The staff for the television anime adaptation of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's manga 'Kill Blue' announced that Ikumi Hasegawa is joining the cast as Mai Otohime, a marine sports prodigy with a dual personality. The anime, directed by Hiro Kaburagi and produced by CUE, features a new key visual and a cast of talented voice actors. South Korean girl group aespa performs the opening theme song, while RIIZE provides the ending theme. The anime premiered on various Japanese networks and streaming platforms, including Amazon Prime Video and Netflix, with an English dub available on the latter. The series is also accessible on Crunchyroll and other streaming services. The manga, serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump, concluded in September 2025, with a novel adaptation released later that year. Viz Media has published the manga in print and digital formats, offering readers a captivating story of a legendary hitman who wakes up as a teenager in school.
