The television anime High School! Kimengumi has unveiled its main visual and promotional video for its first completely new anime in 39 years, set to air on Fuji TV on January 9 next year. Alongside the PV, details about additional cast members and the theme songs have also been announced.

The opening theme has been confirmed as “Funky Spice feat. TOMOO” by BREIMEN, while the ending theme will be “Suteki!!” by Rikon Densetsu.

Newly announced characters and cast include Harumage Don, a childhood classmate of Rei from elementary school, voiced by Kosuke Toriumi. Masuyo Ikari, who served as Rei and the others’ homeroom teacher in junior high school, is voiced by Yoko Hikasa. Ran Wakato, their homeroom teacher at the high school they later attend, is voiced by Yui Horie, while Sakugo Jidai, the vice homeroom teacher, is voiced by Tomokazu Sugita.

Additional faculty members include Takuma Sessa, voiced by Katsuyuki Konishi, and Ko Irooto, voiced by Sho Hayami. Among Rei’s high school classmates are Ichiro Shinjitsu, voiced by Fumiya Imai; Menichi NikaiDo, voiced by Junya Enoki; Mari Oda, voiced by Aimi; and Shumi Monozuki, voiced by Yui Ishikawa. The Ichido family is also introduced, with Rei’s father Takuseki voiced by Yoji Ueda, his younger sister Kiri voiced by Kanna Nakamura, and their pet dog Lassie voiced by Yuki Okada.

High School! Kimengumi is a school comedy centered on the eccentric five member group known as the Kimengumi, led by protagonist Rei Ichido. Embracing their unconventional looks as individuality, they live by the motto, “Rather than becoming a cog in society, let’s be the seasoning that adds flavor to it.” The series originated as the manga 3 Nen Kimengumi, which began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1980. Following the characters’ progression into high school, the title was changed to High School! Kimengumi and ran from 1982 to 1987. The TV anime aired from 1985 to 1987, with an animated film released in 1986, sparking a major cultural boom thanks to its bold and innovative style.

The new anime will begin airing in January 2026 in Fuji TV’s Noitamina programming block, broadcast every Friday at 11:30 p.m(JST.). Tomokazu Seki stars as Rei Ichido, with Shunsuke Takeuchi as Go Reietsu, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kiyoshi Shusse, Chiaki Kobayashi as Jin Daima, and Kikunosuke Toya as Dai Monohoshi. The heroine and classmate Yui Kawa is voiced by Haruka Shiraishi, while Chie Uru is voiced by Ikumi Hasegawa.

Source : ORICON NEWS