It has been announced that the TV anime "Kusunoki House with a Divine Garden," based on the popular light novel by Enju, which is published on the novel submission site "Shosetsuka ni Naro," will be broadcast in April 2026. A warm key visual and promotional video have also been released, depicting the main character Minato Kusunoki, the mountain god, and other characters who gather at the Kusunoki House.
The work is a light novel written by Enju and illustrated by ox. The story follows Minato Kusunoki, who is put in charge of managing a house in the countryside that is overrun with evil spirits. He uses his extraordinary powers to unknowingly wipe out the evil spirits, and is drawn to the comfort of the purified Kusunoki residence, which then attracts a variety of unique gods.
The anime will be directed by Sekino Sekishige and produced by JUVENAGE. It will feature Sakata Shogo as Kusunoki Minato, along with Fujima Hideo, Tokudome Shinosuke, Minako Kotobuki, Koichi Makoto, Nakajima Yoshiki, Kobayashi Daiki, and Yuichiro Umehara.
◇Staff (titles omitted)
Director: Sekino Sekishige▽Assistant Director: Yamauchi Ryo▽Series Composition: Kobayashi Yuji▽Character Design: Inoue Yuko, Noma Chikako▽Art Director: Naito Ken▽Art Setting: Takiguchi Katsuhisa▽Color Design: Sasaki Azusa▽Editing: Tsubone Kentaro▽Director of Photography: Tomizaki Anna▽Sound Director: Kikuta Hiromi▽Sound Adjustment: Obara Yoshio, Abe Chikako▽Sound Effects: Sato Rio▽Sound Production: HALF H・P STUDIO▽Sound Production Manager: Kagiyama Chiyo, Yamada Yuki▽Music: R・O・N▽Music Production: Nippon Columbia▽Animation Production: JUVENAGE▽Production: "Kusunoki Residence with a Garden of the Gods" Production Committee
◇Cast (titles omitted)
Minato Kusunoki: Shogo Sakata ▽ Mountain God: Hide Fujima ▽ Seri: Shinnosuke Tokudome ▽ Torika: Minako Kotobuki ▽ Deutzia: Makoto Minako Kotobuki ▽ Wind God: Yoshiki Nakajima ▽ Thunder God: Daiki Kobayashi ▽ Harima Saiga: Yuichiro Umehara
