Kana Hanazawa Plays Cream Bun Baby in 'Pan no Akachan' Short

Japanese company CHOCOLATE Inc., revealed last Friday that it will debut a new short anime film titled “Pan no Aka-chan” (“Babies of Bread”) on YouTube and the anime’s official X (formerly Twitter) account in December, with Kana Hanazawa playing the role of Cream Bun Baby 1.

CHOCOLATE Inc. is also producing the KILLTUBE anime film, with a planned release for spring 2026.

Kanta Mochida is the CG director, and is also serving as CG animator alongside Makoto Kubota and Daiki Yamada.