Killed Again, Mr. Detective? Anime Premieres This April
Official announcements on March 18, 2026, have confirmed that the television anime Killed Again, Mr. Detective? will premiere in Japan on April 2, 2026.
The series is scheduled to air on the TBS network at 25:58 JST, which corresponds to the early morning of April 3, 2026, at 1:58 AM.
Additional broadcasts are slated for the BS11 channel starting April 3, 2026, at 11:30 PM JST.
A fresh promotional trailer and key visual were released to coincide with the date reveal, featuring the opening theme song titled Stardust Eureka by Multidimensional Control Mechanism YODAKA.
Director Takashi Naoya, known for his work on Tales of Wedding Rings, is leading the production at studio LIDEN FILMS.
The creative team includes series compositor Mio Inoue, character designer Akiko Kumada, and composer Shuhei Mutsuki, who previously worked on the 2022 hit Lycoris Recoil.
The voice cast features Rikuya Yasuda as Sakuya Otsuki and Shion Wakayama as Lilithea, alongside Katsuyuki Konishi, Yoshino Aoyama, Rie Kugimiya, and Yuki Takada.
Based on the original light novels by Teniwoha and Riichu, the story follows Sakuya Outsuki, the son of a famous detective who possesses the supernatural ability to come back to life every time he is killed during an investigation.
Yen Press handles the English publication of the manga adaptation, which depicts Sakuya and his assistant Lilithea as they navigate a dangerous mystery aboard a luxury cruise ship.
In related news from March 15, 2026, fans of similar mystery titles were informed that The Detective Is Already Dead Season 2 has been delayed from its July window to October 2026.
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