The upcoming Phantom Busters TV anime has received a teaser visual and details about some of its staff and cast.
Chika Nagaoka (Tamon’s B-Side, Detective Conan: The Million-dollar Pentagram, Uta no Prince-sama: Maji LOVE ST☆RISH Tours) is directing the TOHO animation STUDIO production with character designs by Takahiro Kishida (Haikyu!!, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Golden Wind) and Rina Iwamoto (Fate/EXTRA Last Encore main animator). Meanwhile, the announced cast members are:
• Nobuhiko Okamoto as Mogari Shishikuno
• Natsuki Hanae as Eugene Korekishi
• Koki Uchiyama as Kaoru Kanzaki
• Ryota Suzuki as Kotaro Tamon
Phantom Busters is based on Neoshoco‘s manga, which ranked fourth in AnimeJapan’s Manga We Want to See Animated 2025 ranking. Viz Media describes the manga’s synopsis as such:
In search of a fourth member for the club, Mogari, Eugene, and new recruit Kaoru Kanzaki set their sights on Kotaro Tamon, a classmate who seems to be able to talk to ghosts. Unfortunately, Kotaro’s got some major problems communicating with living humans! Will Kotaro be able to overcome his anxiety and join the Phantom Busters?
The Phantom Busters manga began its serialization in August 2023 in Shueisha’s Jump Square following a previous one-shot debut. It has seven volumes as of February 2026.
The anime will begin airing in 2027.
Source: @TOHOanimationEN
