Voice actor Maaya Uchida released her new digital single "Very Good Encount" on July 12 and posted the song's music video on her official YouTube channel . The song serves as the ending theme for the summer 2026 TV anime Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life , in which she also voices one of the main characters, Meru Tsumugina. Maaya Uchida "Very Good Encount" Music Video Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life Creditless Ending Video Following "LOVE LOVE Beam" ( Chained Soldier Season 2 ending theme) and "Kamino Shizuku" ( The Drops of God ending theme), Uchida has provided anime theme songs for three consecutive cours in 2026. "Very Good Encount" digital jacket Maaya Uchida artist photo Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life Trailer The TV anime adaptation of Hekiru Hikawa's Hanaori-san Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life manga series premiered in Japan on July 11, 2026. Hideyo Yamamoto ( Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka ) directs the anime at studio LIDEN FILMS, with series composition by Yukie Sugawara ( There was a Cute Girl in the Hero's Party, so I Tried Confessing to Her ), character designs by Yosuke Okuda ( Sengoku Youko ) and music by Yukari Hashimoto and Ryuta Iida ( The Slime Diaries ).