Minami-ke Season 5 Premieres in April 2027 with Liden Films

The fifth season of Minami-ke now has a date: April 2027. It was confirmed by the teaser shown during the Minami-ke Special Event 2026, along with a poster and several character images. The Minami sisters return to TV fourteen years after the last series, which aired in 2013. Too long without seeing Chiaki drop one of her lines.

The announcement also clears up the big question: the studio. Liden Films is handling the animation, with Jun'ichi Kitamura directing and Nobuhiro Andō on character design. Takamitsu Kōno returns for scripts and Yasuhiro Misawa for music, so part of the usual team is still at it.

The voice cast returns almost entirely

The Japanese voices are unchanged. Rina Satō returns as Haruka, Marina Inoue as Kana, and Minori Chihara as Chiaki. Nana Mizuki also returns as Tōma. So the sisters will sound the same as always, even with a different studio behind them. And in a franchise that lives on their chemistry, that's exactly what anyone who waited years appreciates most.

The studio change has its history. Daume animated the first series in 2007, Asread made the next two in 2008 and 2009, and feel. handled the fourth in 2013. Three OVAs came out in between, in 2009, 2012, and 2013. Now it's Liden Films' turn.

A manga that hasn't run out of material

Minami-ke season 5 was announced in July 2024, during the festival for the franchise's 20th anniversary. The subtitle Korekara came in November 2025. The original manga is by Koharu Sakuraba, and Kodansha has published it in Weekly Young Magazine since 2004. Material is not lacking: it has 29 volumes and the latest came out this very week.

Sakuraba is no stranger to seeing her works animated. Her manga Kyo no Gononi had an OVA in 2006 and a series in 2008.

The fifth season keeps what matters most: the cast, the writers, and the usual tone. Only the studio changes, and we'll see how Liden Films' style suits the Minami sisters. Have you been waiting since 2013? Tell us in the comments if this is your comfort comedy.