© NIKUMARU・HOUBUNSHA／BADGIRL Production CommitteeHIDIVE has revealed that it will stream the upcoming BADGIRL TV anime series, which is part of its Summer 2025 anime simulcast roster. The series is scheduled to go live exclusively on the platform on July 5, 2025, coinciding with its debut in Japan.
Additionally, HIDIVE announced an exclusive world premiere for the first two episodes of BADGIRL at Anime Expo 2025, taking place on July 4, 2025. The panel for this premiere will be hosted at the Los Angeles Convention Center, in room 511ABC on the Level 2 concourse from 3:15 PM PST to 4:05 PM PST.
 is at the helm of the anime adaptation, with Shoji Yonemura (Shaman King, Shaman King Flowers) serving as the series screenwriter, Yuki Morimoto (Boarding School Juliet) as the character designer, and Alisa Okehazama (The God of High School) composing the music. Bridge is responsible for animation production.<br />
In the meantime, the primary voice cast includes: </p>
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• Azusa Tachibana as Yu Yutani
The anime draws inspiration from the 4-koma manga series by Nikumaru, which started serialization in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Carat on March 27, 2021. As of July 2024, four tankobon volumes have been published, with a fifth volume expected to be released on July 26, 2025.
HIDIVE outlines the core concept of BADGIRL as follows:
Yu Yutani is a first-year high school student recognized for her sharp eyes, large piercings, and standout two-tone hair. She has garnered a reputation as a bad girl… though that’s far from the truth. Deep down, Yu is genuinely good-natured, yet her mind is always preoccupied with thoughts of the beautiful and admired Atori Mizutori, the school’s Madonna and head of the student disciplinary committee. To capture Atori’s attention, Yu resolves to abandon her honor-student status and take on the role of a “bad delinquent!”
Source: press release
