HIDIVE and NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan have announced at Anime Expo 2026 that a TV anime adaptation of the MURCIÉLAGO manga series will premiere in 2027.

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A “super teaser trailer” and key visual of the series have also been revealed. The video below may be region locked in some areas. 

A commemorative illustration by original manga creator Kana Yoshimura was released alongside the trailer and visual to celebrate news of an adaptation. 

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HIDIVE will stream the MURCIÉLAGO anime series exclusively as part of its 2027 lineup and it will be available in the U.S. and Canada, as well as the U.K., Ireland, Australia and New Zealand.

Takashi Naoya (director of Killed Again, Mr. Detective? and Ubel Blatt) is serving as chief director and series composer for the anime series, with Matsuo Asami (Ubel Blatt assistant director) as director, Sei Tateishi as character designer, and Masanori Akita and Yuichi Tsuchiya as music composers. Satelight and Staple Entertainment are in charge of the animation production. 

The yuri action manga wires was first serialized in Square Enix’s Young Gangan magazine on August 16, 2013 and has released 28 tankobon volumes in Japan as of January 2026. A 29th volume will be published in the country on July 24, 2026. Yen Press releases the manga in English and credits Yoshimura’s name as Yoshimurakana. 

The main synopsis of the MURCIÉLAGO anime series is described as: 

Fight evil with evil—

Kuroko Koumori, a former death-row inmate chosen through extraordinary legal measures to serve as a state-sanctioned executioner.

By her side is her watchdog and partner, Hinako Tozakura, whose extraordinary driving skills are second to none.

As one heinous crime after another lands on their doorstep, the strongest duo takes on the darkness lurking within society.

A wildly unconventional, addictively insane, and dangerously intoxicating buddy action series is set in motion—

Source: press release