A new key visual, main trailer, theme songs, and more cast members have been revealed for the upcoming High School! Kimengumi TV anime series. The anime will begin airing in Japan on Fuji TV’s noitamina programming block on January 9, 2026.
The newest trailer showcases the anime’s opening theme “Funky Spice feat. TOMOO” by BREIMEN and ending theme “So Good!!” by RIKON.
The 13 additional cast members joining the series include:
- • Kosuke Toriumi as Don Harumage
- • Yoko Hikasa as Masuyo Ikari
- • Yui Horie as Ran Wakato
- • Katsuyuki Konishi as Takuma Sessa
- • Show Hayami as Kou Irooto
- • Tomokazu Sugita as Sakugo Jidai
- • Fumiya Imai as Ichiro Shinjitsu
- • Junya Enoki as Menichi Nikaido
- • Aimi as Mari Oda
- • Yui Ishikawa as Yumi Monozukishi
- • Yoji Ueda as Takuseki Ichido
- • Kanna Nakamura as Kiri Ichido
- • Yuki Okada as Lassie Ichido
Meanwhile, the previously announced ensemble voice cast consists of:
- • Tomokazu Seki as Rei Ichido
- • Shunsuke Takeuchi as Go Reietsu
- • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kiyoshi Shusse
- • Chiaki Kobayashi as Jin Daima
- • Kikunosuke Toya as Dai Monohoshi
- • Haruka Shiraishi as Yui Kawa
- • Ikumi Hasegawa as Chie Uru
- • Yusuke Kobayashi as Kai Undo
- • Takuto Yokoyama as Ken Akiresu
- • Masayuki Sato as Susumu Intahai
- • Shuya Watanabe as Yutaka Konjo
- • Ayumu Asakura as Chikara Suji
- • Jako Amano as M.A.O
- • Kaoru Sakura as Maki Hidari
- • Sachiko Okada as Ikue Sandanhara
- • Marie Oi as Desuko Honba
- • Minami Shindo as Kayo Oba
- • Daisuke Sakuma as Sho Kireide
- • Hayato Yamamoto as Kimeru Setto
- • Yohei Sasamori as Torio Tanokin
- • Ayato Morinaga as Kazaru Sugata
- • Hiroki Nishimiya as Takashi Hokori
Kazuaki Seki (Ranma 1/2 remake first opening director and co-storyboard artist, “Suki Da” music video director) is directing the new anime series, with Takashi Nishikawa as animation director, Shigeru Murakoshi (Apocalypse Hotel series composer and scriptwriter) as series composer, and Yuka Abe as character designer. Seven is handling the animation production.
The comedy manga series by Motoei Shinzawa began with the title San-nen Kimengumi and ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from October 13, 1980 to April 12, 1982. Six total tankobon volumes were published in Japan.
It was followed by the long-running sequel, High School! Kimengumi, which was serialized in the same magazine from April 19, 1982 to July 6, 1987. Twenty total tankobon volumes were released in Japan.
Two more manga series were later released in 2000 and 2001, respectively. The series also inspired a 1986 anime film, video games, and stage plays.
The first 86-episode TV anime series aired from 1985 to 1987 and was directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi. Studio Comet and Studio Gallop were credited with production assistance for the series.
REMOW licensed the 1985 High School! Kimengumi series for streaming in select countries and territories on the It’s Anime YouTube channel. It describes the main synopsis as:
The Funny-face Club are technically high school students, but that’s where the normal part ends. The five members (Rei Ichido, Go Reiketsu, Kiyoshi Duse, Dai Moroboshi, and Jin Ooma) all have unique faces and even more unique personalities. Whether you’re talking about temperaments, intellect, physical quirks, or behavior, they’re all complete weirdos!
Alongside them are other colorful groups at school like the Pretty-boy Brigade, the Buckle-down Bunch, and the Rebel Crew), alongside classmates like Yui Kasengawa and Chie Ururu, and all their teachers who also get caught up in the chaos. Together, they dive headfirst into a nonstop series of wacky, wild antics.
It’s a story packed with absurdity, nonsense, unpredictability, and utter madness, featuring five hopeless underachievers that will stay in your memory forever!
Sources: High School! Kimengumi Official Twitter (2), Anime News Network
