The After-School Idol Has a Secret gets TV anime in April 2027

Her classmate really is an idol. A TV anime adaptation of Kashiko Amane’s manga The After-School Idol Has a Secret will begin in April 2027, the official site announced alongside a teaser visual.

The story

Hizashi Hiruno is a diligent first-year high school student. His classmate Rei Kuromiya excels academically and is hailed as a rare genius idol. After discovering one of her secrets by chance, Hizashi begins spending time with her after school. The romantic comedy runs on Hakusensha’s Young Animal Web.

The teaser visual bears the line “Her secret, which she cannot tell anyone” and shows the two passing each other in a cherry blossom-filled school corridor.

Cast and staff

Reiji Kawashima voices Hizashi Hiruno, and Hikaru Tono voices Rei Kuromiya. Iori Noguchi of ＝LOVE plays Sakura Akai, while Ami Maeshima plays Sora Konno; both characters are members of Rei’s idol group Aiiro Impulse.

Hikaru Sato directs, Fumihiko Shimo writes the series composition and scripts, and Kibi Dango 14-go designs the characters. Satoru Kosaki and MONACA compose the music, with animation by Gekkou.

Hikaru Tono and Ami Maeshima will appear at StarryCube ANIME FES 2026 powered by Waseda University Anime Voice Actors Association at Waseda University on Saturday, November 7.