{"id":7048,"date":"2026-08-03T04:31:46","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T20:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/just-like-mona-lisa-shaft-anime-first-trailer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T04:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T20:31:46","slug":"just-like-mona-lisa-shaft-anime-first-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/just-like-mona-lisa-shaft-anime-first-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio SHAFT Drops First Trailer for Just Like Mona Lisa \u2014 Chika Anzai Cast as Lead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Studio SHAFT has released the first teaser trailer for <strong>Just Like Mona Lisa<\/strong> (<em>Seibetsu &#8220;Mona Lisa&#8221; no Kimi e.<\/em>), the upcoming anime adaptation of Tsumuji Yoshimura&#8217;s manga about gender identity and self-discovery. The teaser confirms <strong>Chika Anzai<\/strong> \u2014 known for Reina Kousaka in <em>Sound! Euphonium<\/em> and Filo in <em>The Rising of the Shield Hero<\/em> \u2014 as the voice of protagonist Nagishiro Mona.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/a0C6icMZaiw\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u6027\u5225\u300c\u30e2\u30ca\u30ea\u30b6\u300d\u306e\u541b\u3078\u3002\u300f\u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fcPV\uff5cAnime &quot;Just Like Mona Lisa&quot; Teaser Trailer\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u300e\u6027\u5225\u300c\u30e2\u30ca\u30ea\u30b6\u300d\u306e\u541b\u3078\u3002\u300f\u30c6\u30a3\u30b6\u30fcPV\uff5cAnime &#8220;Just Like Mona Lisa&#8221; Teaser Trailer \u2014 via CyberAgent ANIME on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What Is Just Like Mona Lisa?<\/h2>\n<p>Tsumuji Yoshimura&#8217;s manga, serialised in Square Enix&#8217;s <em>Monthly GFantasy<\/em>, follows Nagishiro Mona \u2014 a student who was assigned male at birth but navigates life and relationships with a fluid sense of gender identity. The title draws on the Mona Lisa&#8217;s famously ambiguous expression and presentation, using it as a metaphor for Mona&#8217;s own position between binaries. The series has built a dedicated readership for its careful, empathetic portrayal, and the anime announcement was met with significant enthusiasm from fans of the source material.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/monalisa_visual1.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Just Like Mona Lisa anime teaser visual showing protagonist Nagishiro Mona's eyes close-up\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of CyberAgent ANIME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Studio SHAFT and a Fitting Creative Match<\/h2>\n<p>The adaptation is helmed by <strong>Studio SHAFT<\/strong> \u2014 the studio behind <em>Madoka Magica<\/em>, <em>Monogatari<\/em>, and <em>Nisekoi<\/em> \u2014 whose signature visual vocabulary of stark geometric framing, fragmented interiors, and lingering close-ups on expression makes it a stylistically apt home for a story that foregrounds interiority and identity. The teaser leans into that aesthetic immediately: the opening seconds are a slow pull into Mona&#8217;s eyes against a stark white backdrop, with text dissolving in and out rather than appearing on-screen.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/monalisa_visual3.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Just Like Mona Lisa anime announcement illustration featuring Nagishiro Mona surrounded by staff celebration art\"  data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of CyberAgent ANIME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Cast and Release Window<\/h2>\n<p>Chika Anzai&#8217;s casting as Mona is the headline announcement accompanying the trailer. No supporting cast has been announced yet. A full premiere date has not been confirmed; the production is targeting a <strong>2026<\/strong> broadcast window. CyberAgent ANIME is handling production alongside SHAFT. For more anime news and coverage, visit our <a href=\"\/blog\/category\/manga-anime\/\">manga and anime section<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--GT-SCOUT source=\"Web (English)\" theme=\"Anime\" flags=\"none\"--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studio SHAFT&#8217;s anime adaptation of Just Like Mona Lisa has its first teaser trailer, with Chika Anzai voicing gender-fluid protagonist Nagishiro Mona. Premieres 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":7041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25],"tags":[264,1040,1039,334,46],"class_list":["post-7048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","tag-anime-2026","tag-chika-anzai","tag-cyberagent","tag-shaft","tag-square-enix"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/just-like-mona-lisa-key-visual.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-1PG","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3969,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/kagurabachi-anime-tomokazu-seki-kunishige-april-2027\/","url_meta":{"origin":7048,"position":0},"title":"Kagurabachi Anime Casts Tomokazu Seki, Coming April 2027","date":"June 22, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Tomokazu Seki joins the Kagurabachi anime as legendary swordsmith Kunishige Rokuhira. 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