Production company Pony Canyon opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of Aito Aoyagi's Akazukin, Tabi no Tochuu de Shitai to Deau. (Little Red Riding Hood…) novel on Monday, revealing the main cast, staff, a teaser visual (pictured), and teaser promotional video. The anime series will premiere in 2027.

Voice actresses Yume Miyamoto (Kanojo ga Koushaku-tei ni Itta Riyuu) and Akira Sekine (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria) are starring as Akazukin (Little Red Riding Hood) and Pinocchio, respectively.

Staff
Director, Screenplay: Itsurou Kawasaki (Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru)
Character Design: Manami Minakata (Babanbabanban Vampire sub-character design), Yuuko Yahiro (Aharen-san wa Hakarenai)
Art Director: Izumi Hoki (Net-juu no Susume), Hiroshi Katou (Shinseiki Evangelion)
Color Design: Chie Yoshimura (Reincarnation no Kaben)
Director of Photography: Rieko Koike (Chanto Suenai Kyuuketsuki-chan)
Editing: Daisuke Hiraki (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru)
Studio: BENTEN Film

Aoyagi published the comedy mystery novel through Futabasha in August 2020. The fourth volume went on sale in July 2025.

Kanoka Tana drew a manga adaptation from January 2023 to May 2025. It was first serialized in Monthly Action magazine before being transferred to Web Action. The fourth and final volume was published by Futabasha in June 2025. The series has a cumulative 600,000 copies of its volumes in circulation.

Synopsis
The fairytale of Little Red Riding Hood is as classic as they come, a familiar delivery of cookies and wine. But on this particular journey, Little Red Riding Hood…encounters a dead body?! As the mystery begins to unfold, familiar faces from other fairytales such as "Cinderella", "Hansel and Gretel", and "Sleeping Beauty" bring their own countless twists and tricks. Will she be able to solve the larger puzzle at the center of it all? A new detective is born!

Teaser PV


Official site: https://akazukin-anime.com/
Official X: @akazukin_anime

Source: PR Times

Akazukin, Tabi no Tochuu de Shitai to Deau. on MAL