
RuriDragon TV Anime Announced! Kyoto Animation Production Revealed on Ruri's Birthday
At the end of 2025, the Japanese anime industry received major news! The popular manga "RuriDragon" from Weekly Shonen Jump has officially announced that a TV anime adaptation will be produced by Kyoto Animation (KyoAni). This news was unveiled on December 28th, the birthday of the protagonist Ruri Aoki, instantly igniting a frenzy on social media.
Kyoto Animation's Mysterious Countdown Reveals Jump Collaboration
On December 26th, Kyoto Animation's official X account unexpectedly started a mysterious countdown. At 18:00 on December 28th, the official account uploaded a video of a clock with its hands pointing to 19:00. The "Jump Pirate" logo from Weekly Shonen Jump appeared in the frame, sparking heated discussions about "KyoAni producing a Jump work."
A Double Surprise for Ruri Aoki's Birthday
At 17:00 that same afternoon, the official X account for RuriDragon posted a birthday celebration illustration and teased: "We still have a gift for everyone."
At 19:00 in the evening, the mystery was solved on Kyoto Animation's official YouTube channel. A special program looked back at 2025's Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid: The Lonely Dragon and CITY THE ANIMATION, and looked ahead to 2026's new works Sound! Euphonium: Final Movement and 20th Century Electricity Catalog.
At the end of the video, the Jump Pirate logo appeared, officially announcing—the decision to produce a TV anime adaptation of "RuriDragon" by Kyoto Animation!








