w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8hnm99bkAAjo2Y.jpg?w=848&amp;ssl=1 848w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u00a9\u85e4\u5dfb\u5fe0\u4fca\uff0f\u96c6\u82f1\u793e\u30fb\u300c\u30ad\u30eb\u30a2\u30aa\u300d\u88fd\u4f5c\u59d4\u54e1\u4f1a<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Furthermore, the series announced its main cast. The main cast are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Yuko Sanpei<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Juzo Ogami<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Fuka Izumi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Noren Mitsuoka<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Shuichiro Umeda<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Kotatsu Nekota<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Takeo Otsuka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Tenma Tendo<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Atsumi Tanezaki <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">as Chisato Shiraishi<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2022 <\/span>Yumi Uchiyama<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> as Eri Wanibuchi<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They will be joining <\/span><b>Shunsuke Takeuchi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, who voices the adult version of Juzo Ogami. Takeuchi <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/2025\/10\/23\/shunsuke-takeuchi-cast-as-adult-voice-of-protagonist-in-kill-blue-tv-anime-series\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">was announced in October 2025<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><b>Hiro Kaburagi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Great Pretender) is directing the series with Miho Daidoji (<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kimi ni Todoke 3rd Season<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">) as the character designer. <\/span><b>CUE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> will be animating the series.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kill Blue<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> is an action comedy manga written and illustrated by <\/span><b>Tadatoshi Fujimaki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. The series ran from April 2023 to September 2025 in Shueisha\u2019s Weekly Shonen Jump and has released a total of 13 manga volumes.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">Viz Media has licensed and is publishing the manga in English. The series is also available digitally in MangaPlus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\">The official website for the anime series describe it as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Juzo Ogami<\/span><\/i><i>i <\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is a legendary hitman who has never failed an assignment, no matter how impossible. One day, after wiping out a powerful organization, he is stung by a mysterious wasp and collapses. When he wakes up, the fearsome 39-year-old assassin has been transformed into a 13-year-old boy!<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Before he can even process what happened, his boss delivers a new order: In that body, infiltrate a middle school.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt;color: #000000\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What awaits him is an unexpected school life filled with colorful classmates, youthful chaos, and looming danger. Can J\u016bz\u014d ever return to his original form? Or will the assassins closing in on him end his second life before it even begins!?<\/span><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12pt\"><b>Source:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KILLBLUE_PR\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">official X\/Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kill Blue anime series premiering in April 2026!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":143080,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[11831],"class_list":["post-143074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-anime","tag-kill-blue"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/G8hnm99bkAAjo2Y-1-e1766300755853.jpg?fit=848%2C478&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8n4QV-BdE","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143074"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143074"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":143430,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/143074\/revisions\/143430"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/143080"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=143074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anitrendz.net\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=143074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}