MURCIÉLAGO Reveals Teaser PV and Visual, Hitomi Ueda Cast as Kuroko Koumori

The MURCIÉLAGO TV anime has offered its clearest look yet ahead of its January 2027 debut. A new teaser PV brings Kuroko Koumori, Hinako Tozakura and Chiyo Yanaoka to the screen while revealing all three characters' anime voices for the first time.

A new teaser visual was unveiled alongside the video, placing the trio against the contrast between ordinary city life and the violence that defines Kana Yoshimura's manga. Hitomi Ueda, Minori Suzuki and Sumire Uesaka are now confirmed as the first three members of the anime's main cast.

Quick Summary

• Official title: MURCIÉLAGO
• Japanese branding: MURCIÉLAGO-ムルシエラゴ-
• Format: TV anime
• Status: in production
• Broadcast start: January 2027
• Exact premiere date: unannounced
• Episode count: unannounced
• Opening theme: unannounced
• Ending theme: unannounced
• Latest update: new teaser visual and teaser PV
• Latest reveal date: October 21, 2026 in Japan
• Teaser PV: released
• Teaser visual: released
• Teaser PV purpose: first anime voice preview for the three central characters
• Character: Kuroko Koumori / 紅守黒湖
• Kuroko voice: Hitomi Ueda / 上田瞳
• Character: Hinako Tozakura / 弔桜ひな子
• Hinako voice: Minori Suzuki / 鈴木みのり
• Character: Chiyo Yanaoka / 柳岡千代
• Chiyo voice: Sumire Uesaka / 上坂すみれ
• Protagonist: Kuroko Koumori
• Kuroko's status: former death-row inmate
• Kuroko's role: state-sanctioned executioner
• Kuroko's history: officially described as having killed 715 people
• Kuroko trait: exceptional combat ability
• Kuroko trait: an extremely distorted moral compass
• Partner: Hinako Tozakura
• Hinako's role: Kuroko's partner and watchdog
• Hinako ability: extraordinary driving skill
• Hinako ability: calculates optimal routes in her head
• Hinako personality: outwardly cheerful and innocent
• Chiyo: Kuroko's lover
• Chiyo: daughter of the Yanaoka-kai yakuza boss
• Chiyo personality: forceful and intensely protective of Kuroko
• Premise: Kuroko and Hinako receive missions targeting dangerous criminals
• Story threat: serial killers
• Story threat: terrorists
• Story threat: mysterious death-game organizers
• Tone: violent crime action
• Official identity: extreme buddy action
• Original manga: MURCIÉLAGO
• Creator: Kana Yoshimura / よしむらかな
• Publisher: SQUARE ENIX
• Magazine: Young Gangan
• Serialization began: August 2013
• Worldwide circulation: over 2.3 million copies
• Latest Japanese volume: Volume 29
• Volume 29 release: July 24, 2026
• Volume 29 price: 770 yen including tax
• Volume 29 ISBN: 978-4-301-00650-3
• Chief Director: Takashi Naoya / 直谷たかし
• Director: Matsuo Asami / 浅見松雄
• Series Composition: Takashi Naoya
• Character Design: Sei Tateishi / 立石聖
• Music: Masanori Akita / 秋田真典
• Music: Yuichi Tsuchiya / 土屋裕一
• Animation Production: Satelight
• Animation Production: Staple Entertainment
• Production: MURCIÉLAGO Production Committee
• Production structure: Chief Director Takashi Naoya previously said the series composition was planned within a single cour
• Exact episode count for that cour: unannounced
• Announced international streaming: HIDIVE in selected regions
• HIDIVE region announced: United States
• HIDIVE region announced: Canada
• HIDIVE region announced: United Kingdom
• HIDIVE region announced: Ireland
• HIDIVE region announced: Australia
• HIDIVE region announced: New Zealand
• Current status: awaiting the exact premiere date, theme songs and further cast announcements

Teaser PV, Visual and the Three Central Characters

Kuroko, Hinako and Chiyo Finally Have Voices

The new teaser is the clearest anime footage yet because it introduces dialogue from Kuroko, Hinako and Chiyo. Hitomi Ueda takes on the dangerous and unpredictable protagonist, while Minori Suzuki voices the far more cheerful Hinako despite the violent world around her.

Sumire Uesaka completes the trio as Chiyo, Kuroko's lover and the daughter of the Yanaoka-kai boss. Their relationships help create the collision of brutal action, dark comedy and personal drama that defines the series.

The Teaser Visual Mixes Everyday Life With Violence

The new artwork depicts Kuroko holding a pistol, Chiyo carrying her weapon and Hinako bringing a much lighter presence on a bicycle.

