The anime adaptation of I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day has received an official premiere window of July 2026, marking the long-awaited transition of Nachi Aono’s intense yuri dark fantasy from manga pages to the screen.
The July 2026 premiere places the series in the Summer anime season, with studio Roll2 handling production. A striking new key visual has also been revealed, showing main characters Sheena Totsuki and Mimi Kagari holding hands and smiling gently at each other amid blooming flowers and warm dawn light—a rare moment of tenderness that contrasts sharply with the story’s grim themes of war and mortality. Originally serialized in Comic Yuri Hime since October 2018 under the title Kimi ga Shinu made Koi wo Shitai, the manga blends brutal magical warfare with tender, forbidden romance.
Although full staff details, voice cast announcements, and key visual materials are still forthcoming, the July premiere timing signals strong confidence in the adaptation’s ability to preserve the source material’s distinctive tone. The series is expected to appeal to viewers who appreciate narratives that explore love, loss, and the human cost of conflict in unconventional ways.
What is I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day about?
I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day began serialization in Ichijinsha’s Comic Yuri Hime magazine in October 2018. Over the years, it has been compiled into several tankōbon volumes and has earned a reputation for its unflinching portrayal of trauma, duty, and desire within a dystopian military framework. The central premise revolves around children raised in a secretive orphanage and molded into magical instruments of war, where individual lives hold little value beyond their utility on the battlefield.
Kodansha USA, the English-language publisher of the manga, provides the following description:
Death lurks behind a mysterious orphanage where children train to become magical weapons of war. Among them is Sheena, who longs to stop the fighting and end the conflict. On one gruesome night, Sheena meets a strange girl covered in blood, with a smile on her face. The mysterious girl turns out to be a secret weapon—an immortal child soldier named Mimi. When the two become roommates, there is growing tension and attraction. How will the peace-loving Sheena live with someone who welcomes death?
With the anime adaptation now officially slated for July 2026, anticipation continues to build for how the medium of animation will bring the manga's stark artwork, haunting atmosphere, and layered character dynamics to a broader audience. The series promises to deliver a compelling mix of tragedy, action, and romance that few other titles in its category can match.
Source: the official website of I Want to Love You Till Your Dying Day anime
