WIT Studio Announces Original Anime LONA for Spring 2027

What WIT Studio announced

WIT Studio has revealed LONA, an original television anime. The studio shared the news on June 28, 2026 through its official account, alongside a newly opened @LONA_animation handle for the project. WIT Studio described LONA as an original work rather than an adaptation of an existing manga or light novel, and set it for broadcast in Spring 2027. A short teaser accompanied the reveal, and the dedicated account suggests the studio is planning a sustained rollout of details over the coming months.

The staff behind it

According to the announcement, Akiko Nogi is credited with the original concept and script, while Takashi Katagiri is directing. WIT Studio is handling both planning and animation production. The studio did not name additional staff, a character designer, or any voice cast at this stage, so the creative team beyond that core trio remains to be revealed. With the writer attached to the original concept itself, rather than adapting someone else's source material, the story will be shaped from the ground up for the screen.

What the teaser shows

The first teaser leans on mood rather than plot. It opens on a wide, painterly sky, with a band of sunset light spilling across a sea of clouds and the silhouette of distant mountains, and it shows no characters or dialogue. WIT Studio has not paired the footage with a synopsis, so the setting and story of LONA are still under wraps, and the teaser reads more as a tone piece than a plot tease.

What we know, and what we do not

For now the confirmed details are short: the title, the format as an original TV series, the three core staff names, the producing studio, and a Spring 2027 window. WIT Studio has not announced an exact premiere date within that window, a streaming or broadcast home, an episode count, or any casting. Readers can follow the official @LONA_animation account for future updates as the project develops.

Why it stands out

Original anime that are built from scratch, rather than adapted from a manga, light novel, or game, are comparatively uncommon, which tends to make a studio-led original announcement notable on its own terms. The pairing of WIT Studio with writer Akiko Nogi on an original concept is the headline here. With a Spring 2027 window still well over a year out at the time of the reveal, the bulk of the details, including premise, cast, and an exact date, are likely to surface gradually. How much attention LONA ultimately holds will depend on what the team chooses to show next.