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Rainy Day Serenade will begin airing in Japan in April 2027. The time-travel romance, first announced in February, has now revealed its lead cast, production staff, teaser trailer and key art.
Yume Miyamoto voices high school student Hina Katagiri, while Takeo Otsuka plays Takaaki Hongo, the young man she encounters after being transported to the Meiji era.
Rainy Day Serenade Teaser Trailer
Rainy Day Serenade Key Art
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Takashi Kamei directs the adaptation at Tezuka Productions, with series composition by Yoko Yonaiyama and character designs by Nobuteru Yuki. Hiroshi Kato of Totonyan handles art direction, Kunio Tsujita provides color design and Yoshie Ito oversees cinematography.
Haruka Kawachi's original manga ran in Kodansha's Kiss magazine from November 2014 to November 2025 and concluded in 14 volumes. Kodansha USA publishes the series in English.
About Rainy Day Serenade
Adapted from Kodansha USA's story description:
High school student Hina Katagiri keeps dreaming of a garden where she plays with a mysterious boy. When she suddenly finds herself there in 1907, a young man named Takaaki Hongo mistakes her for his fiancée. Hina soon meets Hinako, the girl who looks exactly like her and is actually engaged to him. Taking her lookalike's place draws Hina into family secrets and a romance that reaches across time.
Sources: Rainy Day Serenade official anime website (announcement, additional details)