Melvyn Tan-
July 13, 2026
A TV anime adaptation of the Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi manga (which has the accompanying English title Noa Is My Senior, And My Friend) has been announced with a teaser visual.
Shinsuke Yanagi (Senpai is an Otokonoko, Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki) is directing the anime at feel. with Yumiko Yamamoto (Lycoris Recoil sub-character designer, Sword Art Online Alicization War of Underworld co-character designer, the upcoming Sword Art Online – Integral Domain –) as character designer and Keiicihiro Ochi (I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class, the upcomingBlack Clover 2nd Season) as
The Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi manga byEnma Akiyama debuted inShueishaWeekly Young Jump seinen magazine inJuly 2023. The story centers around twogame company colleagues, an art director with a career woman image named Noa Saotome and the more relaxed Rihito Otsuka, who become “friends” by chance after Rihito stumbles upon the former’s more vulnerable side
The 11th volume of the manga will be released on July 17, 2026
