Mera×Death: Shinigami to Boku no Ijo na Koi, a new Monster Strike anime, has revealed a trailer and key visual ahead of its announced Japanese premiere on January 5, 2027. Broadcast plans cover TOKYO MX and Japanese terrestrial television, alongside a planned release on online video services.
The anime’s official website lists a provisional broadcast plan involving TOKYO MX and ten terrestrial channels. Times may vary by broadcaster, with detailed schedules to follow. For viewers planning to watch in Japan, the premiere date is the starting point; the relevant channel’s listing will determine when its airing takes place. The online video services have not yet been named, and those distribution plans also remain provisional.
A city living beneath the Glass Sun
The story takes place in Ouma, six years after a massive explosion that caused no deaths. A mysterious orb known as the Glass Sun hangs over the city. That combination gives the premise its central tension: a disaster on a vast scale, an unexplained absence of fatalities and a strange object above the place where it happened.
The personal turning point comes when Mera Kagari meets Thirteen on his sixteenth birthday. Strange phenomena then begin to appear in Ouma. The synopsis brings together two scales of mystery: Mera’s encounter and the city’s past. It places the opening of his story well after the explosion, as new disturbances begin.
The official promotional video on YouTube was released alongside the key visual in the official announcement dated September 27, 2026.
Kenta Kushitani leads the production team
Kenta Kushitani directs, with animation by Qzil.la and studio keel. Daisuke Ohigashi handles both series composition and scripts, while Tadashi Sakazaki is responsible for character design. The music credits name Masaru Yokoyama, Kana Hashiguchi and Natsuki Hamada.
The Crunchyroll announcement, published on September 27, 2026, also introduces the series as a new Monster Strike anime and translates its title as The Unusual Love Between Me and the Grim Reaper. That wording foregrounds a relationship, while the synopsis gives it a wider setting through Ouma’s explosion, the Glass Sun and the phenomena following Mera’s meeting with Thirteen.
January 5, 2027 is the announced Japanese premiere; viewers choosing where to watch will need the forthcoming channel and online-service details. More gaming news is available on JEU.VIDEO.
