Fool Night, a Murder Case in an Oxygen Society That Turns Humans into Plants

Fool Night is a Netflix anime series set in a future where humans are transformed into plants to help address an oxygen shortage. After Toshiro undergoes the process, he becomes involved in a murder c

Fool Night is a Netflix animated series set in a future where sunlight has disappeared and oxygen is in short supply. A technology known as ‘Jeonhwa,’ which plants seeds in people’s bodies and transforms them into plants, sustains society’s survival. The complete series will be released simultaneously worldwide on Netflix on November 26, 2026.

Toshiro Kamiya, an impoverished young man, eventually chooses to become a plant after being crushed by living expenses and his mother’s medical bills. This choice is both a transaction made to support his livelihood and a system that offers society a body capable of producing oxygen. Through Toshiro’s transformation, the series follows the divide between those for whom this technology becomes salvation and those for whom it does not.

Plant Humans and a Murder Case

As Toshiro adapts to his new life, a series of murders involving a plant human known as ‘Spiritiflora’ takes place. He ends up cooperating with the investigation, and as he follows the voices he hears, he discovers that the case is connected to a far more complex structure than expected. At the heart of the story is how a technology intended to solve the oxygen crisis changes crime, power, and human choice.

SUNRISE and SHAFT’s First Collaboration

The original work is a manga by Kasumi Yasuda, currently serialized in Shogakukan’s 《Big Comic Superior》. The anime is the first co-production by SUNRISE and SHAFT, with Atsuyuki Yukawa, who worked on 《Suzume》, serving as director. Koki Uchiyama, Minako Kotobuki, Junya Enoki, and others will join the main cast.