From the anime NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE, Rina Kawaguchi, Satsuki Shiina, and Seena Hoshiki will join the cast as members of the original anime unit Karamazov. In addition, the third key visual for the series has been unveiled. The anime is scheduled to premiere in April 2026.
A theatrical pre-release titled NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE -OVERTURE will screen at Theater Shinjuku and Theater Umeda on March 6, ahead of the series’ broadcast in April 2026.
New Key Visual:
CAST:
Rina Kawaguchi as Purple Lollipop
Satsuki Shiina as Michica Gokubara
Seena Hoshiki as Nechika-sama
STAFF:
Director: Masaoki Nakashima (Yostar Pictures)
Original Idea, Screenplay, Supervision: nyalra
Original Character Design: Ohisashiburi
Main Character Design: Kenji Saikai, Akari Takei, Kaito Shimizu
Art Director: Ryuta HayashiMusic: Aiobahn +81, Sasuke Haraguchi, DÉ DÉ MOUSE
Animation Production: Yostar Pictures
NEEDY GIRL OVERDOSE originally launched on Windows and macOS on January 21, 2022, followed by a Nintendo Switch release in October the same year. The game later arrived on PlayStation 4 and 5 on January 20, 2025. According to the anime’s official website, the title has surpassed 3 million downloads worldwide, while its music has accumulated over 400 million streams.
Steam describes as follows:
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer). Gradually build up OMGkawaiiAngel’s number of followers as she spends her days streaming, using various ”stress relievers”, and generally being kinda messed up. Experience all the different crazy ups and downs and find out for yourself whether this story is even capable of having a happy ending.
Source: Official Website
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