A popular workplace comedy manga is officially making its anime debut. Kadokawa has announced that Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. (Noa Is My Senior, and My Friend.) the seinen manga by Enma Akiyama is being adapted into a TV anime.
The announcement was accompanied by the first teaser visual and the reveal of the project’s main staff, giving fans their first look at the upcoming adaptation.
An Office Comedy About an Unlikely Friendship
Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi centers on Rihito Otsuka, an employee at a game company who prefers to keep life simple and avoid unnecessary effort. His senior coworker, Noa Saotome, is the complete opposite. As the company’s talented art director, she is respected by her colleagues and trusted by management for her professionalism and leadership. Her polished image makes her one of the office’s most admired employees.
Everything changes when Rihito unexpectedly discovers a side of Noa that no one else gets to see. Away from work, her confident personality gives way to a more emotional and vulnerable side. This chance encounter creates an unusual friendship between two coworkers whose personalities could not be more different, forming the heart of the series.
Rather than relying on traditional workplace romance, the manga focuses on the growing bond between its two leads through everyday office life and after-work interactions. The combination of comedy, heartfelt moments, and relatable adult characters has helped the series stand out among recent workplace manga.
Experienced Staff Bring the Manga to Television
The anime adaptation is being produced by Studio feel., the studio known for titles such as Tsuki ga Kirei and Hinamatsuri. Directing the series is Shinsuke Yanagi, who previously worked on Senpai Is an Otokonoko. His experience with character-driven stories makes him a strong fit for the workplace comedy.
Series composition is handled by Keiichiro Ochi, while Yumiko Yamamoto is responsible for the character designs. Together, the staff brings experience across romance, comedy, and slice-of-life anime, raising expectations that the adaptation will stay faithful to the manga’s tone.
Kadokawa also released the first teaser visual alongside the announcement. While the publisher has not revealed the voice cast or broadcast schedule, the visual gives fans an early look at Noa Saotome and sets the stage for more announcements in the months ahead.
