Aniplex, A-1 Pictures, Psyde Kick Studio Announce Grow Up Show Original Anime
Aniplex, A-1 Pictures, and Psyde Kick Studio announced the original anime project Grow Up Show: Himawari no Circus-dan (Grow Up Show: The Sunflower Circus Troupe) on "Sunflower Day" on Monday. The work will debut in 2026. Kanta Kamei (Oreshura, Dimension W, Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend) is directing the work, and Kurehito Misaki (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend light novel illustrator) is the the original character designer. Takeshi Kikuchi (Skeleton Knight in Another World) is both writing and overseeing the series scripts. A-1 Pictures and Psyde Kick Studio are producing the anime.Aniplex had teased the announcement on Sunday. Aniplex also opened a website for the anime on Sunday.A-1 Pictures established Psyde Kick Studio as a new label on July 1. The label was founded for the purpose of pursuing greater freedom of creative expression using the knowhow A-1 Pictures has cultivated until now. The label also hopes to explore new possibilities in animation unbound by existing frameworks, and to challenge young creators with innovative planning and production workflows. The label is working on multiple new projects. Jun Katou (production supervisor for 86, Sword Art Online franchises) is the representative for the label.Sources: Aniplex's website and YouTube channel, Comic Natalie
