Twenty-four years after its publication in Weekly Shonen Jump, Hideaki Sorachi's very first manga is getting a full anime adaptation on Netflix.
At Netflix's AnimeJapan 2026 stage event, the streamer unveiled a new trailer, an expanded voice cast, and the confirmed worldwide premiere date for Dandelion (だんでらいおん) — April 16, 2026, exclusively on Netflix. The series adapts the one-shot debut manga of Hideaki Sorachi — the creator of the legendary Gintama — originally published in Weekly Shonen Jump in 2002, where it received an Honourable Mention at the 71st Tenkaichi Manga Awards. The story was later reprinted in the first volume of
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Netflix Reveals Trailer and April 16 Global Premiere for Dandelion
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Twenty-four years after its publication in Weekly Shonen Jump, Hideaki Sorachi's very first manga is getting a full anime adaptation on Netflix.