When does Rainy Day Serenade release?

It starts broadcasting in April 2027. No exact premiere date in April has been announced yet, only the month.

Where can I watch Rainy Day Serenade?

That has not been confirmed yet. No streaming platform has been announced for the series, in Japan or internationally. We will update this article as soon as one is.

What is Rainy Day Serenade about?

Whenever it rains, Hina Katagiri dreams about her younger self playing with a boy she is not sure she has ever met. Later she meets Takaaki Hongo, and when he grabs her she is pulled back in time to Meiji era Japan.

Rainy Day Serenade Anime: April 2027 Premiere, Teaser Trailer, Cast and Story

The short answer first: Rainy Day Serenade starts broadcasting in April 2027. The announcement landed on 6 November 2026 with a teaser trailer, a first key visual, and the main cast and staff. No exact date, episode count or streaming platform has been confirmed yet.

The short answer: out April 2027, teaser and key visual are live

This is a time travel romance, and a quiet one by the look of it. The key visual puts its two leads on a wet street in a Meiji era setting, which tells you a lot about the mood before you read a single line of the story.

April 2027 is the window. That's all anyone has been given, and it's enough to put the show on your list for next spring.

The teaser: what it actually shows

The teaser is the first footage from the series, released alongside the key visual on announcement day. It introduces the two leads and the rainy, dreamlike tone the title promises. Don't expect plot spoilers from it. Teasers this early are about atmosphere, and this one leans into the rain and the period setting.

Cast and staff: who is making it

Hina Katagiri: Yume Miyamoto
Takaaki Hongo: Takeo Otsuka
Director: Takashi Kamei
Studio: Tezuka Productions
Series composition: Yoko Yonaiyama
Character designs: Nobuteru Yuki

There's some real pedigree in that list. Takashi Kamei directed My Home Hero, Yoko Yonaiyama handled series composition on A Sign of Affection, and Nobuteru Yuki's character design work goes back to the Record of Lodoss War OVA. For a gentle romance, that's a strong team.

Story: rain, dreams, and a trip to Meiji era Japan

Whenever it rains, Hina dreams about her younger self playing with a boy. She isn't sure she has ever actually met him. The dreams just keep coming back with the weather.

Then she meets Takaaki. When he grabs her, she's pulled back in time to Meiji era Japan, and the dream stops being something she can brush off. It is a simple hook, honestly, but it's the kind that sticks in your head.

The manga behind it

The anime is based on Haruka Kawachi's manga, which ran in Kodansha's josei magazine Kiss from November 2014 to November 2025. That's an eleven year run, so there's a complete story waiting behind the anime.

If you read English, Kodansha USA is licensing the manga as a 2-in-1 omnibus edition, with the first omnibus out in January 2027. That gives you a few months to read ahead before the anime starts, if that's your thing.

What is still unknown: exact date, episode count, streaming

Let's say this plainly, because a lot of sites won't. No exact April premiere date has been announced. No episode count has been announced. No streaming platform has been announced, for Japan or anywhere else.

We'll update this article the moment any of those three land. April 2027 is shaping up to be a busy month, by the way. Laid-Back Camp also returns that month, so spring already has two very different shows worth marking down.