The fourth and final weekly reveal for Wound & Bandage is the big one. The anime's main trailer and key visual were released through the official website of Wound & Bandage, debuting the main characters' voices and previewing the opening theme for the first time.
In the trailer, Riyo Washizu lights up whenever her caretaker, Go Kiritani, shows a moment of weakness, while Kiritani struggles to keep his composure around her. The footage also shows Ginsuke Hatobane watching Kiritani with a suspicious gaze and introduces the members of the Bandage Alliance, Riyo's online community.
Watch the main trailer here:
The key visual released alongside it gathers Kiritani, Riyo and Ginsuke on a neon-lit street at night. It carries the tagline "Come, into the world of 'Yowara'."
The announced cast includes:
Ko Bonkobara as Shota Kawaramori, one of Kiritani's subordinates
Kengo Takanashi as Mamoru Fujiyoshida
Tomokazu Sugita (Gintoki Sakata in Gintama) as the narrator
Bonkobara described Kawaramori as the quiet, intellectual strategist type, standing in contrast to the impulsive Fujiyoshida, before admitting his character may not understand much either and closing with, "Silence is golden!" Sugita said the series felt "new, yet somehow familiar from long ago," adding, "As narrator, I hope I can support all the yowara out there."
MIYAVI performs the opening theme, "Show Me All Your Pain," which he created with her0ism and Takayuki Sasaki. The announcement describes the song's aggressive guitar and bewitching melody as an invitation into the world of the yowara, and MIYAVI said he built it while empathizing with Kiritani, the young boss who hides his own pain.
Miyuki Ishida directs the anime at J.C.Staff, with Susumu Yamakawa writing the scripts and Natsuki Oyama designing the characters. Kohta Yamamoto and Misaki Umase compose the music.
What is Wound & Bandage about?
Wound & Bandage is a romantic comedy manga by Umihoshi Nanai, which began as a one-shot in February 2024 before launching full serialization that August on Kodansha's Comic Days platform under its Monthly Magazine Base label. Five collected volumes have been published, and the series earned a nomination for the Next Manga Award 2026 in the web category.
The romantic comedy centers on Riyo Washizu, the daughter of the leader of the yakuza organization that controls the Kanto region of Japan. Go Kiritani, a young subordinate in the organization, becomes Riyo's caretaker. He expects her to be just a docile child, but he soon learns that Riyo has a certain fetish — she loves seeing strong people when they are weak.
Wound & Bandage premieres on January 9, 2027, with AT-X carrying the first broadcast at 11:00 p.m. JST, followed by the ABC TV and TV Asahi ANiMAZiNG!!! block at 2:00 a.m. ABEMA will stream the episode fastest from 2:30 a.m. and airs a pre-premiere special at 8:00 p.m. that evening.
