Yuhiro Tsujitsugu’s sci-fi manga SNOWBALL EARTH is getting a TV anime adaptation by Studio KAI, set to air on Japanese television in 2026. Alongside the announcement, a “super teaser visual” and a brand-new illustration by Tsujitsugu has been revealed.
Super Teaser Visual:
Special illustration by Yuhiro Tsujitsugu:
STAFF:
Director: Munehisa Sakai
Assistant Director: Takeshi Iwata
Series Composition: Shigeru Murakoshi
Character Designer & Chief Animation Director: Toshiya Kono
Animation Studio: Studio KAI
VIZ Media publishes the official English-language edition of the original manga and provides an official synopsis of the story:
Yukio was destroyed in battle and Tetsuo survived in an escape pod. After eight years in cold sleep, the escape pod finally lands back on Earth. But when Tetsuo emerges he finds a world in ruins, entirely frozen beneath a blanket of ice and snow—snowball Earth! What happened to humanity, how did the planet freeze over, and will Tetsuo be able to keep his last promise to Yukio?
Source: Official Website
© Yuhiro Tsujitsugu/Shogakukan/ “SNOWBALL EARTH” Project
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