This 2026 anime series follows 20-year-old college student Botan Kamiina as her first experience with alcohol at a dorm welcome party leads to unexpected romantic entanglements and comedic situations with her reserved dorm leader, Ibuki. What is this "girls' love" comedy?

The anime series described is indeed "Kamiina Botan, the Drunken Appearance Is a Lily Flower," which also goes by the official English title "Botan Kamiina Fully Blossoms When Drunk" or "Kamiina Botan, Her Drunken Appearance Like a Lily Flower". This "girls' love" comedy premiered in April 2026 and is based on a manga series by Hey, which began serialization in March 2019. The story centers on 20-year-old college student Botan Kamiina, who experiences alcohol for the first time at a dorm welcome party.

Her initial encounter with a highball, offered by her dorm leader Ibuki Tonami, quickly leads to unexpected romantic and comedic situations. Ibuki, a third-year university student and dorm supervisor, enjoys drinking but prefers to do so in secret due to a tendency to get hiccups. As Botan discovers the pleasures of various alcoholic beverages, she and Ibuki develop a friendship and become drinking partners, exploring different types of drinks together while living in Chichibu.

The anime adaptation is produced by Soigne and directed by Takashi Sakuma. The original manga has been praised for its depiction of university life, including realistic elements of drinking and social interactions, which some note sets it apart from other series. The title itself, with "lily flower" or "yuri" in its Japanese form, subtly hints at the girls' love themes that are central to the comedic and romantic narrative.