The original manga of the short anime co-produced by Plott and Shogakukan, 'Black Channel', gets a TV anime adaptation! & Emergency Live Stream on YouTube at 6:30 PM, Wednesday, April 15th
The original manga 'Black Channel', a short anime IP co-produced by Plott Inc. and Shogakukan, has been greenlit for a TV anime adaptation. An emergency live stream will be held on YouTube on April 15th.
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Plott Inc. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Shota Okuno; hereinafter "Plott"), a creative company engaged in the planning, production, and business expansion of IP content, is pleased to announce that the manga "Black Channel" has been greenlit for a TV anime adaptation.
■ Major Announcement Expected!? Black Channel Emergency Live Stream 2026
The YouTube channel "Black Channel" is an IP project centered around a short anime co-produced by Shogakukan and Plott, launched in August 2020.
Following the decision to adapt the manga "Black Channel" into a TV anime, we will hold an emergency live stream on our YouTube channel from 6:30 PM on Wednesday, April 15th.
Stream Link URL: https://youtube.com/live/SGXqcMIxCxI?feature=share
Broadcast Time: 2026/4/15 18:30~
■ What is "Black Channel"?
An IP project centered around a short anime co-produced by Plott and Shogakukan's "Monthly CoroCoro Comic," a magazine that always leads children's play trends across generations.
A "new dark hero of the Reiwa era" by Satoshi Kisaichi, which is a bit scary but impossible to look away from. It delivers the "do whatever I want" daily life where Black, a devilish video creator, exposes the hidden sides of class idols and elite elementary school students. Distribution of the short anime version began in August 2020.
The channel has surpassed 1.2 million subscribers, and we are actively expanding our media mix.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@black_orechan
X: https://twitter.com/black_orechan
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orechanblack
Ⓒ Satoshi Kisaichi・Shogakukan/Plott
■ About Plott Inc.
A creative company engaged in the planning, production, and business expansion of IP content, focusing on short anime. We primarily produce and create anime works and webtoon (*) works on YouTube and TikTok. Under the philosophy of "Bringing warmth to everyday life. Bringing enthusiasm to the world. Bringing a light to the era," we aim to be Japan's leading next-generation creative company. We have released numerous IP contents to the world so far, surpassing 12 million cumulative channel subscribers and 15 billion cumulative views in the YouTube domain. Centered around content that reaches SNS users, we are developing a wide range of media mix deployments such as merchandise, games, music, comics, and novels.
*webtoon is a registered trademark of NAVER WEBTOON Ltd.
■ Company Overview
Plott Inc.
Representative Director: Shota Okuno
Established: August 2, 2017
Location: 5F DaVinci Ogawamachi, 2-4 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Official Website: https://plott.tokyo/
■ Major Announcement Expected!? Black Channel Emergency Live Stream 2026
The YouTube channel "Black Channel" is an IP project centered around a short anime co-produced by Shogakukan and Plott, launched in August 2020.
Following the decision to adapt the manga "Black Channel" into a TV anime, we will hold an emergency live stream on our YouTube channel from 6:30 PM on Wednesday, April 15th.
Stream Link URL: https://youtube.com/live/SGXqcMIxCxI?feature=share
Broadcast Time: 2026/4/15 18:30~
■ What is "Black Channel"?
An IP project centered around a short anime co-produced by Plott and Shogakukan's "Monthly CoroCoro Comic," a magazine that always leads children's play trends across generations.
A "new dark hero of the Reiwa era" by Satoshi Kisaichi, which is a bit scary but impossible to look away from. It delivers the "do whatever I want" daily life where Black, a devilish video creator, exposes the hidden sides of class idols and elite elementary school students. Distribution of the short anime version began in August 2020.
The channel has surpassed 1.2 million subscribers, and we are actively expanding our media mix.
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@black_orechan
X: https://twitter.com/black_orechan
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@orechanblack
Ⓒ Satoshi Kisaichi・Shogakukan/Plott
■ About Plott Inc.
A creative company engaged in the planning, production, and business expansion of IP content, focusing on short anime. We primarily produce and create anime works and webtoon (*) works on YouTube and TikTok. Under the philosophy of "Bringing warmth to everyday life. Bringing enthusiasm to the world. Bringing a light to the era," we aim to be Japan's leading next-generation creative company. We have released numerous IP contents to the world so far, surpassing 12 million cumulative channel subscribers and 15 billion cumulative views in the YouTube domain. Centered around content that reaches SNS users, we are developing a wide range of media mix deployments such as merchandise, games, music, comics, and novels.
*webtoon is a registered trademark of NAVER WEBTOON Ltd.
■ Company Overview
Plott Inc.
Representative Director: Shota Okuno
Established: August 2, 2017
Location: 5F DaVinci Ogawamachi, 2-4 Kanda Nishikicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Official Website: https://plott.tokyo/