Sunrise & Shaft Team Up for Dystopian Sci-Fi Drama ‘Fool Night’
An extraordinary collaboration is coming to anime fans worldwide! The legendary studio Sunrise (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury, Cowboy Bebop) and acclaimed studio Shaft (Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Monogatari Series) have joined forces for the first time ever to produce the anime adaptation of Kasumi Yasuda’s dark dystopian manga, Fool Night. Netflix has officially confirmed that the series will premiere globally on November 26, 2026.
Set in a bleak, sunless world where humanity survives by turning dying people into oxygen-producing plants called “Floralization,” the story follows Toshiro Kamiya—a young man stripped of all hope by poverty who decides to undergo the process, leading him into a complex web of human drama and systemic struggle.
Main PV, Key Visual, and Theme Songs Unveiled
Along with a striking new key visual portraying the main characters beneath dark, chaotic clouds, Netflix released the main trailer offering a deeper look at the high-octane animation and dark world-building brought to life by Sunrise and Shaft. The trailer features the opening theme song “Shake! spit out” by psychedelic rock band Tempalay. The ending theme song will be “Iki” (Breath), a powerful rock track performed by artist Nowlu.
New Voice Cast Members Announced
The main cast previously announced includes Koki Uchiyama as Toshiro Kamiya, Minako Kotobuki as Yomiko Horai, Junya Enoki as Akira Yatsuka, Aya Endo as Saeko Kano, and Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi as Jin Hiragishi. Joining the star-studded cast are several notable voice actors playing key characters:
- Shion Wakayama as Sumi Matsuno, a young pianist searching for her father who became a plant
- Hiroshi Tsuchida as Ken Hikasa, a ruthless leader of the anti-Floralization faction
- Nobuhiko Okamoto as Nishi, an accomplice plotting the abolition of the Floralization system
- Ayaka Senbongi as Megu Okumura, a middle school student participating in anti-Floralization protests
- Yumiko Kobayashi as Ivy, a mysterious vine-covered human involved in a series of murders
With a visually stunning dark sci-fi world, a dream-team studio collaboration, and a compelling storyline, Fool Night is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated global anime releases of 2026.
Source: Yahoo News Japan