Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent Announces Its Anime for April 2027 with Trailer and Cast

The anime adaptation of Glasses With a Chance of Delinquent now has a release window: April 2027. The announcement came with a new trailer that, in addition to confirming the date, introduced the two main voice actors. Hiroto Shimizu will play Dan Ichikura and Suzuko Hara will play Hiro Momose.

The series adapts the manga of the same name that Naruki Naru has been publishing in Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine since January 2021. It has 11 collected volumes so far, and this will be its first animated adaptation.

A former delinquent with glasses and a girl who just wants peace and quiet

The premise is simple, and that's exactly why it works so well in the manga. Hiro Momose enters high school with a single goal: to go unnoticed, avoid trouble, and have a peaceful school life. No drama, no getting mixed up in anything. But then she meets Dan Ichikura, a classmate with black hair and glasses who seems calm, reserved, even a bit nerdy.

The problem is that Ichikura isn't what he seems. Before arriving at high school, he was a delinquent, and although he insists he's changed, he still has a concerning knack for ending up in fights and complicated situations. Momose discovers his past and must decide what to do with that secret, a decision that will test the trust between them from the very start.

It's a textbook school romantic comedy, with the chemistry between the leads as its main driving force. If you've read shōjo manga with this structure —ordinary girl, boy with a dark past, secrets that bring them closer— you already know what to expect. The difference here is the tone, lighter and more focused on comedy than drama, at least from what the trailer shows.

Cast and production team

Hiroto Shimizu steps into the role of Dan Ichikura after playing Jaan in DARK MOON: THE BLOOD ALTAR, while Suzuko Hara, the voice of Hiro Momose, already has anime experience thanks to her role as Naru in Barakamon. Yuma Tomochika will handle the narration and voice Ohana-chan, another character tied to the story.

The technical staff also points to an adaptation with comedy experience. Makoto Hoshino directs, and his most recent work is The Little Lies We All Tell, a series that handled comedic pacing well. Megumi Shimizu is in charge of series composition, and Ruriko Watanabe is handling character designs. Production is being handled by Studio Flad and Wao World.

It's not a top-tier studio like Production I.G or MAPPA, but Flad has already worked on projects like Machikado Mazoku, and Wao World has a solid track record as a support studio. For a romantic comedy without major action scenes, the combination should be enough if the script delivers.

What to expect from the adaptation

The anime will arrive when the manga has already been serialized for more than six years, which provides more than enough material for a 12- or 13-episode season without filler concerns. The 11 published volumes allow the first arcs to be adapted at a comfortable pace and a good stopping point to be chosen.

The formula of a girl seeking peace and quiet and a boy trying to change his reputation isn't new in shōjo, but the manga has managed to sustain it with good dialogue and a dynamic that doesn't take too long to hook you. The trailer confirms that the adaptation leans into that balance of romance, comedy, and school situations that defines the original work.

It remains to be seen whether the anime can capture the manga's rhythm. Romantic comedies depend heavily on timing, and translating that from page to screen doesn't always work out. With Hoshino directing and a studio accustomed to this type of production, there are reasons to be optimistic without falling into empty hype.

What's still missing are the supporting cast voices, the full production team, and, above all, knowing which platforms it will be available on outside Japan. International licensing information has not been announced yet, so we'll have to wait for updates from Crunchyroll, Netflix, or whoever ends up securing the rights.