The upcoming anime adaptation of Kusunoki's Garden of Gods hosted an event at this weekend's Animate Girls Festival, revealing lots of news: a trailer, a key visual and an April 2026 premiere! Check out our first look at the cast (both mortal and god) in action in the new trailer and visual: Kusunoki's Garden of Gods Trailer RELATED: Kusunoki's Garden of Gods Anime Looks to the Night Sky in Moon Viewing Visual Kusunoki's Garden of Gods Key Visual RELATED: Kusunoki's Garden of Gods Anime Cleanses With New Casting Announcement Additionally, the series has revealed its full crew: Director: Sekijuu Sekino ( GOBLIN SLAYER II ) Assistant Director: Ryo Yamauchi (animation director, VINLAND SAGA ) Series Composition: Yuji Kobayashi ( Sailor Moon Crystal ) Character Design: Yuko Inoue ( Dark Gathering ), Chikako Noma ( I Parry Everything ) Music: R.O.N ( FLCL Alternative ) Animation Production: JUVENAGE Enju's original Kusunoki's Garden of Gods story was posted on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website in 2021 and then picked up by ASCII Media Works for full publication later that year, along with a manga adaptation. 10 volumes of the light novel and four volumes of the manga have been released in Japan, with Yen Press publishing the series in English and releasing the third volume on November 11. Yen Press describes the series as such: With the arrival of the freewheeling kirin and the stern ho’o, the Kusunoki household is more lively and divine than ever. The garden of gods changes to spring at the whim of the Yamagami, and Minato and the other residents spend their leisurely days watching the cherry blossoms and savoring seasonal delicacies. New beings wander into the garden, and Minato finds his way into other kami realms, proving that springtime truly is the season of new beginnings. Meanwhile, however, the onmyoji find themselves run ragged exterminating the huge number of evil spirits that always seem to rear their heads at this time of year… Source: Comic Natalie
