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[News] PuchiPura - New TV Anime Announced for Summer 2026!

Press Release - Feb 15 2026

PuchiPura fans, rejoice!

Just in time for the franchise's twentieth anniversary, the studio behind the Heisei-era cult classic anime series "PuchiPura", Asteroid Produce, have announced a brand-new original 13-episode season of PuchiPura, under the working title, "PuchiPura Revival!".

Despite it having been more than fifteen years since the last season aired on national television, the new Revival! series will continue to follow the everyday life of five middle school students at Umehara Chuugakkou, taking place in the same time period as the previous seasons.

At an hour-long live speaking event held earlier today in Akihabara, the five voice talents of PuchiPura's main character quintet, known in-show as the Flower Arrangement Club (Tentative), confirmed at the end of the surprise announcement that all five seiyuu will be reprising their roles.

Long-term fans of the franchise, which still retains a loyal following today, will no doubt be intimately familiar with the five main club members:

'Lotte' (CV: Rikitake Rika)

'Tanigawa Tomoe' (CV: Takeuchi Tsukasa)

'Sasaki Sana' (CV: Sasahara Shiina)

'Hidamari Hanako' (CV: Horiguchi Hina)

'Miyanami Midori' (CV: Miyazawa Misaki)

"We're thrilled to be working together again," said Rikitake-san, who plays the energetic, self-proclaimed 'leader' of the group, the purple-haired Lotte.

"And we're so incredibly moved that the fans have continued to support PuchiPura during all these years," added Sasahara-san, who attended the event during a live video call, as touring conflicts prevented her from being able to attend in person. "It's very humbling to see the love the fanbase has for the Flower Arrangement Club (Tentative)." Sasahara-san lends her voice to the monotone and aloof Sana, the oddball character of the group.

"We hope we can live up to everyone's expectations," said Horiguchi-san, the seiyuu of the shy and adorably timid Hanako. "Please take care of us!"

Takeuchi-san, who plays the cool tsukkomi, at times described as bordering on tsundere, character of Tomoe, smiled at the crowd and remarked, "We wouldn't be here without the passion of PuchiFans across not only Japan, but the whole world. Thank you for being so patient and supporting us as always."

And finally, Miyazawa-san, the voice actress behind the 'heart' of the group, the green-haired twintailed Midori, had the last word.

Bowing deeply to the crowd, microphone in hand, she declared, visibly emotional, "Please look forward to spending time with the Flower Arrangement Club (Tentative)! We can't wait to see everyone again!"

Though PuchiPura Revival! reunites the five voice actresses together into the recording booth after a decade and a half, their close friendship behind the scenes has been well-documented. Performing together as the musical unit, Flower Arrangement Club (Tentative), they have made many appearances at conventions and fan events. A live concert was held in Odaiba, during which the franchise's prolific character songs and opening and ending theme songs were performed to a sold-out crowd, at the height of the series' popularity in 2012.

The new series, PuchiPura Revival!, is slated to broadcast this summer. A promotional key visual of the series, drawn by the original mangaka, was released alongside the announcement.

The mangaka could not be reached for comment at this time.