Anime Festa has revealed a first main trailer for the upcoming Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy TV anime series. The anime is scheduled to begin broadcasting in Japan on January 4, 2026.
Additionally, the anime’s main opening theme song is “Koi wa Prism” by Yuka Akashi and Yui Otokura.
Hiyuta Konno (Modaete yo, Adam-kun) is directing the anime series at Studio Hokiboshi, with Eeyo Kurosaki (Overflow) as series composer and Yoshihiro Watanabe (Gods’ Games We Play) as character designer.
Meanwhile, the anime’s voice cast includes:
- • Hana Yurimoto as Aika Takamura
- • Yuta Igarashi as Kota Takamura
- • Momosuke as Yoshiyuki Takamura
- • Iroha Haruno as Misaki Takamura
The anime adaptation is based on the erotic stepsibling romance manga series written by Hirafumi and drawn by Yagi Shinba. It was first serialized on CLLENN’s Comic C’moa service on November 27, 2022 and is also released digitally in English via Coolmic.
OceanVeil will stream the first episode on December 12, 2025 at 12:00 AM PST, ahead of the show’s January 2026 broadcast start. The premiere will have English subtitles and will be “completely uncensored and unedited.” The series is another Anime Festa Original title like Adam’s Sweet Agony and Hands off: Sawaranaide Kotesashi-kun!, which are also streaming on OceanVeil.
OceanVeil describes the main synopsis of Ichigo Aika: Strawberry Elegy as:
“Hey, nice to meet ya~♪” …She sounded dumb. That cute first impression was shattered instantly.
After Kota’s father remarried, the girl who became his stepsister turned out to be a super-bratty, trend-obsessed gyaru…?! Whenever our parents are away, Kota’s life is flipped upside down by Aika’s free-spirited chaos. Aika plays the “perfect daughter” in front of their parents, but when left on her own, she’s a full-blown teenage disaster.
And stuck with her is Kota — nit-picky, straight-laced, and constantly fed up.
They can’t even last three seconds in the same room without trading insults—witness the birth of the worst brother-sister relationship ever!
But maybe — just maybe — Kota’s strict, responsible nature is exactly what Aika needs…?!
Sources: Ichigo Aika Official Twitter, Anime Festa YouTube Channel, Anime News Network
