Yūsanchi! from Yū-hachi TV Anime Reveals October 5 Debut, Main Cast in Promo Video
Fanworks announced on Friday that Yūsanchi! from Yū-hachi — an omnibus short anime adaptation of Yū-hachi's Dekai Hachi; Miseban no Spis; and Ah, Tanuki wa Mō Dame Desu manga — will debut on October 5. The anime will air within Fuji TV's Nonstop! program on Mondays and Fridays at 11:00 a.m., and within Kansai TV's Shunkan Live Toretate! program on Mondays and Fridays at 3:30 p.m. The anime will also stream online on FOD, TVer, and Fuji TV's anime YouTube channel after each episode airs.
Fuji TV also revealed a main promo video.
Fanworks also revealed the show's main cast and key visual.
The anime stars:
- Chiaki as Dekaihachi
- Hina Kawata as Jirai-chan
- Fūka Izumi as Tanuki
- Ryōta Suzuki as Onii-san
- Kenta Sasa as Tenchō
- Tomo Miyazawa as Narrator
Rarecho (Aggretsuko) is directing and scripting the Miseban no Spis and Ah, Tanuki wa Mō Dame Desu segments, while Gaku Kinoshita (Sumikko Gurashi: Koko ga Ochitsukun Desu) is directing and scripting the Dekai Hachi segments. Fanworks is animating the series.
Dekai Hachi centers on a the titular character, a 40cm (roughly 1 foot and 3 inches) tall creature and his daily life alongside humans. Miseban no Spis centers on a mysterious fish that suddenly appears one day. Ah, Tanuki wa Mō Dame Desu centers on a tanuki that is rented by various people.
Yū-hachi draws both the Dekai Hachi and Miseban no Spis manga on pixiv. Square Enix released a combined book volume of Miseban no Spis in July 2024. Yū-hachi draws Ah, Tanuki wa Mō Dame Desu on their X/Twitter account, as well as Kadokawa's KadoComi website. Kadokawa released a compiled book volume for the manga in June 2025.
Source: Press release
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