Green Yuri is Getting Animated
The famous Green Yuri manga is finally being adapted
On June 1, 2026, it was confirmed that “The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All”, also known as “Green Yuri”, will be made into an anime by Studio Cloverworks, known for their hit romances such as Horimiya, Spy x Family, My Dress Up Darling, The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity and more.
Masashi Ishihama, the series director for Horimiya, will serve as director for this adaptation.
About “The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All”
Written and illustrated, this is a four-page manga series by Sumiko Arai for Kadokawa Shoten but originally designed for posting on Twitter, which has a limit of four images per post.
As of February 2026, there have been four volumes of 3 chapters each, with 12 chapters total containing over 150 parts, with 166 total parts currently posted.
The manga has popularly been called “Green Yuri” due to the green color accent throughout all of its pages.
The story follows gyaru Aya Oosawa, who has developed a crush on the clerk of the record store and they share love for rock music, not knowing the seemingly male clerk is actually her female classmate Mitsuki Koga.
Source: Twitter
Yuri × Music TV Anime “The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn’t a Guy at All” (Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta) is animated by Studio CLOVERWORKS, with Masashi Ishihama (Horimiya) serves as director
Broadcasting scheduled for 2027!
Based on original manga by Sumiko Arai. pic.twitter.com/aA68NKNIom
— Sugoi LITE (@SugoiLITE) June 1, 2026
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