NBCUniversal announces Murciélago manga will become TV anime in 2027
Entertainment · 5 July 2026
Written by AI from multiple news reports
NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan announced at Anime Expo 2026 that the manga series Murciélago will become a television anime. The show will premiere in 2027 and stream exclusively on HIDIVE in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.
Murciélago follows Kuroko Koumori, a former death row inmate who becomes a government executioner, and her partner Hinako Tozakura, a skilled driver. The original manga by Kana Yoshimura has been published in Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine since 2013. The series has sold over 2.3 million copies worldwide across 28 volumes in Japan and 26 volumes internationally.
Takashi Naoya will serve as chief director and handle the story composition. Matsuo Asami directs the series, while Satelight and Staple Entertainment produce the animation together. This adaptation arrives after the manga's thirteen-year run without a previous anime version.