The Darwin Incident
ダーウィン事変
Darwin Jihen
Binge-ready
Finished airing — 13 episodes, ready to binge.
- Format
- TV
- Season
- Winter 2026
- Studio
- BELLNOX FILMS
- Based on
- Manga
- Episode length
- 24 min
- Started
- 7 Jan 2026
- Ended
- 1 Apr 2026
- Score
- 69/100
Sci-Fi Thriller Terrorism Criminal Organization Environmental Eco-Horror Anthropomorphism Politics Coming of Age Animals
The Darwin Incident is a TV anime series from 2026, produced by BELLNOX FILMS, based on the manga The Darwin Incident by Shun Umezawa. The team includes direction by Naokatsu Tsuda, series composition by Shinichi Inotsume, character design by Shinpei Tomooka and music by Arisa Okehazama and Mariko Horikawa. The Japanese voice cast includes Akio Ōtsuka as Rivera Feyerabend, Toshiyuki Morikawa as Gilbert Stein and Fumihiko Tachiki as Maurice Williams. The opening theme is “Make Me Wonder” by Official HIGE DANdism. The ending theme is “Turn It Up” by ako. It streams on Amazon Prime Video. It ran for 13 episodes from January 2026 to April 2026.
Created in a biological science lab, Charlie is a half human, half chimpanzee hybrid known as a "Humanzee". Raised by his adoptive human parents, Charlie is now 15 and starting high school. There he meets Lucy, a clever loner who becomes his first-ever friend. But his “normal” life is shattered when the animal rights extremists who freed his mother from the lab fifteen years ago reemerge as terrorists bent on kidnapping Charlie at all costs. (Source: Kodansha USA)
Where to watch
Opening and ending songs
- Opening Make Me Wonder Official HIGE DANdism (episodes 1-) Watch ↗
- Ending Turn It Up ako (episodes 1-) Watch ↗
Song data from AnimeThemes.
Source material
The Darwin Incident ↗ · ダーウィン事変
Manga · Still publishing · 2020
Read it officially: Official English release ↗ BookWalker ↗ Amazon ↗
Source: AniList and MangaDex (publication details only).
Credits, releases and news
Staff
- Director
- Naokatsu Tsuda
- Original creator
- Shun Umezawa
- Series Composition
- Shinichi Inotsume
- Script
- Shinichi Inotsume, Naokatsu Tsuda, Anna Kawahara
- Character Design
- Shinpei Tomooka
- Music
- Arisa Okehazama, Mariko Horikawa
- Art Director
- Masanobu Nomura
- Sound Director
- Yoshikazu Iwanami
- Chief Animation Director
- Shinpei Tomooka
Japanese voice cast
- Rivera Feyerabend: Akio Ōtsuka
- Gilbert Stein: Toshiyuki Morikawa
- Maurice Williams: Fumihiko Tachiki
- Dafne M. Linares: Yōko Soumi
- Hannah Stein: Rina Satō
- Sheriff Roy Navarro: Izō Oikawa
- Grace Graham: Kumiko Nakane
- Charlie: Atsumi Tanezaki
Latest news
- 1 Jan 2026 Amazon's Prime Video to Stream The Darwin Incident Anime in N. America
- 12 Dec 2025 Darwin Incident TV Anime Reveals Video, More Cast, January 6 Debut
- 10 Dec 2025 Offiical HIGE DANDISM Perform Opening Theme Song for The Darwin Incident TV Anime
- 24 Oct 2025 The Darwin Incident TV Anime Reveals Main Cast in 1st Promo Video
- 12 Mar 2025 The Darwin Incident Anime's Teaser Unveils More Staff, January 2026 Debut
Anime News Network readers rate it 6.92/10 (20 votes).
Source: Anime News Network. Full details at Anime News Network.
Main characters
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Charlie
チャーリー
Voiced by Atsumi Tanezaki
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Lucy Eldred
ルーシー・エルドレッド
Voiced by Mitsuho Kambe
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Rivera Feyerabend
リヴェラ・ファイヤアーベント
Voiced by Akio Ootsuka
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Gale
ゲイル
Voiced by Kaito Ishikawa
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Hannah Stein
ハンナ・スタイン
Voiced by Rina Satou
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Philip Graham
フィリップ・グラハム
Voiced by Youji Ueda
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Airing data from AniList. Last updated 25 Oct 2026.