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Minami-ke: Korekara Reveals Teaser Trailer and April 2027 Premiere Date
The Minami-ke: Korekara anime has revealed its first teaser trailer, a new promotional visual, and its cast and production staff. The fifth TV series in the franchise will premiere in April 2027, with the original voice cast returning.
The presentation took place on November 8, 2026, during the Minami-ke Special Event 2026 in Tokyo. Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures published its press release at 3:00 p.m. in Japan, or 7:00 a.m. in Spain. The announcement brought together the main production updates: the first teaser trailer, a promotional visual, scene stills, character designs, the cast and the production staff. The series will premiere in April 2027.
The Trailer Returns to the Three Sisters' Everyday Lives
The teaser opens in the familiar Minami family apartment and revisits the everyday situations that define the franchise. Haruka, Kana and Chiaki share the spotlight once again with their friends and the characters around them. The trailer also features the familiar voices of the series, returning for this fifth TV installment. It ends by confirming April 2027 as the Japanese premiere window.
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Image: Crédito: © Koharu Sakuraba, Kodansha / Minami-ke: Korekara Production Committee · Image source (opens in a new tab) 
Image: Crédito: © Koharu Sakuraba, Kodansha / Minami-ke: Korekara Production Committee · Image source (opens in a new tab)
Fourteen Years Since the Last Season
Minami-ke: Korekara will be the fifth TV series based on Coharu Sakuraba's manga. The previous installment, Minami-ke Tadaima, aired in 2013, following the first three seasons, which premiered in 2007, 2008 and 2009. The franchise also includes three OVAs released between 2009 and 2013. The new production marks the Minami sisters' return to television after fourteen years.
The project was originally announced in July 2024 during an event celebrating the manga's twentieth anniversary. Its subtitle, Korekara, was subsequently revealed in November 2025 at an event held at Theater Mixa in Tokyo. The November 2026 presentation completes those earlier announcements with the first video material, the broadcast window and the names of the people involved in the production.
A Comedy Manga Running Since 2004
Minami-ke is a manga by Coharu Sakuraba that began serialization in 2004 in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine. The story follows Haruka, Kana and Chiaki, three sisters with very different personalities who share their experiences at home, at school and with their friends. Its premise revolves around everyday comedy and the small situations that arise from living together.
The manga has 29 collected volumes and has surpassed five million copies in circulation, according to the press release. Kodansha released volume 29 on November 6, 2026, two days before the new anime presentation. The franchise therefore remains active in both manga and television.
In Spain, the manga has not yet received a Spanish license. No Spanish streaming platform has been confirmed for Minami-ke: Korekara either.
The Original Cast Returns for the Fifth Series
The new production brings back the voice actors from the previous seasons. Rina Satou, Marina Inoue and Minori Chihara return as the three main sisters. The complete cast announced by Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures is as follows:
- Rina Satou as Haruka Minami
- Marina Inoue as Kana Minami
- Minori Chihara as Chiaki Minami
- Nana Mizuki as Tōma Minami
- Rika Morinaga as Makoto (Mako-chan)
- Tetsuya Kakihara as Fujioka
- Daisuke Ono as Hosaka
- Aki Toyosaki as Yoshino
- Eri Kitamura as Uchida
- Momoko Ohara as Shuichi
- Saori Goto as Keiko
- Ao Takahashi as Riko
- Yoshino Nanjo as Miyuki
- Tatsuya Hayama as Akira Minami
- Reiko Takagi as Maki
- Ryoko Ono as Atsuko
- Ayaka Saito as Hitomi
- Saeko Chiba as Hayami
- Hiroyuki Yoshino as Natsuki Minami
- Shinji Kawada as Haruo Minami
- Shintarou Asanuma as Takeru
LIDEN FILMS Handles Animation Production
Jun'ichi Kitamura directs the new series, with Takamitsu Kono handling series composition and Nobuhiro Ando in charge of character design. Animation is produced by LIDEN FILMS. Several professionals from previous installments are also returning, including Yasunori Ebina as sound director and Yasuhiro Misawa as music composer.
- Original creator: Coharu Sakuraba
- Director: Jun'ichi Kitamura
- Series composition: Takamitsu Kono
- Character design: Nobuhiro Ando
- Art direction: Masaru Sato and Midori Kikuchi
- Color design: Saki Kurata
- Director of photography: Yuki Tsuchimoto
- Sound director: Yasunori Ebina
- Sound effects: Naoto Yamaya
- Music: Yasuhiro Misawa
- Animation studio: LIDEN FILMS
Production is handled by the Minami-ke: Korekara committee. The series has an official website and an X account, @Minamike_YM, where updates about the project are published. The three sisters are scheduled to return in April 2027, when this fifth TV adaptation will begin airing.