That contrast immediately captures one of MURCIÉLAGO's central qualities: seemingly ordinary daily life can sit directly beside extreme crime and violence.

Satelight and Staple Entertainment Handle Animation

Takashi Naoya serves as Chief Director and handles series composition, while Matsuo Asami directs. Sei Tateishi is responsible for character design, with music by Masanori Akita and Yuichi Tsuchiya.

Animation production is shared by Satelight × Staple Entertainment. The staff has also highlighted car action as an area receiving particular attention, fitting Hinako's driving ability and its importance to the series.

The Manga Has Reached Volume 29

MURCIÉLAGO began serialization in Young Gangan in 2013 and has now exceeded 2.3 million copies in worldwide circulation.

SQUARE ENIX released Volume 29 on July 24, 2026. The TV anime will bring Kuroko and Hinako to the screen beginning in January 2027, although an exact premiere date remains unannounced.

Why This Matters

1) The three central characters finally have anime voices

The latest teaser is more than another visual sample—it marks the first voice showcase for Kuroko, Hinako and Chiyo.

2) The anime has to translate the manga's extreme contrasts

MURCIÉLAGO combines crime action, humor, character relationships and violence into a distinctive identity.

3) Two studios share animation production

Satelight and Staple Entertainment are jointly handling the adaptation, with car action specifically highlighted by the production team.

MURCIÉLAGO Anime and Manga Information

For now, the additional important information currently known includes:

• MURCIÉLAGO is a TV anime adaptation of Kana Yoshimura's manga
• the Japanese branding is MURCIÉLAGO-ムルシエラゴ-
• the manga is published by SQUARE ENIX
• serialization runs in Young Gangan
• the manga began in August 2013
• the series remains ongoing
• worldwide circulation has exceeded 2.3 million copies
• the Japanese release has reached Volume 29
• Volume 29 was released July 24, 2026
• the Japanese print price for Volume 29 is 770 yen including tax
• Volume 29 ISBN is 9784301006503
• the anime is scheduled to begin in January 2027
• the exact premiere date remains unannounced
• the episode count remains unannounced
• the opening theme remains unannounced
• the ending theme remains unannounced
• the latest teaser visual features Kuroko, Hinako and Chiyo
• the latest teaser PV includes all three characters' voices
• Hitomi Ueda voices Kuroko Koumori
• Minori Suzuki voices Hinako Tozakura
• Sumire Uesaka voices Chiyo Yanaoka
• Kuroko is a former death-row inmate
• she is later authorized as an executioner targeting dangerous criminals
• her official background states that she killed 715 people
• Kuroko possesses exceptional fighting ability
• she also has a strong attraction to women
• Hinako serves as Kuroko's partner and watchdog
• Hinako possesses exceptional driving skills
• her navigation ability functions like an internal navigation system
• Hinako is extremely fond of food
• Chiyo is Kuroko's lover
• Chiyo is the daughter of the Yanaoka-kai boss
• Chiyo has a strong and confrontational personality
• her relationship with Kuroko forms one of the story's main personal dynamics
• Kuroko and Hinako take on missions involving extreme criminals
• serial killers are among the threats
• terrorists are also among the threats
• mysterious death games are referenced in the anime premise
• Takashi Naoya serves as Chief Director
• Matsuo Asami serves as Director
• Takashi Naoya also handles series composition
• Sei Tateishi handles character design
• Masanori Akita composes music
• Yuichi Tsuchiya also composes music
• Satelight is one of the animation studios
• Staple Entertainment is the second animation studio
• the MURCIÉLAGO Production Committee oversees production
• Takashi Naoya previously said the story composition was structured around one cour
• an exact episode count has not been announced
• the production team has highlighted car action as an important area
• HIDIVE has announced simulcast availability in the United States and Canada
• HIDIVE has also announced the United Kingdom and Ireland
• Australia and New Zealand are also included
• availability in other regions has not been fully detailed
• the latest confirmed promotional materials are the teaser visual and teaser PV
• anime information is available through the Official Anime Website
• official updates are available through Official X
• the visual announcement is available through the Exact Official X Post
• the latest video is available through the Official Teaser PV
• manga information is available through the Official Young Gangan Page
• production information is available through the Satelight Official Page
• Volume 29 details are available through the SQUARE ENIX Volume 29 Page

Closing

The latest teaser PV gives a much clearer idea of how Kuroko, Hinako and Chiyo will translate to animation, especially now that all three central characters have finally been heard.

MURCIÉLAGO begins airing in January 2027. Its exact premiere date, episode count, theme songs and further cast additions remain to be announced.

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