KTV has announced that it will launch a new anime slot, "Kaanibal!!," on Tuesdays at 11pm on the KTV/Fuji TV network nationwide in January 2026. The first in the series will be the TV anime "Tune In to the Midnight Heart," based on the romantic comedy manga by Igarashi Masakuni currently serialized in "Weekly Shonen Magazine" (Kodansha), which will begin airing on January 6, 2026. The announcement was made at a press conference announcing the lineup for "Kaanibal!!," held on October 23rd.
The name "Kaani Bar!!" is inspired by the images of "Kaani...Tuesday anime," "Bar...Western-style izakaya," and "Carnival...festival," and is intended to convey the idea that "we want to make this a time when everyone gathers in front of the TV at night," and "we will broadcast anime that will captivate the world from this time slot." The final "!!" represents the broadcast time, 11 o'clock.
The lineup for the time slot has also been announced, and in addition to "Tune In to the Midnight Heart," a new TV anime series based on Masamune Shirow's popular manga "Ghost in the Shell," "Choujun! Chojo Senpai," based on the manga by Shun Numa that was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump (Shueisha), and "Marriage Toxin," based on the manga by Banin and illustrated by Mizuki Yoda that is currently being serialized on Shueisha's manga app "Shonen Jump+." The broadcast dates for the other three works besides "Tune In to the Midnight Heart" will be announced in the future.
