Mono

Mono (stylized in all lowercase) is a 2025 Japanese anime television series based on the four-panel manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Afro. It began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Miracle! magazine in May 2017, and was later transferred to the Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine in December 2017.

The anime series was announced on March 22, 2024.^[1] It was animated by Soigne, directed by Ryota Aikei, series composition by Yoko Yonaiyama, music composed by Hajime Hyakkoku, and it premiered in Japan on April 13, 2025.

Aniplex of America licensed the series, while Pixelogic Media is producing the English Dub, which premiered on Crunchyroll on May 3, 2025.^[2]^[3]

Synopsis

Satsuki Amamiya, a high school Photography Club member, was feeling down due to the graduation of her beloved club president. However, her best friend and fellow member, An Kiriyama, encourages her, and Satsuki decides to dedicate herself to the club activities once again.

The 360-degree camera that Satsuki eagerly bought at an auction has not arrived. An investigates the seller, and she discovers that the person lives very close to the school.

When Satsuki and An visit the seller’s address, they find a candy store. They meet the manga artist Haruno Akiyama, who asks them to model for her manga. Sakurako Shikishima, a former Cinema Club member, joins the "Cinephoto Club," which merged with the Photography Club.

They decide to cooperate with Haruno on her interview, but…

Cast[]

Image	Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor
Main Characters
	Satsuki Amamiya	Haruna Mikawa	Abby Trott
	An Kiriyama	Aoi Koga	Michaela Murphy
Secondary Characters
	Sakurako Shikishima	Hikaru Tono	Yolis Arroyo
	Haruno Akiyama	Reina Ueda	Kana Shimanuki
	Kako Komada	Maki Kawase	Hayden Bishop
Recurring Characters
	Haruno's Grandmother	Satomi Arai	TBA
	Taisho	Maria Abo	TBA
	Torayo Kurokuma	Hina Yōmiya	Shannon Purser

Episodic Characters[]

Character	Seiyū	Dub Actor	Ep(s).
Military	Satoshi Tanaka	TBA	1
	Katsuki Monma	TBA
	Kyōsuke Wada	TBA
Makinohara	Maria Abo	Jennifer Roberts	1-2
Boy	Momoka Terasawa	TBA
Girl	Ryōko Maekawa	TBA
Koharu Shimada	Manami Numakura	Jennifer Roberts	1, 3, 7
Girls	Fūka Izumi	TBA	1-3
Girls	Miho Wataya	TBA	1-3
Teacher	Kakeru Hatano	TBA	2
Waitress		TBA
Mother		TBA
Instructor	Akihiro Shinohara	TBA	3
Minami Toba	Shizuka Itō	TBA	4
Haraji Couple	Noriko Shibasaki	TBA
Haraji Couple	Daichi Hayashi	TBA
Nadeshiko Kagamihara	Yumiri Hanamori	Morgan Lauré	4, 8
Isuzu Suzuko	Mari Hino	Ryan Bartley	7
Shrine Maiden	Aoi Koga	TBA	7
Rin Shima	Nao Tōyama	Celeste Perez	8
Girl		TBA	8
Hajime Shinshiro	Akio Ōtsuka	TBA	9
Saleswoman		TBA	10
Fuka Inomata / Tajima	Sally Amaki	Grace Lu	12
Imaginary Tajima	Ryōko Maekawa	TBA	12