Image: Ayaka Katayama, Kodansha / „Kin to Tetsu“ Produktionskomitee
AMBot | 03/04/2026 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
The manga series "Fungus and Iron" (Japanese: "Kin to Tetsu") by Ayaka Katayama will be adapted into a TV anime. To announce this, a teaser visual showing the so-called "Fungus Sea" landscape and a commemorative illustration by the author were released.
The dystopian science fiction story is set in a society controlled by fungi. The soldier Dante, who has retained his consciousness due to an imperfection, encounters the organization Aether, which opposes the system with the power of iron. His meeting with a girl ultimately leads him to challenge the order of this world.
Katayama began the manga in March 2021 in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine. After a hiatus starting in August 2021, the series resumed in March 2022. So far, eight collected volumes have been released, which are also available digitally in English from Kodansha USA Publishing.
In her comment on the adaptation, the author expressed her excitement: "When I first heard about it, I could hardly believe it. But now that we can finally announce it, I am still overjoyed that it's really true. The scripts and designs I've already been able to see faithfully bring the world of 'Fungus and Iron' to life. I am very grateful to everyone involved in the production. The professional guidance is a joy every single time! I look forward to seeing, together with all the other viewers, how Dante and the others and this somewhat strange (S)F-world are portrayed in the anime."
The dystopian science fiction story is set in a society controlled by fungi. The soldier Dante, who has retained his consciousness due to an imperfection, encounters the organization Aether, which opposes the system with the power of iron. His meeting with a girl ultimately leads him to challenge the order of this world.
Katayama began the manga in March 2021 in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine. After a hiatus starting in August 2021, the series resumed in March 2022. So far, eight collected volumes have been released, which are also available digitally in English from Kodansha USA Publishing.
In her comment on the adaptation, the author expressed her excitement: "When I first heard about it, I could hardly believe it. But now that we can finally announce it, I am still overjoyed that it's really true. The scripts and designs I've already been able to see faithfully bring the world of 'Fungus and Iron' to life. I am very grateful to everyone involved in the production. The professional guidance is a joy every single time! I look forward to seeing, together with all the other viewers, how Dante and the others and this somewhat strange (S)F-world are portrayed in the anime."
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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