The official X/Twitter account of theBlessTV anime series has announced the addition ofTarusuke Shingakito its voice cast. The anime is scheduled to begin airing in Japan in January 2027.
Shingaki will voice the character Hikaru Oya, who is spotlighted in a newly released trailer below. He previously voiced Kariya Matou inFate/Zero.
Hejoins a previously announced voice castthat will include:
- •Tomohiro Onoas Aia Udagawa
- •Chiyuki Miuraas Jun Sumisaki
- •Nobuhiko Okamotoas Ginga Yoyogi
- •Yoshino Aoyamaas Oroka Sumeragi
- •Momoka Terasawaas Shitataka Sumeragi
- •Kentaro Kumagaias MM
- •Yoshiki Nakajimaas Joe Osaki
- •Koki Uchiyamaas Akiharu Nakano
Crunchyroll also announced that it would stream theBlessTV anime adaptation worldwide, excluding Japan and China, when it premieres in January 2027.
Shotaro Kitamura(Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!) is directing the anime series atA-1 Pictures, with A-1 Pictures‘Takayuki Kikuchi(Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!opening storyboard artist and director) as assistant director andHonoka Yokoyama(OSHI NO KOSeason 1 co-main animator, Season 2 co-sub-character designer and co-costume designer) as character designer.
Other staff include A-1 Pictures’Akane Takeda(Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!co-main animator) as costume designer, tron’sKatsuyoshi Kojimaas hair and makeup supervisor,Kashimakias graphic illustrator, A-1 Pictures’Mana Hokuto(HYPNOSISMIC –Division Rap Battle– Rhyme Anima) as color designer, A-1 Pictures’Risa Wakabayashi(Kaguya-sama: Love is War -Stairway to Adulthood-) as background art director, EXPLOSION’sEki Eto(The Price of Smiles) as composting director,Ryo Yoshimata(After the Rain) as music composer.Yuichiro Ida,Marina Kobayashi, and A-1 Pictures’Mirai Harashimaare also credited as main animators.
The fashion-themed manga series byYukino Sonoyamadebuted in Kodansha’s Shonen Magazine Edge on January 17, 2022 and was later moved to Monthly Shonen Sirius in December 2023. Nine tankobon volumes have been released as of October 2026.
In addition to the anime adaptation, the manga is also inspiring a live-action Japanese drama series that will premiere on Prime Video in 2027.
Kodansha USA licensed theBlessmanga series for English release, describing the synopsis as:
They said Aia was destined to be a model, and Jun was bullied for her freckles. Together, they will take back the power to define themselves in an inspirational fashion manga that asks cutting questions about what it really means to be beautiful — and what it takes to overcome an arbitrary system that seems to respect talent over hard work.
