Earlier this year, it was announced that light novel series Even a Replica Can Fall in Love would be receiving an anime adaptation. Today's latest news confirms that the adaptation is scheduled to arrive sometime in 2026. In the meantime, we have a first teaser, visual and casting news for the unusual teen romance. First, check out the teaser trailer and first key visual, showing high schooler Sunao and her Replica Nao: Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Teaser Trailer Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Key Visual RELATED: Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Anime Adaptation Announced Sumire Morohoshi (Emma in THE PROMISED NEVERLAND , Nemu Hiiragi in Magia Record ) will play both Sunao Aikawa and her Replicant, simply named Nao. New character art has dropped for both: Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Character Art Sunao Nao RELATED: Anyway, I’m Falling in Love with You. Season 2 Anime Shares New Visual, 2026 Debut raemz, the illustrator of the original light novel series, has also penned celebratory artwork for the upcoming project: Even a Replica Can Fall in Love Artwork by raemz Ryuichi Kimura ( Aikatsu! ) directs Even a Replicant Can Fall in Love at studio Voil. Tomoko Shinozuka (scriptwriter for Wotakoi: Love Is Hard for Otaku ) will handle series composition and collaborate on scripts with Misaki Morie ( Ranma 1/2 2024). Eiji Abiko ( Cells at Work! CODE BLACK ) is in charge of character design. The original light novel series, written by Harunadon and illustrated by raemz, is ongoing, alongside a manga adaptation illustrated by Momose Hanada. Yen Press publishes the official English version of the light novel, describing it thus: When she doesn’t feel well, when there’s a test, when she doesn’t want to go to school… I take her place. I’m her replica. I’m not meant for anything else. But that changed when I fell in love. I wear my hair up so the boy I fell for knows it’s me. We skip school and promise to meet again tomorrow, and every day after. I’m her replica. Everything about me is borrowed and empty, but my heart is mine. Source: Comic Natalie
