Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story Premieres January 2027 on Crunchyroll
Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story now has a January 2027 premiere window, a new key visual and full PV, six additional voice announcements, and confirmed Crunchyroll streaming worldwide outside Asia.
When does Red Riding Hood: A Detective Story release?
The TV anime will begin broadcasting in January 2027 on TOKYO MX, BS NTV and Yomiuri TV in Japan. An exact premiere day has not been announced yet.
Where can you watch it?
Crunchyroll has confirmed it will stream the anime worldwide excluding Asia when the series premieres in January 2027.
New cast announced
The newly announced cast includes Takuya Sato as Jill, Atsushi Tamaru as Antonio, Motoko Kumai as Rodrigo, Kotaro Nishiyama as Paolo, Sakiko Uran as Thumbelina and Ryoko Shiraishi as narrator. They join Yume Miyamoto as Red Riding Hood and Akira Sekine as Pinocchio.
Studio and staff
Itsuro Kawasaki directs and writes the anime at BENTEN Film. Manami Minakata and Yuko Yahiro handle character designs, while Jun Ichikawa composes the music.
What is the anime about?
The series turns familiar fairy-tale settings into mystery cases. Red Riding Hood travels through the storybook world and repeatedly finds herself caught up in incidents, using her curiosity and sharp reasoning to solve each mystery.
What changed on October 5?
The biggest update is the move from a broad 2027 window to January 2027. The production also released its first full PV and key visual, announced six additional voices, and Crunchyroll confirmed international streaming outside Asia.