Kill Blue Anime Announced for 2026

#news #anime August 31, 2025

by Tamara Lazic

Tadatoshi Fujimaki's KILL BLUE manga is getting an anime adaptation, slated for 2026 release date. Studio CUE is animating the series with Hiro Kaburagi (Great Pretender, Kimi ni Todoke) as the director. Miho Daijdoji is in charge of the character designs.

“I am deeply grateful to all the readers who have supported KILL BLUE,” said creator Tadatoshi Fujimaki. “Seeing Juzo’s strange new school life brought to animation is a dream come true. Please look forward to the anime in 2026!”

The anime will adapt the manga serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since 2023. The manga currently has 10 volumes out, with the 11th slated to release on September 4 in Japan. VIZ Media is publishing it in English.

A legendary assassin at 39. Starting over… as a middle schooler.
Juzo Ogami is a legendary hitman who has never failed an assignment, no matter how impossible. One day, after wiping out a powerful organization, he is stung by a mysterious wasp and collapses. When he wakes up, the fearsome 39-year-old assassin has been transformed into a 13-year-old boy! Before he can even process what happened, his boss delivers a new order: “In that body, infiltrate a middle school.” What awaits him is an unexpected school life filled with colorful classmates, youthful chaos, and looming danger. Can Jūzō ever return to his original form? Or will the assassins closing in on him end his second life before it even begins!?

Kill Blue - Synopsis