The Hana-Kimi anime adaptation continues to win over audiences with its charming story of friendship, identity, and first love. The series, which premiered on January 4, 2026, has been releasing new episodes weekly on Crunchyroll. With the first eight episodes now available, fans are eagerly waiting for Hana-Kimi Episode 9 and looking ahead to Episode 10. Here is everything you need to know about when the next episodes arrive, where to watch, and what to expect from the classic romantic comedy.
Hana-Kimi Episode 10 Release Date and Streaming Schedule
Hana-Kimi Episode 10 is scheduled to release on Sunday, March 8, 2026. This follows the consistent weekly release pattern the series has maintained since its debut in January .
For international viewers, new episodes drop simultaneously on Crunchyroll at the following times:
- 6:00 a.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST)
- 7:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST)
- 8:00 a.m. Central Standard Time (CST)
- 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)
- 2:00 p.m. Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Viewers in India can watch the episode from 7:30 p.m. Indian Standard Time (IST) on the same day.
Before Episode 10 arrives, Hana-Kimi Episode 9 will premiere on Sunday, March 1, 2026 at the same times. The series is expected to run for 12 episodes, following the standard single cour format for anime, with the season finale currently scheduled for March 22, 2026 .
Where to Watch Hana-Kimi Anime
Crunchyroll is the official streaming home for the Hana-Kimi anime adaptation. The platform streams the series in multiple regions including North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS countries, and India .
Crunchyroll offers both the original Japanese audio with English subtitles and an English dub that releases on the same day as the subtitled version . The English dub cast includes Katelyn Barr as Mizuki, Wyatt Baker as Izumi Sano, and Dallas Reid as Shuichi Nakatsu .
In Japan, the anime airs on Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS, CBC TV, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and other local channels .
Hana-Kimi Anime Cast and Characters
The Hana-Kimi voice cast brings the beloved characters from Hisaya Nakajo’s manga to life with talented performers in both Japanese and English.
Japanese Voice Cast
- Aya Yamane as Mizuki Ashiya
- Taku Yashiro as Izumi Sano
- Kikunosuke Toya as Shuichi Nakatsu
- Yลซichirล Umehara as Minami Nanba
- Jun Fukuyama as Hokuto Umeda
- Reiji Kawashima as Senri Nakao
- Kลki Uchiyama as Daiki Kayashima
- Wataru Komada as Kyogo Sekime
- Anan Furuya as Shinji Noe
- Kลtarล Nishiyama as Wataru Nihonbashi
- Yลซko Natsuyoshi as Julia M. (Maxwell)
- Satoshi Hino as Makoto Kagurazaka
Additional cast members announced include Masaaki Mizunaka as Megumi Tennลji, Junya Enoki as Itsuki Kujล, and Takehito Koyasu as Masao Himeji. Notably, Koyasu reprises his role from the original Hana-Kimi CD drama .
English Dub Cast
- Katelyn Barr as Mizuki Ashiya
- Wyatt Baker as Izumi Sano
- Dallas Reid as Shuichi Nakatsu
- Joshua Waters as Nanba
- Reagan Murdock as Umeda
- Jaclyn Thomas as Julia
- William Ofoegbu as Juso
- Ethan Condon as Kayashima
- Adam Elliott as Kunijima
- Justin Briner as Nakao
- Tyson Rinehart as Nihonbashi
- Ben Stegmair as Noe
- Tom Henry as Sekime
Jad Saxton serves as the voice director for the English dub, with Susie Nixon producing .
Production Team and Music
The Hana-Kimi anime is directed by Natsuki Takemura at animation studio Signal.MD . Shigeru Ueda is the assistant director, while Takao Yoshioka handles series composition. Shi Yi Su serves as character designer .
Popular J-Pop duo YOASOBI performs both the opening and ending theme songs. The opening theme is titled “Adrena” and the ending theme is “Baby” . Masaru Yokoyama composes the music for the series .
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What is Hana-Kimi About?
Hana-Kimi (full title: Hana Zakari no Kimi-tachi e or For You in Full Blossom) tells the story of Mizuki Ashiya, a Japanese-American track-and-field star who develops a huge crush on Izumi Sano, a high jump athlete she watches on television. Determined to meet him, Mizuki convinces her parents to let her transfer to a school in Japanโspecifically the all-boys boarding school that Sano attends .
Mizuki disguises herself as a boy and enrolls at Osaka Gakuen, only to discover that Sano has quit the high jump. Now she must navigate life in an all-boys dormitory, keep her true identity a secret, and figure out how to get closer to her idolโall while becoming his roommate .
The situation becomes more complicated when Shuichi Nakatsu, another student who befriends Mizuki, starts developing feelings for her. Since he believes Mizuki is a boy, Nakatsu struggles with confusion about his own feelings, questioning whether he might be gay .
Meanwhile, school doctor Hokuto Umeda discovers Mizuki’s secret but chooses to keep it, watching over her from a distance. Sano himself eventually learns the truth but says nothing, silently protecting Mizuki while their relationship deepens .
Legacy of the Hana-Kimi Manga
The Hana-Kimi anime is based on the original manga by Hisaya Nakajo, which serialized in Hakusensha’s Hana to Yume magazine from 1996 to 2004. The series compiled into 23 volumes in Japan, with VIZ Media publishing the English edition in North America .
Nakajo passed away in October 2023 at age 50 due to a heart condition, but her legacy continues with this new anime adaptation . The manga previously inspired multiple live-action adaptations, including a 2007 Japanese television series, a 2011 sequel, a Taiwanese version in 2006, and a South Korean adaptation .
This 2026 anime marks the first-ever animated adaptation of the beloved romantic comedy, bringing Nakajo’s characters to life in a new way for both longtime fans and new viewers discovering the story for the first time .
With Episode 10 arriving on March 8, fans have plenty to look forward to as the story continues to unfold on Crunchyroll.
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