Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san is officially heading to anime screens in July 2026, giving the supernatural comedy manga a new stage after building its identity around ghosts, occult chaos and a deliberately strange exorcist premise.

The upcoming TV anime, also promoted in English as KAMUI: He's Behind You, has received a teaser, key visual, cast information and production staff details through its official rollout. The project adapts the manga by original author Eroki and artist Shinko Konoshiro, published by Shogakukan. For anime fans tracking the 2026 summer season, the announcement places the series among the more unusual manga adaptations currently on the calendar.

The official introduction centers on Shizuka, a self-described ordinary high school girl whose ability to see ghosts is only part of the problem. She also attracts spirits and supernatural trouble, which leads her into work as an assistant to Kamui, a famous psychic with overwhelming spiritual power. The catch is that Kamui's methods are anything but conventional, turning the setup into a mix of horror, comedy and adult-leaning supernatural absurdity.

That tone is important to understanding why the anime is likely to stand out. Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san is not being framed as a straightforward ghost story or a standard action exorcism series. Its identity comes from the contrast between eerie situations and outrageous comedy, with Shizuka caught in the middle of strange paranormal incidents and Kamui's extreme approach to dealing with them. The official key visual leans into that tension, presenting the supernatural threat around Shizuka while signaling the series' mix of fear, comedy and provocative genre energy.

The main cast includes Tomokazu Sugita as Kamui and Riko Aono as Shizuka Mimiduka. The cast list also includes M.A.O as Oichi, Yuka Aisaka as Kyoko and Shiori Izawa as Inagawa. Character descriptions released through the official site position Kamui as a powerful but highly eccentric psychic, while Shizuka is described as a psychic girl trying to live like an ordinary student despite being pulled into supernatural incidents. Oichi is presented as a tsukumogami connected to a checkered doll, Kyoko is Shizuka's classmate, and Inagawa is described as an occult enthusiast who stirs up suspicious rumors.

Behind the scenes, Tsukumotakumi is directing the anime, with Motoshi Chujo handling series composition. Toshinari Yamashita is credited as character designer, with Nana Hiiragi as sub-character designer. Chihiro Endo is composing the music. The production is being handled under Deregula, with animation production credited to Zero-G and ZG-R, and WWWave listed as production.

The official website also identifies two sound-direction credits, one for the OnAir version and one for the Perfect Deregula version. That detail suggests the rollout is paying attention to how different versions of the series may be presented, although the exact international availability, streaming platform and full release schedule have not been confirmed in the public information currently available.

For now, the confirmed information gives anime viewers the essentials: Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san is planned for July 2026, it has a teaser and key visual, and its main cast and core staff have been revealed. What remains unknown is equally important for fans outside Japan. There is no confirmed U.S. streaming home at this stage, and the precise premiere date within July has not been detailed in the available official material.

The series arrives at a time when anime adaptations continue to pull from a wide range of manga genres, including titles that blend horror, romance, comedy, fantasy and adult-skewing humor. Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san sits in that more niche lane, built around occult incidents and character comedy rather than a conventional battle structure. That could make it a curiosity for viewers looking for something stranger in the summer 2026 anime lineup.

Deep Tube will continue to track confirmed updates around the anime, including new trailers, release timing, streaming availability, theme song news, additional cast details and any new promotional material released before its July 2026 debut.

Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san – Teaser Trailer

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News story written by Mike Lima.

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