The official website for the previously announced Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. ( Noa is My Senior, And My Friend ) anime series today unveiled a key visual, along with a 2027 start date for Japanese television and main cast details. Rina Kawaguchi (Nico in WITCH WATCH ) will voice Noa Saotome, a game company art director, and Tomoya Ito (Togo in The Red Ranger Becomes an Adventurer in Another World ) will voice Rihito Otsuka, her junior. Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. Anime Key Visual Shinsuke Yanagi ( Senpai is an Otokonoko ) directs the Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. anime, with Keiichiro Ochi ( I Want to End this Love Game ) handling series composition and Yumiko Yamamoto ( Sword Art Online: Alicization ) providing the character designs. Studio feel. produces the animation. The original manga, created by Enma Akiyama, surpassed 1 million copies sold in February 2026 and was ranked eighth in the 10th Next Manga Awards. As of October 11, 11 collected volumes have been released in Japan. Noa-senpai wa Tomodachi. follows Rihito Otsuka, a young salaryman at a game company who works under Art Director Noa Saotome, a "high-achieving career woman" revered by her peers for her work ethic. Otsuka witnesses Saotome's hidden side, and a friendship blooms. Source: Press Release