Your Forma
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Your Forma(Japanese: ユア・フォルマ, Hepburn: Yua Foruma) is a Japanese light novel series written by Mareho Kikuishi and illustrated by Tsubata Nozaki. It began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint in March 2021. As of April 2025, seven volumes have been released. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Yoshinori Kisaragi, was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine from June 2021 to September 2023, with its individual chapters collected into three volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Geno Studio aired from April to June 2025.
Plot
Characters
Echika Hieda(エチカ・ヒエダ)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (PV, anime) (Japanese); Stephanie Sheh (English)
Harold W. Lucraft(ハロルド・W・ルークラフト, Harorudo W. Rūkurafuto)
Voiced by: Kensho Ono (PV, anime) (Japanese); Mark Whitten (English)
Bigga(ビガ, Biga)
Voiced by: Nao Tōyama (Japanese); Courtney Lin (English)
Totoki(トトキ)
Voiced by: Aya Endō (Japanese); Abby Trott (English)
Fokine(フォーキン, Fōkin)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Darya(ダリヤ, Dariya)
Voiced by: Ayaka Nanase (Japanese); Shelby Young (English)
Lexie(レクシー, Rekushī)
Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō
Benno(ベンノ)
Voiced by: Yū Hayashi
Kuprian Valentinovich Napolov(ナポロフ, Naporofu)
Voiced by: Koichi Yamadera
Kazimir Matinovich Szubin(シュビン, Shubin)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita
Sozon A. Chernov(ソゾン, Sozon)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama
Raissa Germaine Robin(ライザ, Raiza)
Voiced by: Hisako Tōjō
Media
Light novel
Written by Mareho Kikuishi and illustrated by Tsubata Nozaki, the series began publication under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint on March 10, 2021. As of April 2025, seven volumes have been released.
In October 2021, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 10, 2021 | 978-4-04-913686-9 | June 7, 2022 | 978-1-9753-3965-4 |
| 2 | June 10, 2021 | 978-4-04-913687-6 | October 18, 2022 | 978-1-9753-4342-2 |
| 3 | November 10, 2021 | 978-4-04-914001-9 | January 17, 2023 | 978-1-9753-5222-6 |
| 4 | April 8, 2022 | 978-4-04-914152-8 | September 5, 2023 | 978-1-9753-6788-6 |
| 5 | December 9, 2022 | 978-4-04-914678-3 | February 20, 2024 | 978-1-9753-7399-3 |
| 6 | August 10, 2023 | 978-4-04-915136-7 | August 20, 2024 | 978-1-9753-9383-0 |
| 7 | April 10, 2025 | 978-4-04-915504-4 | September 8, 2026 | 979-8-8554-3452-1 |
Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Yoshinori Kisaragi, was serialized in Young Ace from June 4, 2021, to September 4, 2023. Kadokawa Shoten published the individual chapters in three tankōbon volumes.
At Anime Expo 2022, Yen Press announced that they also licensed the manga adaptation for English publication.
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 9, 2021 | 978-4-04-111922-8 | January 17, 2023 | 978-1-9753-5184-7 |
| 2 | December 28, 2023 | 978-4-04-113163-3 | January 21, 2025 | 979-8-8554-0632-0 |
| 3 | December 28, 2023 | 978-4-04-113164-0 | July 22, 2025 | 979-8-8554-0634-4 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced at the Dengeki Bunko 30th anniversary event on July 15, 2023. It is produced by Twin Engine, animated by Geno Studio and directed by Takaharu Ozaki, with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu handling series composition and writing episode screenplays, Chikashi Kadekaru designing the characters and Tatsuya Kato composing the music. The series aired from April 2 to June 25, 2025, on the brand new IMAnimation W programming block on TV Asahi and its affiliates. The opening theme song is "Gridout", performed by Yama, while the ending theme song is "Neo-Luddite"(ネオラダイト), performed by 9Lana. Remow licensed the series for streaming on Samsung TV Plus in North America, Animation Digital Network in EMEA territories, and Anime Onegai in Latin American territories. The series began steaming on Amazon Prime Video on July 11, 2025.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Storyboard by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Mechanical Friends Amicus Robots" Transliteration: "Kikai Shikake no Yūjin" (Japanese: 機械仕掛けの友人) | Takaharu Ozaki | Takaharu Ozaki | April 2, 2025(2025-04-02) |
| 2 | "A Black Box" Transliteration: "Burakku Bokkusu" (Japanese: ブラックボックス) | Daisuke Shimamura | Takaharu Ozaki | April 9, 2025(2025-04-09) |
| 3 | "Pursuit" Transliteration: "Tsuiseki" (Japanese: 追跡) | Kaoru Suzuki | Kaoru Suzuki | April 16, 2025(2025-04-16) |
| 4 | "Regret" Transliteration: "Kōkai" (Japanese: 後悔) | Takeru Ogiwara | Takeru Ogiwara | April 23, 2025(2025-04-23) |
| 5 | "Persona" Transliteration: "Kamen" (Japanese: 仮面) | Yukio Kuroda | Katsumi Terahigashi | April 30, 2025(2025-04-30) |
| 6 | "Father and Daughter" Transliteration: "Chichi to Ko" (Japanese: 父と娘) | Yūma Imura | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | May 7, 2025(2025-05-07) |
| 7 | "Flower of Fire" Transliteration: "Hi no Hana" (Japanese: 火の花) | Atsuji Tanizawa | Goichi Iwahata | May 14, 2025(2025-05-14) |
| 8 | "Fiction" Transliteration: "Kyokou" (Japanese: 虚構) | Daisuke Shimamura | Daisuke Shimamura | May 21, 2025(2025-05-21) |
| 9 | "The Nightmare of Petersburg" Transliteration: "Peteruburuku no Akumu" (Japanese: ペテルブルクの悪夢) | Takaharu Ozaki | Takaharu Ozaki | May 28, 2025(2025-05-28) |
| 10 | "Footsteps of the Nightmare" Transliteration: "Akumu no Kutsuoto" (Japanese: 悪夢の靴音) | Yukio Kuroda | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | June 4, 2025(2025-06-04) |
| 11 | "Replay of the Nightmare" Transliteration: "Akumu no Saien" (Japanese: 悪夢の再演) | Atsuji Tanizawa & Akira Toba | Goichi Iwahata | June 11, 2025(2025-06-11) |
| 12 | "Manifestation of the Nightmare" Transliteration: "Akumu no Kengen" (Japanese: 悪夢の顕現) | Daisuke Shimamura | Daisuke Shimamura | June 18, 2025(2025-06-18) |
| 13 | "Dawn of the Nightmare" Transliteration: "Akumu no Yoake" (Japanese: 悪夢の夜明け) | Takaharu Ozaki | Takaharu Ozaki | June 25, 2025(2025-06-25) |
Reception
The series won the grand prize at the 27th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2021. In the 2022 edition of the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series ranked 18th in the new work category.
Chiriuchi Taniguchi from Real Sound praised the main characters and their relationship, as well as the plot and setting of the series. Demelza from Anime UK News praised the story and characters, comparing the story to Psycho-Pass.
Notes
External links
- (in Japanese)
- (in Japanese)
- (in Japanese)
- (light novel) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia