Girlish Number Shura Gets Anime Adaptation

A new anime adaptation of a popular four-panel manga has been officially announced. The Girlish Number Shura has been green-lit for a television anime and a new novel project. The new ridiculous spin-off is an new take on the novel series and anime My youth romantic comedy is wrong as I expected.

The manga for Girlish Number was created by Shin Ikezawa and Yū Tsurusaki last year, and was a creative take on the original story by My Youth Romantic Comedy writer Wataru Watari. The spin-off re-imagines the original story's characters in ridiculous situations and jobs. The characters have been recast, Chitose Karasuma as a mushroom farmer, Kazuha Shibasaki playing Little Red Riding Hood, and Yae Kugayama dealing with a killer gorilla.

The original anime series is licensed by Sentai Films and described as the following:

College student Chitose Karasuma is determined not to do boring things as she enters the adult world. To this end, this bad-mannered beauty barges into a facility that trains would-be voice actors and actresses, somehow landing a job at "Number One Produce," a seiyu agency managed by her older brother, Gojo. In Chitose's mind, she's poised for greatness, but finds herself at a loss when she continues to only get minor roles. As she clashes with other girls in the agency, including a cunning airhead and a girl with a Kansai accent, Chitose is about to learn that there's more to succeeding in this competitive industry than she imagined.

The original work is credited to Project GN. Wataru Watari, is credited with the original plan and series composition, and QP:flapper designed the original characters. Shota Ibata directed the television anime at diomedea, and Sumie Kinoshita adapted QP:flapper's character designs for animation. The main female cast consisted of: Sayaka Senbongi, Kaede Hondo, Yui Ishikawa, and Eri Suzuki. Saori Onishi performed both the opening theme song "Bloom," and the ending theme song "Ima wa Mijikashi Yume Miyo Otome," under the group name "Girlish Number."

There is no official date for the release of Girlish Number Shura, but the original series it is spun off of, My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong as I Expected. is currently available to stream on Curnchyroll.