Hit Sci-Fi Rom-Com Manga Yumene Connect Officially Getting TV Anime Series Produced by Studio Massket

Shochiku and Kodansha have officially announced that Kou Sawada’s popular sci-fi romantic comedy manga Yumeneconnect (Yumene Connect) is receiving a television anime adaptation. Animation production is being handled by Studio Massket, with Sōta Yokote (To Your Eternity Season 3) directing the series. The project has unveiled its first promotional teaser video, key visual, main creative staff, and voice cast members starring Yūsuke Kobayashi and Yū Sasahara.

Key Information

• Title: Yumene Connect (Japanese: ゆめねこねくと)
• Animation Studio: Studio Massket
• Original Author: Kou Sawada (Serialized in Kodansha’s [suspicious link removed])
• Lead Voice Cast: Yūsuke Kobayashi and Yū Sasahara
• Director: Sōta Yokote
• Series Composition / Script: Gigaemon Echikawa
• Character Designer: Yoshihiro Watanabe
• Music Production: Lantis (Music Composed by Hayato Matsumura)
• Genre: Sci-Fi Slapstick Comedy, Ecchi Rom-Com, Supernatural Shonen

What Is the Plot and Premise of Yumeneconnect?

First serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shōnen Magazine in September 2024, Kou Sawada’s Yumene Connect has grown into a fan-favorite sci-fi comedy.

The story follows Yūhi Takamiya, a sickly high school freshman who misses his entire first week of school due to illness and ends up completely isolated without friends. In a moment of desperation inside his bedroom, Yūhi shouts his wish to make friends. Answering his plea is Nano, an eccentric extraterrestrial sales representative from the planet Pokotsun. Nano moves in with Yūhi and aggressively pitches absurd cosmic gadgets to help him make friends, bringing along an extra-dimensional creature named Nyoru Puppu Panpippi, classified as one of the most dangerous lifeforms in the galaxy.

Who Are the Lead Voice Cast and Creative Staff Members?

The anime adaptation unites an experienced creative team with expertise across action, comedy, and fan-service titles:

• Yūhi Takamiya: Voiced by Yūsuke Kobayashi (Subaru Natsuki in Re:ZERO, Senku Ishigami in Dr. STONE).
• Nano: Voiced by Yū Sasahara (Emilico in Shadows House, Rin in Dragon Maid).
• Director: Sōta Yokote leads direction at Studio Massket.
• Series Composition: Gigaemon Echikawa (Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden, A Galaxy Next Door) writes the screenplays.
• Character Design: Yoshihiro Watanabe (Haganai, Overflow, Adam’s Sweet Agony) adapts Kou Sawada’s art style for animation.
• Music: Hayato Matsumura composes the soundtrack under music production company Lantis.