Image: Yasuda Kasumi / Shogakukan / Fool Night Production Committee
AMBot | 06/24/2026 | Reading Time: 3 Min.
As part of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival 2026, Netflix announced the anime adaptation of Kasumi Yasuda's manga "Fool Night" during the "Netflix Anime Studio Focus" panel. The series will be produced by the two renowned Japanese studios Sunrise and Shaft – a first in the history of both studios, which have never worked together on a project before.
"Fool Night" is set in a distant future where a dense cloud cover completely blocks sunlight. The Earth is in perpetual night and cold, most plants have died, and humanity suffers from acute oxygen deprivation. To survive, the technology of "Transfloration" (Japanese: Tenka) was developed: people close to death are implanted with seeds and transform into plant-like beings – so-called "Reika" – that produce oxygen. The young Toshiro Kamiya, who lives in poverty and must care for his mother, sees no future in human existence and decides to undergo the procedure. However, after the transformation, he gains the ability to communicate with plants and is drawn into a whirlwind of unexpected events.
The main roles are voiced by experienced voice actors: Koki Uchiyama lends his voice to Toshiro Kamiya, and Minako Kotobuki voices his childhood friend Yomiko Horai. The direction is handled by Atsuyuki Yukawa, who previously worked as a unit director on "Suzume." The series composition is by Jin Tanaka ("Oshi no Ko"), character design by Robert Sato. The musical score is composed by Tatsuya Katō ("Dr. STONE"), and sound direction is by Yōta Tsuruoka ("Koe no Katachi").
Author Kasumi Yasuda expressed delight in a statement: "It all started with the desire to see a bare office with houseplants. Without a grand plan, I just kept building on my favorite rooms – the building became crooked, but it didn't collapse, and so we made it to the anime adaptation. This is all thanks to readers around the world who supported Fool Night." Director Yukawa added: "The source material is multi-layered. Unlike a manga, you can't pause in an anime – so I decided to trust the audience and simply sketch the time carefully."
The manga has been serialized since November 2020 in Shogakukan's magazine Big Comic Superior and currently comprises twelve collected volumes. It has been an international success: In Japan, it ranked 12th in the "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023" ranking, and in France, it received the Daruma Award 2023 in the "Best Suspense Manga" category. Over 600,000 copies have been sold worldwide, and the title is available in 17 countries and regions.
The ONA series "Fool Night" is expected to stream worldwide exclusively on Netflix in 2026.
"Fool Night" is set in a distant future where a dense cloud cover completely blocks sunlight. The Earth is in perpetual night and cold, most plants have died, and humanity suffers from acute oxygen deprivation. To survive, the technology of "Transfloration" (Japanese: Tenka) was developed: people close to death are implanted with seeds and transform into plant-like beings – so-called "Reika" – that produce oxygen. The young Toshiro Kamiya, who lives in poverty and must care for his mother, sees no future in human existence and decides to undergo the procedure. However, after the transformation, he gains the ability to communicate with plants and is drawn into a whirlwind of unexpected events.
The main roles are voiced by experienced voice actors: Koki Uchiyama lends his voice to Toshiro Kamiya, and Minako Kotobuki voices his childhood friend Yomiko Horai. The direction is handled by Atsuyuki Yukawa, who previously worked as a unit director on "Suzume." The series composition is by Jin Tanaka ("Oshi no Ko"), character design by Robert Sato. The musical score is composed by Tatsuya Katō ("Dr. STONE"), and sound direction is by Yōta Tsuruoka ("Koe no Katachi").
Author Kasumi Yasuda expressed delight in a statement: "It all started with the desire to see a bare office with houseplants. Without a grand plan, I just kept building on my favorite rooms – the building became crooked, but it didn't collapse, and so we made it to the anime adaptation. This is all thanks to readers around the world who supported Fool Night." Director Yukawa added: "The source material is multi-layered. Unlike a manga, you can't pause in an anime – so I decided to trust the audience and simply sketch the time carefully."
The manga has been serialized since November 2020 in Shogakukan's magazine Big Comic Superior and currently comprises twelve collected volumes. It has been an international success: In Japan, it ranked 12th in the "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2023" ranking, and in France, it received the Daruma Award 2023 in the "Best Suspense Manga" category. Over 600,000 copies have been sold worldwide, and the title is available in 17 countries and regions.
The ONA series "Fool Night" is expected to stream worldwide exclusively on Netflix in 2026.
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This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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