Passione dropping another ecchi-flavored comedy in 2026 isn't exactly breaking news, but 'Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!' (Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru!) actually sounds like it's got more going on than the title suggests. Twelve episodes, a cast of mismatched weirdos, and a premise built around a literature nerd failing science so hard he has to join student council to save his GPA. It's giving slice-of-life chaos with a rom-com undercurrent, and honestly, that's a vibe.
Plot
Meet Ume Mizunoe, a first-year at Fujinasu Academy — a fancy private high school sitting on the edge of town where everyone's apparently a genius. Ume's crushing it in Japanese class, racking up literary awards like it's nothing, but the sciences? Catastrophic. He's one bad test away from repeating the year, so he signs up for student council as a hail-mary bump to his academic record.
What he walks into is less 'disciplined academic body' and more 'a pile of oddballs who happen to share an office.' There's Kotobuki Hisako, the council president — all charisma on the surface, grumpy gremlin underneath. Arisu Terui, the treasurer, carries herself like a refined noblewoman but reads as mildly terrifying until you realize she's actually a sweetheart. Tan Otori is the cheeky little prince of the group, cute enough to get away with being a brat. And Komaro Michinoku, the admin, basically gives off abandoned-kitten energy — someone please feed her. Ume's just trying to not fail chemistry, and instead he's suddenly surrounded by this ensemble that refuses to let him have a quiet study session.
Cast & Voice Actors
Official JP casting hasn't been fully unveiled across every outlet as of now, with Passione and the production committee still rolling out announcements ahead of the 2026 premiere. Expect updates as the broadcast window approaches — the main five (Ume, Hisako, Arisu, Tan, Komaro) are the ones to watch for. As for an English dub cast, there isn't one yet because the title hasn't been picked up for an English production, so any dub VA talk is pure speculation right now.
Sub vs Dub — Which to Pick
Easy call for the moment: Japanese subbed is the only way you're watching this one on release. The series is subbed for now, dub coming once licensed studios release it. GoTaku is carrying the Japanese subbed version, and we'll have the English dub up as soon as it's officially greenlit and produced. If you're a sub loyalist anyway, you're set — comedy timing in Japanese tends to hit harder for shows like this, especially when the humor leans on tone shifts between a tsun council prez and a feral little admin girl. Dub fans, hang tight; given Passione's recent catalog, a licensing pickup isn't off the table, it just hasn't happened yet.
What to expect
Genre tags say Comedy, Ecchi, Slice of Life, which is a combo that can go a few different directions. The title itself ('Has Its Holes') is doing some obvious double-meaning work, so expect fanservice gags, misdirection humor, and the kind of situational comedy where someone walks in at the worst possible moment. That's the ecchi side. But the synopsis also hammers 'heartful' and 'slapstick,' which suggests the show wants to land actual character beats between the bits.
Passione's track record with ecchi-comedy ('High School DxD' seasons, 'Interspecies Reviewers,' 'Peter Grill') tells you they know how to balance horny jokes with watchable animation and real pacing. Whether this one leans more into the fanservice or more into the rom-com wholesomeness is the big question. The ensemble setup — one straight-man protag surrounded by four distinct personality types — is a classic formula because it works. If the writing gives each council member actual texture instead of flattening them into tropes, this could sneak into sleeper-hit territory.
Also worth flagging: Ume being a literature kid is a nice touch. It opens the door for book references, poetic narration gags, or just him being hilariously overdramatic about a math worksheet. Small detail, but it hints the writers thought about who he is beyond 'generic male lead.'
Verdict
'Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!' isn't reinventing the school ecchi-comedy wheel, but with Passione at the helm and a cast that reads like a well-balanced party comp, it's got real sleeper potential for Winter/Spring 2026. Fans of busy-room ensemble comedies with a side of fanservice should pin this to the watchlist early. Weird title, decent bones, worth the shot.