Image: Uzuki Coco/Kodansha/Produktionskomitee „Koi seyo Mayakashi Tenshi-domo“
AMBot | 09/13/2026 | Reading Time: 4 Min.
The anime adaptation of "Koi seyo Mayakashi Tenshi-domo" has found its two lead voice actors. On September 12, 2026, during the livestream event "Aniplex One Focus" by Aniplex, the casting for the two central characters was announced: Nao Ojika will play the role of Otogi Katsura, Taito Ban that of Toki Ninomae. At the same time, a cast reveal PV was released, in which the voice of Toki Ninomae can be heard publicly for the first time. The series is scheduled to air in 2027.
Studio MAPPA is responsible for the animation; it celebrated its 15th anniversary in June 2026 and has produced numerous successful titles in the past. Yasutomo Okamoto is directing, the character design comes from Mariko Oka, and Youhei Yamazaki is handling series composition. Takumi Hashimoto is in charge of art design, Kana Tanabe of color design, Shunsuke Taniguchi of cinematography, and Ayumu Takahashi of editing. Yuriko Waki serves as animation producer.
Music production is handled by Kensuke Ushio, who has worked on, among other things, the film "Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc" and the NHK series "Bakebake." The composition is by Yunosuke Senoo and Yuki Kurihara.
The source material is by Uzuki Coco and has been running in Kodansha's monthly magazine "Dessert" since April 2023. It tells the story of high school student Otogi Katsura, who is regarded as a flawless beauty and class president and bears the nickname "Heartbeat Angel" – but behind this facade is confident, direct, and energetic. Her classmate Toki Ninomae, the vice class representative, appears equally polite and perfect and also has a hidden side. When both see through each other's facade, they enter into a secret complicity from which a love story between two "false angels" develops.
The series was awarded the Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category in 2025, was nominated for the Shōgakukan Manga Award the same year, and has repeatedly placed among the top 20 titles for female readers in the guide "Kono Manga ga Sugoi!" The seventh volume was released on June 12, 2026; according to the publisher, the total print run is more than 2.35 million copies. The manga is currently on hiatus and is set to resume in November 2026.
The new PV contrasts the "front" and the "back" – that is, the faces shown to the outside and the actual faces – of the two main characters and plays with the contrast between Otogi and Toki. Ojika stated that she celebrated passing the audition so much that she almost jumped; Otogi, she said, is a girl she looks up to, and the contrast between her facade and her true nature will captivate "all of humanity." Ban said he was immediately captivated by Toki's dual nature when reading the source material; in his audition, he put in his previous experience and all possible vocal expressions. Regarding his work, Ushio stated that he wants to capture in music the nuances between the facial expression shown to the outside and the feelings that suddenly burst forth.
Alongside the announcement, the project opened an official TikTok channel, which joins the existing presences on X and Instagram. The recording of "Aniplex One Focus" will be available for one week. Back in June 2026, the anime adaptation had already been officially confirmed and a teaser visual along with a teaser PV had been released. The series is being published in English by Kodansha USA under the title "Fall in Love, You False Angels"; the fifth volume came out there in June 2026, and the sixth is announced for April 2027.
Studio MAPPA is responsible for the animation; it celebrated its 15th anniversary in June 2026 and has produced numerous successful titles in the past. Yasutomo Okamoto is directing, the character design comes from Mariko Oka, and Youhei Yamazaki is handling series composition. Takumi Hashimoto is in charge of art design, Kana Tanabe of color design, Shunsuke Taniguchi of cinematography, and Ayumu Takahashi of editing. Yuriko Waki serves as animation producer.
Music production is handled by Kensuke Ushio, who has worked on, among other things, the film "Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc" and the NHK series "Bakebake." The composition is by Yunosuke Senoo and Yuki Kurihara.
The source material is by Uzuki Coco and has been running in Kodansha's monthly magazine "Dessert" since April 2023. It tells the story of high school student Otogi Katsura, who is regarded as a flawless beauty and class president and bears the nickname "Heartbeat Angel" – but behind this facade is confident, direct, and energetic. Her classmate Toki Ninomae, the vice class representative, appears equally polite and perfect and also has a hidden side. When both see through each other's facade, they enter into a secret complicity from which a love story between two "false angels" develops.
The series was awarded the Kodansha Manga Award in the shōjo category in 2025, was nominated for the Shōgakukan Manga Award the same year, and has repeatedly placed among the top 20 titles for female readers in the guide "Kono Manga ga Sugoi!" The seventh volume was released on June 12, 2026; according to the publisher, the total print run is more than 2.35 million copies. The manga is currently on hiatus and is set to resume in November 2026.
The new PV contrasts the "front" and the "back" – that is, the faces shown to the outside and the actual faces – of the two main characters and plays with the contrast between Otogi and Toki. Ojika stated that she celebrated passing the audition so much that she almost jumped; Otogi, she said, is a girl she looks up to, and the contrast between her facade and her true nature will captivate "all of humanity." Ban said he was immediately captivated by Toki's dual nature when reading the source material; in his audition, he put in his previous experience and all possible vocal expressions. Regarding his work, Ushio stated that he wants to capture in music the nuances between the facial expression shown to the outside and the feelings that suddenly burst forth.
Alongside the announcement, the project opened an official TikTok channel, which joins the existing presences on X and Instagram. The recording of "Aniplex One Focus" will be available for one week. Back in June 2026, the anime adaptation had already been officially confirmed and a teaser visual along with a teaser PV had been released. The series is being published in English by Kodansha USA under the title "Fall in Love, You False Angels"; the fifth volume came out there in June 2026, and the sixth is announced for April 2027.
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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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