The manga Tank Chair is officially getting a TV anime adaptation, which has been scheduled for Fall 2026. The announcement comes alongside a teaser visual, trailer, sand comments from the creator and production staff.
Studio Polygon Pictures (Knights of Sidonia) is in charge of the animation, with the following main staff:
- Director / Series Composition / Screenplay: Tadahiro “Tady” Yoshihira
- Director / Screenplay: Hiroaki Ando
- Character Design: Yuki Moriyama
- Production Design: Kazuma Teshigahara
- Music: Masaru Yokoyama
- Animation Production: Polygon Pictures
The official introduction:
The Birth of a New Dark Hero!
The violent action saga of “Bloodlust and Bonds” finally receives an anime adaptation!
Nagi Taira, the world’s deadliest hitman, fell into a deep coma after shielding his younger sister from a hail of bullets. But there is one twisted condition for his awakening: he must be targeted by an “Intent to Kill.”
Believing that “extraordinary bloodlust” will lead to his full recovery, his sister, Shizuka Taira, takes her brother on a brutal “rehabilitation” journey against the most formidable foes!
You can watch the teaser trailer below:
An official online fan community, “TANK CHAIR FANCLUB,” has also launched on Discord. The community will host giveaways, fan discussions, and exclusive content related to the anime.
The series will also appear at AnimeJapan 2026, where limited-edition stickers featuring the teaser visual will be distributed at the Bandai Namco Filmworks booth. The teaser visual, illustrated by the series’ original creator Manabu Yashiro, can be seen below alongside their comment.
Complex mechanics, strange monsters, cluttered cities, and absurd action… These are the things I love. And TANK CHAIR is where I did all of that. However, I always thought, ‘It would be so hard to animate, so it’ll probably never happen…’ But! The team at Polygon Pictures made it happen!! Directors Tady and Ando, along with the rest of the staff, have sublimated the essence of the original work into an incredible visual experience with terrifying passion and technical skill. Nagi, Shizuka, Dr. Radio, Naozumi, Touko, Uzu, Sensei… everyone is so cute and cool. Please look forward to seeing TANK CHAIR run wild across the screen!
Source: Press Release
© Manabu Yashiro, Kodansha / “Tank Chair” Production Committee
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