Sparks of Tomorrow Anime From KyoAni Reveals Cast and Staff
Kyoto Animation used its 2026 New Work stage at the KyoAni World Exhibition on Saturday to pull back the curtain on a new project. The studio revealed the main cast, the staff, a first key visual, and a debut promotional video for Nijusseiki Denki Mokuroku: Eureka Evrika, also known as Sparks of Tomorrow.
The television anime adapts Hiro Yuuki’s historical romance light novel and is set to begin airing in 2026. Yuuma Uchida, known for Wind Breaker, voices Kihachi Sakamoto, while Sora Amamiya of The Seven Deadly Sins plays Inako Momokawa.
Behind the scenes, Minoru Oota is directing, Tatsuhiko Urahata handles series composition, and Kouhei Okamura takes on character designs along with chief animation director duties. Takaaki Suzuki, who worked on Violet Evergarden, is doing world design, with Hitomi Koto composing the music at Kyoto Animation.
The source novel has a fitting home at the studio. It earned an honorable mention at the 8th Kyoto Animation Award in 2017, and Yuuki published it under the KA Esuma Bunko label in August 2018 with illustrations by Kazumi Ikeda.
The story unfolds in an alternate early 20th century where steam power surged and then stalled, leaving Kyoto wrapped in soot and smoke. A skeptical boy named Kihachi, still mourning a brother who once dreamed of an “Age of Electricity,” crosses paths with Inako, a spiritual girl carrying her own quiet regrets. Together they set out to challenge a new era, guided by a mysterious record called the 20th Century Electric Catalogue.
My take: A steampunk Kyoto wrapped around a tender story of two people chasing lost dreams sounds like exactly the kind of project KyoAni does best. The first visual already has that warm, careful look the studio is loved for, and I am quietly hopeful.
