Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family! Anime Set for October 5 Release

Kadokawa revealed on Monday the main promotional video, additional cast, staff, and the October 5 debut for the television anime of Nanateru's Alma-chan wa Kazoku ni Naritai (Alma-chan Wants to Have a Family!) manga. The video reveals and previews the opening theme song 'Dramatic Overlay' by ZAQ.

The newly announced cast are:

• Rika Nagae as Makina
• Hinaki Yano as Neon

The newly announced staff includes:

• Series Director: Kōsuke Kobayashi
• Assistant Director: Reiko Nozaki
• Sub-Character Designer: Ruriko Watanabe
• Prop Design: Ayako Tauchi
• Mecha Prop Design: Joma
• Art Setting: Yukiko Ashino (Studio Tulip)
• Art Director: Daisuke Suzuki (Studio Tulip)
• Color Design: Yuki Tozawa
• Compositing Director of Photography: Tomoya Yokoyama
• Editor: Yūsuke Ueno (Yanagi Editing Room)
• Sound Director: Kazuki Kuwahara
• Music: Mito (clammbon)
• Music Production: Lantis

The anime will premiere on October 5 on the AT-X channel at 11:00 p.m. JST, and will stream on various streaming services in Japan at 11:30 p.m. JST. The anime will then air on the Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, TV Aichi, and BS Asahi channels. Crunchyroll will stream the anime worldwide excluding Japan and mainland China under the title Alma-chan Wants to Be a Family!

The anime stars:

• Hika Tsukishiro as Alma
• Ryōta Suzuki as Enji Kamisato
• M.A.O as Suzume Yobane

Yasuhiro Minami (episode director for several Gintama anime, Turn A Gundam) is directing the series at Studio Flad. Yukie Sugawara (Overlord seasons 1-4, Kino's Journey - The Beautiful World) is overseeing the series scripts, and Mika Yamamoto (ClassicaLoid, Tiger & Bunny 2) is designing the characters. The comedy manga centers on Alma, a super high-performance girl-type weapon, and the two genius scientists Enji Kamisato and Suzume Yobane, who created her. The original manga ran on Kadokawa's Comic Newtype website and has three volumes. Kadokawa published the third volume in March 2024. A new manga, titled Alma-chan wa Kazoku ni Naritai Z, launched on Comic Newtype in July 2024 and is ongoing. The first volume shipped on April 25, and the second volume will ship on October 10.
Source: Anime News Network.