Anne Shirley (Japanese: アン・シャーリー, Hepburn: An Shārī) is a Japanese anime television series produced by The Answer Studio and directed by Hiroshi Kawamata. Based on the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery, the series premiered in April 2025. A manga adaptation based on the 1952 translation by Hanako Muraoka and illustrated by Akane Hoshikubo began serialization in Enterbrain's B's Log Comic online magazine in January 2025.
A manga adaptation based on the 1952 translation by Hanako Muraoka and illustrated by Akane Hoshikubo began serialization in Enterbrain's B's Log Comic online magazine on January 5, 2025.[4]
The new anime television series adaptation of Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables was announced on November 20, 2024.[5][6] It is produced by The Answer Studio and directed by Hiroshi Kawamata, with character designs handled by Kenichi Tsuchiya and music composed by Michiru Ōshima. The series premiered on April 5, 2025, on NHK Educational TV, and is scheduled to run for 24 episodes.[1][7] The opening theme song is "Yokan" (予感, lit. 'Premonition') performed by Tota,[8] while the ending theme song is "Heart", performed by Laura Day Romance. Crunchyroll is streaming the series.[9] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[10]