The Darwin Incident's main trailer has been revealed, along with a date for the premiere of the series. This science fiction thriller will center on a half-human, half-chimp teenager trying to survive in high school while being chased by eco-terrorists.The Darwin Incident hits screens January 7 at midnight, following its technical January 6 slot. The series will air on BS TV Tokyo on January 7; AT-X will also air it beginning January 9. Episodes of the series will be available exclusively on Amazon Prime Video beginning January 7 at 12:30 AM JST. The trailer features the opening theme "Make Me Wonder" from the band Official HIGE DANdism, as well as five new voice actors added to the project.Charlie, the half-ape and half-human (Image Source: TOHO Animation)Based on Umezawa's amazing 2022 Manga Taisho Award-winning manga, this show's main character, Charlie, is a "humanzee" – half human and half primate – and was raised by human parents and now starts high school. After making friends with Lucy, his world takes a turn when an eco-terrorist group called the Animal Liberation Alliance resurfaces and tries to recruit him for their crazy violence.Newly Announced Cast Members of Darwin IncidentThere have been a bunch of new voice actors come on board for the Darwin Incident anime. We'll be hearing Toshiyuki Morikawa as Gilbert Stein, Rina Sato will play Hannah Stein, Phillip Graham will be voiced by Yoji Ueda, Gale will have the voice of Kaito Ishikawa, and rounding things off is Hiroya Egashira as Lesley K. Lippman.The new cast members join the main cast of Atsumi Tanezaki as Charlie, Mitsuho Kambe as Lucy Eldred, and Akio Otsuka as Rivera Feyerabend. In the trailer, you can get a little preview of how each character fits into the story and see how it combines some serious social commentary with a heavy dose of action.Production Team Behind the AdaptationCharlie is saving a cat and a girl at the same time (Image Source: TOHO Animation)Studio BELLNOX FILMS is in charge of animating the Darwin Incident anime and is being led by Naokatsu Tsuda, the Director of the Tokyo 24th Ward anime project. The project’s Chief Director is Katsuichi Nakayama, who previously worked on Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time and Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory.Series’ Composition is managed by Shinichi Inozume, who worked on Gleipnir and Spy Classroom. Shinpei Tomooka, known for his work on Trinity Seven, is responsible for the character designs. The music score will be composed by Arisa Okehazama and Mariko Horikawa, while Yoshikazu Iwanami will direct the production of the sound.Story Synopsis and Manga BackgroundCharlie's first human friend, Lucy (Image Source: TOHO Animation)The Darwin Incident anime centers on a biological experiment gone awry when the Animal Liberation Alliance rescues a pregnant chimpanzee from a testing facility. The chimp gave birth to Charlie, half-human and half-chimp. 15 years later, his adoptive parents sent him to a normal high school where he became best friends with Lucy, an intelligent female student.Since its launch in June 2020 in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon, this Manga has been very successful. Not only did the series win the Manga Taisho award, but it also earned an Excellence Award at the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival. In 2022, it was ranked 10th in the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook among all the titles aimed at male readers and was nominated for both the 47th and 48th editions of the Kodansha Manga Awards.Darwin Incident is published in English by Kodansha USA. As of May 2025, there are nine volumes out in Japan. By May 2024, the series had already reached over 1.6 million copies printed due to a growing fan base interested in watching it animated.International AvailabilityTOHO Animation announced that Amazon Prime Video is going to have the Darwin Incident anime exclusively outside Japan. However, they haven't listed any specific regions. International viewers should utilize all of the official sources available (Facebook, Twitter) regarding information about when they will be able to view the Darwin Incident in their area during the upcoming months ahead of its January launch date.With the January 6 premiere date coming up, Darwin Incident anime will likely be one of the hottest new anime series of 2026!