The Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi (‘Noa is My Senior, And My Friend’) anime series has officially recieved a 2027 premiere date. The announcement was accompanied by a new key visual featuring the anime’s protagonists, Noa Saotome and Rihito Otsuka.
The series follows Noa Saotome, a highly-driven career woman working as an art director at a games studio, and Rihito Otsuka, a low-energy young salaryman who works under her. An unlikely friendship forms when Otsuka catches a glimpse of Saotome’s hidden side.
Saotome is voiced by Rina Kawaguchi (Quan from Kizuna no Allele), while Otsuka is voiced by Tomoya Ito (Tougo Asagaki from The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World). The anime will be directed by Shinsuke Yanagi (Senpai is an Otonoko), with animation production from Feel.
The Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi series is based on a manga of the same name by Enma Akiyama. The manga has sold over 1 million copies as of February 2026, and was ranked eighth in the 10th Next Manga Awards.
