The official website for the television anime adaptation of Tetsuhiro Koshita's Honoo no Toukyuujo: Dodge Danko manga revealed the main staff, cast, and a teaser visual (pictured) on Wednesday. The anime is scheduled to premiere in 2026.

Cast
Danko Ichigeki: Manaka Nakayama
Chinko Kobotoke: Kaori Maeda (Uma Musume: Pretty Derby)
Mochiko Etai: Akira Sekine (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria)
Susan Canon: You Taichi (Majo to Yajuu)
Honey Otohana: Yuu Sasahara (Dark Gathering)
Narrator: Noriko Hidaka (Little Witch Academia)

Staff
Director: Hiroshi Ikehata (Witch Watch, Dark Gathering)
Series Composition: Kazuho Hyoudou (Tonikaku Kawaii, Kekkon suru tte, Hontou desu ka)
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Narihito Sekikawa (Tsuma, Shougakusei ni Naru., Bem Movie: Become Human sub-character design)
Studio: Cue

Koshita began serializing the team sports manga, a sequel to his Honoo no Toukyuuji: Dodge Danpei manga, in Weekly CoroCoro Comic in November 2022. Shogakukan published the sixth volume in August 2025.

The original Dodge Danpei manga ran in Monthly CoroCoro Comic in 1989. Shogakukan published the 18th and final volume in June 1995.

Source: Press Release