Monster Strike Anime 'Mera x Death' Launches January 2027

A new TV anime adaptation of the smartphone action RPG Monster Strike is coming January 5, 2027. Mera x Death: My Abnormal Love with a Grim Reaper centers on the protagonist Mera, who gets invited on a date by a mysterious girl named Thirteen—a setup that quickly takes an ominous turn.

The series is produced by MIXI, with animation handled by Qzil.la and studio keel. Director Kenta Kushi and character designer Tadashi Sakazaki are steering the visual side. The premise trades the typical monster-battling action of the source game for something darker and stranger: a romance angle with death itself lurking in the margins. It's the kind of tonal pivot that either lands brilliantly or crashes spectacularly, which makes the January premiere worth marking on your calendar if you're curious about how a mobile game's world expands into something genuinely unsettling.

Source: Anime Anime