A new character trailer has been unveiled for the ongoing Food for the Soul TV anime series, highlighting the laid back Tsutsuji Higa. The series began airing in Japan on April 12, 2025 and will run for 12 episodes.
Additionally, an acoustic music video of the anime’s main ending theme song “Miso Soup and Butter” was also released, featuring UshioReira playing her guitar in some quiet dining rooms.
Shinya Kawatsura (Non Non Biyori) and Harumi Tohru (The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie assistant director) are directing the anime, with Hajime Mitsuda (AKIBA’S TRIP THE ANIMATION character designer) as character designer, Yoshihiro Hiki (Akiba Maid War) as series screenwriter, and Hiromi Mizutani (Non Non Biyori) as music composer. P.A Works is in charge of the animation production.
Atto (Non Non Biyori manga creator) is credited as original character designer, story draft writer, and manga storyboard producer.
Meanwhile, the anime’s main voice cast stars:
- • Hana Shimano as Mako Kawai
- • Ai Kakuma as Kurea Furutachi
- • Yoshino Aoyama as Shinon Ogawa
- • Natsune Inui as Tsutsuji Higa
- • Saya Aizawa as Nana Hoshi
- • Azuki Moeno as Mokotaro
Atto launched a manga adaptation of the anime on Media Factory’s Comic Alive+ website on March 15, 2025, with illustrations by Quro.
Crunchyroll is streaming Food For the Soul worldwide, outside of Japan, and describes the main synopsis as:
This is an original animation of the daily lives of five new undergrad college girls. They love delicious, want to have lots of fun together, study hard, and enjoy their college life to the fullest! This is a heartwarming comedy in which the characters eat, laugh, and deepen their friendships.
Source: Food for the Soul Official Twitter, Crunchyroll News
